H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Kim Clijsters vs Nathalie Dechy H2H: 4-1

Kim Clijsters holds a 4–1 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 4–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2005 Luxembourg semifinal 6-3 6-1.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Clijsters #3 6-3 6-1 Nathalie Dechy #15 Match data Oct 1, 2005* SF Luxembourg Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kim Clijsters #38 6-0 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #14 Match data Mar 26, 2005* R32 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #3 6-3 3-6 6-1 Nathalie Dechy #22 Match data Mar 5, 2003 R16 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nathalie Dechy #35 6-2 7-5 Kim Clijsters #3 Match data Mar 6, 2002 R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #54 6-7 6-4 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #28 Match data Oct 23, 1999* SF Bratislava Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Nathalie Dechy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,913 0 3 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,580 0 1
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 Nathalie Dechy
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% 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2000 17 9 26 65.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2001 32 12 44 72.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 2003 57 7 64 89.1% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2004 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% — 160 145 305 52.5% 71 66 137 51.8% 34 33 67 50.7% 28 28 56 50.0%

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 132/292 of Nathalie Dechy'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 Nathalie Dechy
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% 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5%
26 2009 16/16 2.8 4.1 63.0% 69.2% 54.9% 62.5% 54.3% 63.7% 48.5% 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6%
27 2010 42/46 2.9 4.5 62.0% 69.3% 51.6% 61.4% 53.0% 62.6% 50.3% 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0%
28 2011 27/28 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4%
29 2012 18/27 2.5 3.4 66.3% 71.8% 49.0% 57.8% 43.7% 64.1% 47.1% 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 15/15 1.3 3.5 68.6% 58.7% 41.0% 48.6% 48.4% 53.2% 39.3%
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% — 132/565 1.5 3.5 69.6% 59.6% 44.5% 52.1% 49.9% 54.9% 43.0%

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 Nathalie Dechy
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 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03
17 2000 1913 156.2 — — — — +15 -370 -218 60.2% +0.62 11–8 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -1.40 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56
18 2001 2036 161.2 — — — — +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35
19 2002 2146 168.0 — — — — +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60
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 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15
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 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62
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 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20
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 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89
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 2003 1840 138.9 +1.35 +3.00 1.221 54.2% -60 +48 -96 58.5% +0.48 12–2 (86%) 2–3 (40%) 108.2 -0.85
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1810 147.7 +1.35 +0.63 1.034 51.1% +6 +3 -86 57.9% +0.62 7–9 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 95.0 -1.40
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 2005 1798 146.1 +1.56 +0.35 1.048 51.3% +22 -36 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–6 (67%) 9–10 (47%) 98.9 +1.39
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 2006 1648 128.2 +0.04 -1.40 0.952 49.0% -1 +72 +148 42.7% -0.42 7–9 (44%) 3–7 (30%) 92.6 +0.62
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 2007 1651 130.6 -1.46 -0.89 0.907 47.9% -3 +66 +97 45.6% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 4–8 (33%) 95.8 -1.91
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 2008 1671 130.8 -1.57 -0.33 0.919 48.2% +12 -28 +59 45.5% -0.24 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 -1.85
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1581 108.4 -1.61 -3.48 0.839 46.8% +48 +1 +106 32.4% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 96.4 -0.41
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 — 1919 143.2 -0.42 -0.73 0.953 49.1% -9 0 -6 51.4% +0.13 98–90 (52%) 60–67 (47%) 96.4 -1.34

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.