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

Kim Clijsters vs Paola Suarez H2H: 3-0

Kim Clijsters holds a 3–0 lead over Paola Suarez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2003 Roland Garros round of 32 6-2 6-1.

BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 0
3 main-draw meetings
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Clijsters #2 6-2 6-1 Paola Suarez #31 Match data Jun 1, 2003* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kim Clijsters #3 6-2 6-2 Paola Suarez #29 Match data Mar 22, 2003* R32 Miami Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #5 6-4 6-4 Paola Suarez #58 Match data Mar 21, 2002* R32 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
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Paola Suarez
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 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4
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 Paola Suarez
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% 1993 2 1 3 66.7%
18 2001 32 12 44 72.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 2003 57 7 64 89.1% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2004 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%

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 34/149 of Paola Suarez'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 Paola Suarez
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% 2003 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 2011 27/28 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 2012 18/27 2.5 3.4 66.3% 71.8% 49.0% 57.8% 43.7% 64.1% 47.1% 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 —/— 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 —/— 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
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% 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Paola Suarez
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 1993 1519 104.4 +58 66.7% +1.17 +0.38
18 2001 2036 161.2 +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 1994 1536 111.5 -23 +102 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 +0.29
19 2002 2146 168.0 +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 1995 1522 118.6 -37 +115 28.6% -0.86 0–1 -0.13
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 1996 1618 124.9 -93 +76 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
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 1997 1555 120.2 -22 +67 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
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 1998 1534 107.3 -20 +87 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
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 1999 1596 122.0 -100 +73 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
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 2000 1676 138.4 -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
25 2001 1736 140.5 -153 +171 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
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 2002 1693 139.5 -132 +227 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
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 2003 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
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 2004 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
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 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) -0.17
30 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 -0.50
31 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 +0.05
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 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.