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

Lucie Safarova vs Karin Knapp H2H: 2-1

Lucie Safarova holds a 2–1 lead over Karin Knapp in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Karin Knapp leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics first round 4-6 6-1 6-1.

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Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Karin Knapp
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #29 4-6 6-1 6-1 Karin Knapp #114 Match data Aug 8, 2016* R64 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Olympics Hard
Karin Knapp #104 4-6 6-4 6-4 Lucie Safarova #30 Match data Jun 28, 2013* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Lucie Safarova #39 3-6 7-5 6-0 Karin Knapp #35 Match data Mar 26, 2008* R64 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
Karin Knapp #971 #33 1,420 1,710 103 118 46.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Lucie Safarova Karin Knapp
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2006 3–4 42.9% #122 1,513 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2007 14–14 50.0% #50 1,587 0 0
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2008 11–14 44.0% #80 1,603 0 0
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2009 3–6 33.3% #205 1,555 0 0
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2011 0–3 0.0% #164 1,530 0 0
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2012 7–7 50.0% #120 1,561 0 0
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2013 20–15 57.1% #41 1,680 0 0
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2014 18–24 42.9% #54 1,644 0 1
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2015 22–20 52.4% #51 1,704 0 2
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2016 5–10 33.3% #147 1,637 0 2
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2017 0–1 0.0% #966 1,617 0 2
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Lucie Safarova Karin Knapp
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 %
18 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 7 8 15 46.7% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2013 6 6 12 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2014 13 15 28 46.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2015 10 13 23 43.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2016 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% — 44 62 106 41.5% 55 45 100 55.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova's and 191/221 of Karin Knapp'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 Lucie Safarova Karin Knapp
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%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% 2006 2/7 2.5 4.5 56.9% 69.2% 46.9% 37.5% 67.9% 60.1% 43.1%
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% 2007 19/28 3.0 6.3 54.6% 65.6% 42.6% 50.6% 36.5% 55.0% 44.6%
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2008 21/25 2.1 5.0 60.9% 60.3% 40.5% 48.7% 51.3% 52.6% 43.1%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2009 8/9 0.8 5.3 50.2% 59.7% 41.0% 49.3% 44.6% 49.7% 43.9%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2011 3/3 1.0 10.7 59.1% 60.2% 39.8% 51.3% 49.7% 51.6% 41.5%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2012 14/14 1.6 6.0 59.3% 60.0% 40.5% 49.9% 43.5% 52.0% 44.1%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2013 29/35 2.9 5.0 56.6% 67.7% 43.8% 54.9% 50.9% 57.4% 46.7%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2014 39/42 3.6 4.7 57.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.6% 51.2% 55.9% 41.9%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2015 41/42 2.5 4.2 64.1% 61.4% 48.0% 52.5% 49.5% 56.7% 43.8%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2016 14/15 2.7 4.9 56.1% 61.7% 41.1% 46.8% 45.0% 52.8% 40.7%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2017 1/1 3.0 5.0 48.1% 60.0% 29.6% 58.3% 50.0% 44.2% 44.7%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% — 191/221 2.6 5.1 58.6% 63.4% 43.5% 51.0% 48.2% 55.0% 43.6%

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 Lucie Safarova Karin Knapp
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
18 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14 2006 1513 108.6 -0.12 -2.10 1.081 52.1% -5 +47 — 47.1% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 2–4 (33%) 98.3 +0.25
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99 2007 1587 121.4 -0.55 -0.12 0.990 49.7% -69 +90 — 49.3% 0.00 6–7 (46%) 6–3 (67%) 101.3 +0.69
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17 2008 1603 120.0 -1.76 -0.63 0.909 48.0% -25 +27 — 46.6% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 5–3 (63%) 99.5 +1.04
22 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32 2009 1556 96.3 -3.79 -1.88 0.874 46.7% +5 — — 25.0% -1.75 — 1–1 — +1.05
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94 2011 1531 107.5 +1.01 -0.38 0.858 47.0% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.47
25 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27 2012 1562 108.4 -2.46 -0.27 0.918 48.2% -36 +93 — 45.7% -0.69 5–2 (71%) 1–1 — +0.13
26 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73 2013 1681 127.7 +1.14 +1.48 1.097 52.0% -86 -9 -89 57.3% +0.40 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 103.3 +0.66
27 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02 2014 1645 120.9 -0.61 -1.24 0.951 49.0% -13 -18 — 45.7% -0.48 4–8 (33%) 6–5 (55%) 97.7 +0.92
28 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85 2015 1704 130.8 -0.82 +1.99 1.010 50.4% -81 +81 -160 53.8% +0.27 6–5 (55%) 7–7 (50%) 102.7 -0.73
29 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56 2016 1637 105.2 -1.99 -0.46 0.862 46.9% -62 +121 — 36.4% -1.42 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — -0.47
30 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 2017 1618 — -0.56 -4.07 0.802 44.4% — — — — — — — — +0.14
31 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 — 1711 124.9 -0.85 +0.14 0.969 49.4% -43 +53 -119 48.2% -0.26 31–43 (42%) 37–26 (59%) 103.3 +1.45

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.