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Lindsay Davenport vs Monica Seles H2H: 10-3

Lindsay Davenport holds a 10–3 lead over Monica Seles in their WTA head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Lindsay Davenport leads 7–3 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Lindsay Davenport won the 2003 Pan Pacific Open final 6-7(6) 6-1 6-2.

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Lindsay Davenport
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
10 – 3
13 main-draw meetings
Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lindsay Davenport #10 6-7(6) 6-1 6-2 Monica Seles #9 Match data Feb 2, 2003* F Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Monica Seles #7 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3 Lindsay Davenport #12 Match data Nov 11, 2002* R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-3 7-5 Monica Seles #10 Match data Aug 12, 2001* F Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #4 6-4 6-2 Monica Seles #10 Match data Jul 28, 2001* SF Stanford Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #2 7-5 7-6(2) Monica Seles #5 Match data Jul 29, 2000* SF Stanford Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-7 6-4 6-0 Monica Seles #6 Match data Jul 6, 2000* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-4 6-4 Monica Seles #9 Match data Mar 4, 2000* QF Scottsdale WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #2 7-5 7-6 Monica Seles #5 Match data Sep 26, 1999* F Toyota Princess Cup Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #1 6-3 6-3 Monica Seles #6 Match data Nov 14, 1998* SF Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-4 6-2 Monica Seles #6 Match data Aug 15, 1998* SF Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-4 2-6 7-5 Monica Seles #6 Match data Aug 8, 1998* SF San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Monica Seles #3 5-7 7-5 6-4 Lindsay Davenport #7 Match data Aug 10, 1997* F Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Monica Seles #1 4-6 7-6 6-3 Lindsay Davenport #12 Match data Jan 14, 1996* F Sydney International 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 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
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 586 123 82.7% 9 0 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 Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,599 0 0
15 1991 1–2 33.3% #348 1,504 0 0 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,005 0 1
16 1992 2–5 28.6% #161 1,512 0 0 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,296 1 10
17 1993 31–15 67.4% #20 1,858 0 1 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,444 4 20
18 1994 44–15 74.6% #6 2,041 0 3 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30
19 1995 31–14 68.9% #12 1,964 0 4 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32
20 1996 47–15 75.8% #9 2,065 0 7 — — — — — — —
21 1997 57–16 78.1% #3 2,166 0 13 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33
22 1998 68–14 82.9% #1 2,286 1 19 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38
23 1999 58–11 84.1% #2 2,327 2 26 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41
24 2000 57–14 80.3% #2 2,253 3 30 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43
25 2001 64–10 86.5% #1 2,298 3 37 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44
26 2002 24–9 72.7% #12 2,165 3 37 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47
27 2003 48–15 76.2% #5 2,074 3 38 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51
28 2004 64–10 86.5% #1 2,208 3 45 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53
29 2005 58–11 84.1% #1 2,215 3 51 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53
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 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 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 6 2 8 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
16 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
17 1993 18 8 26 69.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — 15 1 16 93.8%
18 1994 21 6 27 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0%
19 1995 15 8 23 65.2% 8 1 9 88.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0%
20 1996 29 6 35 82.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 36 8 44 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1999 33 8 41 80.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2000 41 9 50 82.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 2001 51 9 60 85.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 2002 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
27 2003 30 10 40 75.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0%
28 2004 40 5 45 88.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
29 2005 38 7 45 84.4% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 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% — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5%

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 114/278 of Lindsay Davenport's and 1/17 of Monica Seles'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 Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles
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%
27 2003 13/63 3.1 3.8 57.5% 72.0% 48.9% 70.1% 61.3% 62.1% 50.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2004 20/74 4.7 3.3 61.0% 76.7% 48.0% 71.2% 55.1% 65.5% 51.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 28/69 5.6 5.0 59.7% 73.5% 46.4% 56.5% 54.0% 62.4% 48.6% 2003 1/17 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9%
30 2006 19/29 3.9 3.5 57.9% 67.9% 53.5% 56.9% 47.3% 61.8% 47.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 9/14 4.9 3.6 57.3% 72.4% 53.0% 46.7% 63.5% 64.0% 52.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 25/29 6.0 4.0 58.0% 74.4% 51.4% 48.4% 54.3% 65.2% 47.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 114/902 4.9 4.0 58.8% 73.1% 49.8% 58.1% 54.7% 63.6% 49.2% — 1/709 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9%

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 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 1991 1505 103.8 — — — — +36 — — 28.6% -1.71 1–0 — — -0.02 1989 2005 170.5 — — — — -46 -209 -385 75.8% +2.03 6–3 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 107.2 -0.76
16 1992 1512 119.7 — — — — +67 0 — 31.3% -1.38 1–1 — — -0.26 1990 2297 179.4 — — — — -85 -99 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90
17 1993 1859 149.8 — — — — -28 -178 -240 61.3% +0.93 11–3 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 111.2 -0.48 1991 2445 183.7 — — — — 0 -66 — 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24
18 1994 2041 168.7 — — — — -27 -191 -346 69.7% +1.73 11–7 (61%) 6–5 (55%) 102.2 -2.86 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26
19 1995 1964 155.1 — — — — -15 -55 -216 64.4% +1.21 10–5 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 100.2 +0.77 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84
20 1996 2066 172.6 — — — — +4 -68 -253 73.5% +1.73 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 100.5 -1.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 2166 175.6 — — — — +24 -154 — 74.4% +1.95 10–10 (50%) 7–8 (47%) 94.6 +0.58 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63
22 1998 2287 180.4 — — — — +50 -220 -395 75.7% +1.94 16–7 (70%) 8–5 (62%) 105.2 -2.47 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42
23 1999 2328 179.8 — — — — +19 -263 -303 82.2% +2.53 8–4 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 101.9 -1.25 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17
24 2000 2254 177.5 — — — — +41 — -106 76.8% +2.17 13–6 (68%) 8–8 (50%) 96.4 -2.76 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32
25 2001 2298 174.7 — — — — +17 — -24 81.0% +2.19 13–4 (76%) 9–4 (69%) 103.0 -1.06 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29
26 2002 2166 166.9 — — — — +25 — — 71.1% +1.46 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 90.6 -0.63 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96
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 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21
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 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76
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 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
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 — 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.