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

Lindsay Davenport vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 6-1

Lindsay Davenport holds a 6–1 lead over Kimberly Po Messerli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Lindsay Davenport leads 3–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Lindsay Davenport won the 1998 Philadelphia round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Lindsay Davenport
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main-draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lindsay Davenport #1 6-1 6-2 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Nov 13, 1998* R16 Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-1 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Jul 31, 1998* R16 Stanford Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-2 6-2 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data May 27, 1998* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Lindsay Davenport #8 1-6 6-2 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Feb 22, 1997* SF Oklahoma Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Kimberly Po Messerli 7-6(13) 6-4 Lindsay Davenport #9 Match data Jan 22, 1997* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Lindsay Davenport #7 5-7 6-3 7-6 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Nov 4, 1994* R16 Oakland Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Lindsay Davenport #48 6-0 6-4 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Mar 13, 1993* R128 Key Biscayne 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Lindsay Davenport #35 #1 6,100 2,374 711 191 78.8% 3 1 11 1 26 13 55
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,879 118 133 47.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Lindsay Davenport Kimberly Po Messerli
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1991 1–2 33.3% #348 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1992 2–5 28.6% #161 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 31–15 67.4% #20 1,858 0 1 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1994 44–15 74.6% #6 2,041 0 3 — — — — — — —
19 1995 31–14 68.9% #12 1,964 0 4 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 1996 47–15 75.8% #9 2,065 0 7 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,654 0 0
21 1997 57–16 78.1% #3 2,166 0 13 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 1998 68–14 82.9% #1 2,286 1 19 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 1999 58–11 84.1% #2 2,327 2 26 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 2000 57–14 80.3% #2 2,253 3 30 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 2001 64–10 86.5% #1 2,298 3 37 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,790 0 0
26 2002 24–9 72.7% #12 2,165 3 37 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,743 0 0
27 2003 48–15 76.2% #5 2,074 3 38 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 2004 64–10 86.5% #1 2,208 3 45 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 0 0
29 2005 58–11 84.1% #1 2,215 3 51 — — — — — — —
30 2006 21–8 72.4% #25 2,132 3 51 — — — — — — —
31 2007 13–1 92.9% #72 2,156 3 53 — — — — — — —
32 2008 23–6 79.3% #35 2,111 3 55 — — — — — — —

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 Lindsay Davenport Kimberly Po Messerli
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 %
15 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 18 8 26 69.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 21 6 27 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 15 8 23 65.2% 8 1 9 88.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 29 6 35 82.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1992 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 1997 36 8 44 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1998 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1994 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 1999 33 8 41 80.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 1995 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2000 41 9 50 82.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 1996 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2001 51 9 60 85.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 21 13 34 61.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 2002 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2003 30 10 40 75.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2004 40 5 45 88.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2005 38 7 45 84.4% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 18 4 22 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 471 116 587 80.2% 106 33 139 76.3% 55 16 71 77.5% 79 26 105 75.2% — 72 67 139 51.8% 8 20 28 28.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 23 27 50 46.0%

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 Lindsay Davenport Kimberly Po Messerli
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
15 1991 1505 103.8 — — — — +36 — — 28.6% -1.71 1–0 — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 1512 119.7 — — — — +67 0 — 31.3% -1.38 1–1 — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 1859 149.8 — — — — -28 -178 -240 61.3% +0.93 11–3 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 111.2 -0.48 1989 1486 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
18 1994 2041 168.7 — — — — -27 -191 -346 69.7% +1.73 11–7 (61%) 6–5 (55%) 102.2 -2.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 1964 155.1 — — — — -15 -55 -216 64.4% +1.21 10–5 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 100.2 +0.77 1991 1568 120.4 — — — — +29 — — 56.5% -0.26 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.01
20 1996 2066 172.6 — — — — +4 -68 -253 73.5% +1.73 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 100.5 -1.62 1992 1655 127.7 — — — — -8 — -30 45.6% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 +0.99
21 1997 2166 175.6 — — — — +24 -154 — 74.4% +1.95 10–10 (50%) 7–8 (47%) 94.6 +0.58 1993 1777 145.0 — — — — +17 -217 -153 50.0% -0.15 6–4 (60%) 5–2 (71%) 106.5 -0.91
22 1998 2287 180.4 — — — — +50 -220 -395 75.7% +1.94 16–7 (70%) 8–5 (62%) 105.2 -2.47 1994 1702 128.7 — — — — +38 -143 -106 44.6% -0.51 4–7 (36%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.08
23 1999 2328 179.8 — — — — +19 -263 -303 82.2% +2.53 8–4 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 101.9 -1.25 1995 1610 120.0 — — — — +98 -130 — 29.7% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 93.6 +0.25
24 2000 2254 177.5 — — — — +41 — -106 76.8% +2.17 13–6 (68%) 8–8 (50%) 96.4 -2.76 1996 1807 155.2 — — — — +52 — -239 57.5% +0.44 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +0.41
25 2001 2298 174.7 — — — — +17 — -24 81.0% +2.19 13–4 (76%) 9–4 (69%) 103.0 -1.06 1997 1790 146.8 — — — — +28 -289 -240 55.0% +0.44 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 +1.04
26 2002 2166 166.9 — — — — +25 — — 71.1% +1.46 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 90.6 -0.63 1998 1743 135.6 — — — — +16 -267 -100 44.8% -0.59 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 102.7 -0.85
27 2003 2075 165.9 +4.70 +4.45 1.328 56.1% +52 +20 +133 74.6% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 96.2 -0.74 1999 1653 120.4 — — — — +21 -179 -26 38.1% -1.00 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 93.6 -1.39
28 2004 2208 171.1 +7.65 +5.05 1.482 57.9% +54 -118 +45 83.1% +2.56 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 100.2 -0.46 2000 1611 101.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.12
29 2005 2215 170.5 +5.92 +4.60 1.294 55.2% +26 -49 +49 79.2% +2.00 16–6 (73%) 9–7 (56%) 103.6 -1.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 2133 165.6 +4.92 +4.20 1.241 54.4% +19 — — 71.9% +1.67 4–4 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 97.4 -1.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 2157 145.6 +4.78 +3.86 1.472 58.3% +12 — — 83.9% +2.65 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 2112 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% -6 +44 — 80.0% +2.18 5–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2375 176.5 +6.17 +4.21 1.351 56.0% +22 -122 -126 74.8% +1.90 149–78 (66%) 95–72 (57%) 101.9 -1.91 — 1880 144.9 — — — — +29 -197 -111 47.9% -0.22 33–43 (43%) 26–20 (57%) 102.5 -0.12

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.