H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Kim Clijsters vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 8-1

Kim Clijsters holds a 8–1 lead over Jelena Jankovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 6–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2012 Wimbledon first round 6-2 6-4.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 27, 2012* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Kim Clijsters #47 6-2 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #21 Match data
Oct 25, 2010 WTA Championships WTA Finals RR Hard Kim Clijsters #4 6-2 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #8 Match data
Aug 21, 2009* Toronto WTA 1000 R16 Hard Jelena Jankovic #4 1-6 6-3 7-5 Kim Clijsters #5 Match data
Jan 14, 2007* Sydney WTA 500 F Hard Kim Clijsters #5 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #12 Match data
Aug 4, 2006* San Diego WTA 1000 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #29 Match data
Jul 28, 2006* Stanford WTA 500 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #2 5-7 6-2 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #27 Match data
Aug 5, 2005* San Diego WTA 1000 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #10 6-1 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #19 Match data
Jun 16, 2005* Eastbourne WTA 500 R32 Grass Kim Clijsters #17 6-1 7-6(2) Jelena Jankovic #19 Match data
Jul 27, 2002* Stanford WTA 500 QF Hard Kim Clijsters #5 7-5 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #262 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Kim Clijsters #1,140 #1 8,895 2,275 463 127 78.5% 4 7 3 21 6 41
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,132 547 332 62.2% 0 6 0 3 6 15

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Kim Clijsters Jelena Jankovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,911 0 3 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,528 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,030 0 6 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,505 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,143 0 10 2004 27–25 51.9% #28 1,754 0 1
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,260 0 19 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,732 0 1
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,188 0 21 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,915 0 1
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,215 1 30 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,966 0 5
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,147 1 33 2008 63–18 77.8% #1 2,087 0 9
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,113 1 34 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,948 0 11
25 — — — — — — — 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,794 0 12
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,128 2 35 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,804 0 12
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,182 3 40 2012 31–27 53.4% #22 1,737 0 12
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,049 4 41 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,918 0 13
29 2012 17–6 73.9% #20 1,989 4 41 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,795 0 13
30 — — — — — — — 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,851 0 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 21–19 52.5% #54 1,738 0 15
32 — — — — — — — 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,576 0 15
37 2020 0–3 0.0% #1030 1,927 4 41 — — — — — — —
38 2021 0–2 0.0% #1154 1,881 4 41 — — — — — — —