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

Kim Clijsters vs Na Li H2H: 6-2

Kim Clijsters holds a 6–2 lead over Na Li in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 5–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2012 Australian Open round of 16 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main-draw meetings
Na Li
CHN Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Clijsters #14 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 Na Li #6 Match data Jan 25, 2012* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kim Clijsters #2 3-6 6-3 6-3 Na Li #7 Match data Jan 31, 2011* F Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Na Li #11 7-6(3) 6-3 Kim Clijsters #3 Match data Jan 16, 2011* F Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kim Clijsters 6-2 6-4 Na Li #19 Match data Sep 10, 2009* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Na Li #17 4-6 6-4 6-2 Kim Clijsters #5 Match data Mar 23, 2007* R16 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #5 6-1 1-6 7-5 Na Li #21 Match data Jan 13, 2007* SF Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kim Clijsters #2 6-4 7-5 Na Li #30 Match data Jul 6, 2006* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 6-1 Na Li #54 Match data Jan 13, 2006* R16 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Na Li #9 #2 7,585 2,117 338 159 68.0% 2 1 0 1 5 9

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 Na Li
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,913 0 3 — — — — — — —
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 2000 1–3 25.0% #136 1,496 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 2001 0–1 0.0% #302 1,480 0 0
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19 — — — — — — —
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 — — — — — — —
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 2004 6–1 85.7% #78 1,599 0 1
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 2005 23–14 62.2% #56 1,710 0 1
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 2006 36–22 62.1% #21 1,818 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 2007 22–12 64.7% #29 1,819 0 1
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 2008 28–14 66.7% #23 1,863 0 2
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2009 35–17 67.3% #15 1,938 0 2
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2010 36–20 64.3% #11 1,849 0 3
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 2011 33–17 66.0% #5 1,862 1 5
30 — — — — — — — 2012 43–17 71.7% #7 1,999 1 6
31 — — — — — — — 2013 46–14 76.7% #3 2,067 1 7
32 — — — — — — — 2014 29–7 80.6% #9 2,024 2 9
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 Na Li
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 %
16 1999 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2000 17 9 26 65.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2001 32 12 44 72.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2004 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2005 16 12 28 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — —
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 13 5 18 72.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 22 9 31 71.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 30 10 40 75.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 35 8 43 81.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 22 3 25 88.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
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% — 222 104 326 68.1% 77 33 110 70.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 372/485 of Na Li'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 Na Li
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% 2005 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6%
24 2007 13/18 1.8 4.6 60.4% 68.1% 53.6% 46.8% 48.2% 62.7% 49.3% 2006 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 33/34 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2%
26 2009 16/16 2.8 4.1 63.0% 69.2% 54.9% 62.5% 54.3% 63.7% 48.5% 2008 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8%
27 2010 42/46 2.9 4.5 62.0% 69.3% 51.6% 61.4% 53.0% 62.6% 50.3% 2009 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1%
28 2011 27/28 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% 2010 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3%
29 2012 18/27 2.5 3.4 66.3% 71.8% 49.0% 57.8% 43.7% 64.1% 47.1% 2011 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0%
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% — 372/497 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2%

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 Na Li
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
16 1999 1725 145.5 — — — — -30 -155 -56 67.3% +1.53 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2000 1913 156.2 — — — — +15 -370 -218 60.2% +0.62 11–8 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2001 2036 161.2 — — — — +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 2000 1497 107.1 — — — — +34 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.21
19 2002 2146 168.0 — — — — +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 2001 1481 95.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2004 1600 125.7 — — — — +18 — — 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.22
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 2005 1711 139.1 -0.18 +0.14 0.999 49.8% -25 -56 — 61.4% +1.04 8–5 (62%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 -0.97
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 2006 1819 148.7 +1.65 +1.60 1.068 51.4% -79 -12 -62 61.2% +1.05 9–4 (69%) 7–4 (64%) 111.4 -2.52
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1820 150.2 +2.75 +2.06 1.133 52.7% +69 -38 -48 62.2% +0.96 7–7 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.95
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 2008 1864 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 — -127 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.2 -1.80
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 2009 1938 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +49 -152 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -2.23
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 2010 1850 150.5 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -23 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.93
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 2011 1862 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -57 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2000 162.2 +5.42 +5.11 1.234 54.2% -1 -5 -158 68.1% +1.30 11–10 (52%) 6–4 (60%) 100.7 0.00
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2067 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +56 -126 -177 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -110 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97
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 — 2117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% +13 -21 -66 65.1% +1.13 89–64 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.5 -1.53

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.