H2H data updated: 2026-09-23 00:00 UTC

Kimiko Date vs Monica Seles H2H: 1-3

Monica Seles holds a 3–1 lead over Kimiko Date in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Kimiko Date leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Kimiko Date won the 1996 WTA Finals round of 16 5-4 RET.

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Kimiko Date
JPN Age 55 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kimiko Date #9 5-4 (ret.) Monica Seles #1 Match data Nov 18, 1996 R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Monica Seles #1 6-4 1-6 7-6 Kimiko Date #8 Match data Sep 21, 1996* SF Toyota Princess Cup Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Monica Seles #1 6-2 7-5 Kimiko Date #32 Match data Jan 17, 1992* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Monica Seles #1 6-3 6-1 Kimiko Date #112 Match data Aug 18, 1991* F Manhattan Beach 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
Kimiko Date #1,191 #4 1,280 2,092 245 190 56.3% 0 1 0 2 5 8
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 Kimiko Date 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 — — — — — — — 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,296 1 10
17 — — — — — — — 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,444 4 20
18 1989 6–5 54.5% #119 1,563 0 0 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30
19 1990 10–7 58.8% #79 1,665 0 0 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32
20 1991 12–11 52.2% #32 1,724 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1992 27–14 65.9% #21 1,853 0 1 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33
22 1993 25–11 69.4% #13 1,947 0 2 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38
23 1994 32–12 72.7% #9 1,985 0 4 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41
24 1995 39–12 76.5% #4 2,029 0 5 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43
25 1996 34–14 70.8% #8 2,077 0 7 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44
26 — — — — — — — 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47
27 — — — — — — — 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51
28 — — — — — — — 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53
29 — — — — — — — 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53
37 2008 0–1 0.0% #189 2,048 0 7 — — — — — — —
38 2009 6–11 35.3% #69 1,845 0 8 — — — — — — —
39 2010 19–18 51.4% #51 1,823 0 8 — — — — — — —
40 2011 7–24 22.6% #87 1,570 0 8 — — — — — — —
41 2012 2–14 12.5% #99 1,456 0 8 — — — — — — —
42 2013 12–15 44.4% #75 1,576 0 8 — — — — — — —
43 2014 11–14 44.0% #90 1,597 0 8 — — — — — — —
44 2015 3–6 33.3% #182 1,573 0 8 — — — — — — —
46 2017 0–1 0.0% #1191 1,564 0 8 — — — — — — —

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 Kimiko Date 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — 15 1 16 93.8%
18 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0%
19 1990 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0%
20 1991 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1993 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1994 26 5 31 83.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 1995 16 6 22 72.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 1996 25 8 33 75.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
37 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2009 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2010 17 15 32 53.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2011 4 16 20 20.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2012 2 11 13 15.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2013 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2014 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
44 2015 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 170 127 297 57.2% 24 27 51 47.1% 31 24 55 56.4% 20 12 32 62.5% — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5%

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 Kimiko Date 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2297 179.4 — — — — -85 -99 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2445 183.7 — — — — 0 -66 — 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24
18 1989 1563 118.2 — — — — -9 — +53 48.0% +0.24 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +1.20 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26
19 1990 1665 128.2 — — — — -15 — — 57.1% +0.40 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.03 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84
20 1991 1725 132.7 — — — — -22 — -81 52.7% +0.15 4–5 (44%) 3–1 (75%) 100.6 +0.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1992 1854 155.6 — — — — +53 -237 -209 60.9% +0.92 8–2 (80%) 1–5 (17%) 104.6 -0.72 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63
22 1993 1948 158.1 — — — — +75 -344 — 62.8% +1.00 7–1 (88%) 4–3 (57%) 105.3 -0.46 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42
23 1994 1985 161.2 — — — — +87 -347 -333 67.0% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 -0.33 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17
24 1995 2030 160.2 — — — — +41 -192 -291 71.6% +1.43 11–5 (69%) 6–1 (86%) 104.6 -2.22 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32
25 1996 2077 165.2 — — — — +20 -248 -187 65.8% +1.32 11–9 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 -0.42 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2008 2049 101.3 +0.44 -0.26 0.663 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2009 1845 123.3 -0.97 +0.28 0.931 48.6% +25 — — 44.4% -0.38 3–8 (27%) 2–3 (40%) 87.7 -0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2010 1823 145.4 -0.25 +1.83 0.998 49.9% +18 -46 — 51.8% -0.11 11–8 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 107.5 -3.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2011 1571 117.6 -2.22 +0.23 0.876 46.9% +27 +117 +226 27.3% -1.21 0–4 (0%) 3–10 (23%) 88.8 -2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2012 1457 113.8 -2.85 -1.69 0.875 47.1% +33 — — 20.0% -1.63 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2013 1576 135.2 -1.65 +2.04 0.997 50.0% +7 — +183 46.4% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 0–7 (0%) 93.6 -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2014 1597 125.2 -1.57 -0.21 0.942 48.7% -18 — +178 50.8% -0.15 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 97.7 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
44 2015 1574 113.0 -2.60 -0.62 0.817 46.3% -2 — — 35.0% -0.65 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 2017 1564 90.3 +0.60 +0.07 0.246 20.3% — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2093 154.4 -1.51 +0.62 0.928 48.3% +30 -185 -61 55.2% +0.45 77–65 (54%) 42–48 (47%) 95.3 -2.24 — 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.