H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Kim Clijsters vs Monica Seles H2H: 0-1

Monica Seles holds a 1–0 lead over Kim Clijsters in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Seles leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 2002 Miami Open quarterfinal 4-6 6-3 6-3.

BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #6 4-6 6-3 6-3 Kim Clijsters #5 Match data Mar 23, 2002* QF Miami Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Kim Clijsters #1,140 #1 8,895 2,299 466 128 78.5% 4 7 3 18 9 41
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 586 123 82.7% 9 9 3 21 11 53

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 Monica Seles
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,599 0 0
15 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,005 0 1
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,296 1 10
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,913 0 3 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,444 4 20
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53
37 2020 0–3 0.0% #1030 1,956 4 41
38 2021 0–2 0.0% #1154 1,908 4 41

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Kim Clijsters Monica Seles
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
14 1988 5 3 8 62.5%
15 1989 6 2 8 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
16 1999 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
17 2000 17 9 26 65.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 15 1 16 93.8%
18 2001 32 12 44 72.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0%
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0%
20 2003 57 7 64 89.1% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
21 2004 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1995 11 1 12 91.7%
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
37 2020 0 3 3 0.0%
38 2021 0 2 2 0.0%
Career 322 80 402 80.1% 59 23 82 72.0% 54 17 71 76.1% 31 8 39 79.5% 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 201/388 of Kim Clijsters's and 1/17 of Monica Seles's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Kim Clijsters Monica Seles
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
20 2003 20/98 2.1 2.5 66.4% 70.7% 49.9% 61.6% 57.5% 64.3% 52.7% —/—
21 2004 7/22 1.0 4.7 61.9% 68.5% 52.6% 58.8% 62.8% 62.3% 53.8% —/—
22 2005 21/75 2.8 4.3 62.2% 71.7% 47.9% 48.4% 54.4% 62.6% 51.1% —/—
23 2006 32/53 2.0 3.3 64.2% 67.8% 47.9% 60.1% 49.3% 60.7% 49.1% —/—
24 2007 13/18 1.8 4.6 60.4% 68.1% 53.6% 46.8% 48.2% 62.7% 49.3% —/—
26 2009 16/16 2.8 4.1 63.0% 69.2% 54.9% 62.5% 54.3% 63.7% 48.5% —/—
27 2010 42/46 2.9 4.5 62.0% 69.3% 51.6% 61.4% 53.0% 62.6% 50.3% —/—
28 2011 27/28 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% —/—
29 2012 18/27 2.5 3.4 66.3% 71.8% 49.0% 57.8% 43.7% 64.1% 47.1% 2003 1/17 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9%
37 2020 3/3 5.3 6.7 66.9% 62.7% 44.2% 61.9% 30.0% 56.2% 32.9% —/—
38 2021 2/2 2.0 9.0 63.1% 58.9% 37.9% 49.2% 41.7% 51.0% 42.3% —/—
Career 201/594 2.4 4.1 63.5% 69.1% 49.7% 57.7% 51.7% 62.1% 49.7% 1/709 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Kim Clijsters Monica Seles
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 1988 1600 134.7 +49 58.8% +0.29 1–0 2–1 (67%) -0.41
15 1989 2005 170.5 -46 -209 -385 75.8% +2.03 6–3 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 107.2 -0.76
16 1999 1725 145.5 -30 -155 -56 67.3% +1.53 2–3 (40%) 0–2 -0.43 1990 2297 179.4 -85 -99 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90
17 2000 1913 156.2 +15 -370 -218 60.2% +0.62 11–8 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -1.40 1991 2445 183.7 0 -66 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24
18 2001 2036 161.2 +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 1992 2501 182.5 +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26
19 2002 2146 168.0 +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 1993 2486 173.2 +21 -78 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) -0.84
20 2003 2262 176.5 +7.01 +7.29 1.478 58.4% +19 -206 -246 83.9% +2.65 12–7 (63%) 5–1 (83%) 104.0 -2.52
21 2004 2247 155.4 +3.47 +3.81 1.426 57.9% +5 90.2% +2.95 2–1 (67%) 4–0 (100%) 102.2 -0.05 1995 2488 169.9 +5 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 -0.63
22 2005 2235 173.2 +5.59 +5.46 1.367 56.6% +51 -182 -131 85.4% +2.89 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 97.3 -0.64 1996 2344 176.3 +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42
23 2006 2166 165.9 +5.11 +5.07 1.249 54.5% +47 -71 -23 75.2% +1.82 9–4 (69%) 6–2 (75%) 101.0 -2.33 1997 2181 174.0 +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17
24 2007 2128 161.0 +4.97 +3.93 1.322 55.5% +66 70.7% +1.95 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.04 1998 2180 173.5 +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32
25 1999 2120 173.1 +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29
26 2009 2141 159.8 +6.04 +5.04 1.334 55.9% +56 73.7% +1.87 4–2 (67%) 0–1 -1.42 2000 2153 175.3 +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96
27 2010 2190 168.6 +6.21 +7.25 1.348 56.4% +54 -96 76.2% +2.15 11–4 (73%) 6–4 (60%) 103.3 -2.07 2001 2132 162.9 +27 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21
28 2011 2055 151.4 +3.98 +4.33 1.252 54.8% +97 72.9% +1.73 6–1 (86%) 6–2 (75%) 101.4 +0.06 2002 2091 167.1 +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76
29 2012 2023 145.0 +6.00 +3.05 1.314 55.0% +75 +54 73.6% +1.85 4–1 (80%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.72 2003 1995 139.5 +0.40 +1.10 0.702 40.9% +112 +183 56.8% +0.57 4–3 (57%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 -0.67
37 2020 1956 116.1 +0.27 +0.94 0.751 45.5% +63 14.3% -2.00 0–1 0–1 -0.43
38 2021 1908 106.1 +0.32 -1.68 0.864 46.7% 33.3% -1.50 0–2 -0.16
Career 2299 172.4 +5.39 +5.26 1.313 55.7% +36 -226 -114 74.6% +1.92 99–56 (64%) 55–34 (62%) 106.7 -2.42 2541 181.1 +0.40 +1.10 0.702 40.9% +21 +17 -276 78.2% +2.32 102–45 (69%) 69–52 (57%) 102.4 -2.62

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.