H2H data updated: 2026-07-20 02:15 UTC

Kim Clijsters vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 7-1

Kim Clijsters holds a 7–1 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 5–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2009 Cincinnati fourth round 6-4 4-6 6-2.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 14, 2009* Cincinnati WTA 1000 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #5 6-4 4-6 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #6 Match data
Nov 6, 2006 WTA Tour Championships WTA Finals RR Hard Kim Clijsters #6 6-1 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data
May 7, 2006* Warsaw WTA 500 F Clay Kim Clijsters #2 7-5 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 Match data
Jun 18, 2005* Eastbourne WTA 500 SF Grass Kim Clijsters #17 6-4 3-6 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 Match data
Apr 30, 2005* Warsaw WTA 500 SF Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 2-6 6-2 6-3 Kim Clijsters #17 Match data
Aug 31, 2003* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Kim Clijsters #1 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 Match data
Aug 9, 2003* Los Angeles WTA 500 QF Hard Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #26 Match data
Sep 20, 2002* Tokyo WTA 500 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #8 6-4 0-6 7-5 Svetlana Kuznetsova #60 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,097 580 319 64.5% 2 2 0 10 4 18

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,911 0 3 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,744 0 2
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,030 0 6 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,143 0 10 2004 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,260 0 19 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,188 0 21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,215 1 30 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,147 1 33 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,113 1 34 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12
25 — — — — — — — 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,128 2 35 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,182 3 40 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,049 4 41 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13
29 2012 17–6 73.9% #20 1,989 4 41 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14
30 — — — — — — — 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17
32 — — — — — — — 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17
33 — — — — — — — 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18
34 — — — — — — — 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18
35 — — — — — — — 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18
36 — — — — — — — 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18
37 2020 0–3 0.0% #1030 1,927 4 41 — — — — — — —
38 2021 0–2 0.0% #1154 1,881 4 41 — — — — — — —