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

Lucie Safarova vs Kurumi Nara H2H: 2-0

Lucie Safarova holds a 2–0 lead over Kurumi Nara in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2017 US Open third round 6-3 6-2.

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Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Kurumi Nara
Japan Age 34 Right-Handed 155 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #37 6-3 6-2 Kurumi Nara #116 Match data Sep 3, 2017* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Lucie Safarova #13 6-2 6-0 Kurumi Nara #55 Match data May 28, 2015* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Kurumi Nara #246 #32 1,412 1,700 82 118 41.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kurumi Nara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2009 1–1 50.0% #181 1,512 0 0
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 2010 1–7 12.5% #130 1,475 0 0
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2011 1–4 20.0% #140 1,457 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2012 1–3 25.0% #148 1,438 0 0
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2013 5–6 45.5% #81 1,506 0 0
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2014 23–21 52.3% #44 1,651 0 1
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2015 19–22 46.3% #81 1,586 0 1
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2016 15–18 45.5% #77 1,602 0 1
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2017 10–16 38.5% #102 1,577 0 1
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2018 0–14 0.0% #161 1,485 0 1
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2019 3–3 50.0% #140 1,565 0 1
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2020 0–1 0.0% #160 1,559 0 1
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2021 3–2 60.0% #185 1,512 0 1
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 — — — — — — —
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 Kurumi Nara
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2012 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 15 13 28 53.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2015 14 15 29 48.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2017 8 13 21 38.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2018 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2021 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 60 83 143 42.0% 15 19 34 44.1% 7 16 23 30.4% — — — —

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 181/200 of Kurumi Nara'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 Kurumi Nara
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 2/2 0.0 6.0 64.4% 53.1% 26.3% 39.6% 57.1% 43.8% 40.1%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% 2010 6/8 0.2 5.2 59.3% 45.6% 37.8% 40.2% 43.8% 42.2% 40.5%
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% 2011 5/5 0.0 3.8 67.2% 51.3% 33.4% 46.3% 53.8% 46.8% 37.5%
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% 2012 4/4 1.0 1.3 69.4% 54.6% 40.3% 44.0% 63.8% 50.0% 43.3%
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2013 11/11 0.8 1.6 73.5% 56.2% 50.9% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 45.9%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2014 40/44 0.4 2.0 74.4% 54.1% 45.8% 51.6% 49.3% 51.9% 44.6%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2015 31/41 0.4 2.5 73.2% 57.8% 49.3% 49.8% 50.8% 55.5% 39.5%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2016 32/33 0.6 2.5 70.0% 56.4% 47.0% 55.2% 50.1% 53.8% 45.3%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2017 25/26 0.5 2.4 67.5% 55.1% 44.4% 45.2% 50.1% 51.5% 45.8%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2018 13/14 0.6 3.6 65.3% 57.2% 43.1% 51.9% 39.6% 52.2% 40.9%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2019 6/6 0.5 3.0 68.3% 51.3% 37.7% 40.9% 47.3% 46.4% 40.8%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2020 1/1 0.0 3.0 75.6% 44.1% 9.1% 40.0% — 35.6% 30.6%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2021 5/5 0.6 1.8 73.5% 58.6% 50.3% 59.8% 61.3% 56.2% 44.6%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 181/200 0.5 2.5 70.6% 55.3% 45.2% 50.0% 49.6% 52.2% 43.2%

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 Kurumi Nara
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1513 103.3 -1.75 -1.06 0.713 41.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.11
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 2010 1476 98.7 -4.37 -1.09 0.701 41.1% +12 — — 22.2% -2.50 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
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 2011 1457 101.1 -2.94 -3.05 0.705 42.2% +14 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 0–1 — -0.07
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 2012 1438 97.8 -2.77 -1.44 0.865 46.7% +5 — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.46
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 2013 1506 115.4 -0.68 +0.75 1.017 50.5% +3 — — 48.0% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.12
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 2014 1651 131.7 -2.79 +0.83 0.929 48.5% -9 -46 -88 47.8% -0.22 6–4 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 103.8 -0.56
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 2015 1586 116.1 -2.70 -1.45 0.888 48.0% +11 +13 -7 46.3% -0.40 7–8 (47%) 8–5 (62%) 101.2 +1.34
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 2016 1603 118.7 -1.87 +0.71 0.980 49.6% +51 -63 -72 46.3% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 97.2 +1.36
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 2017 1577 120.0 -3.47 +1.47 0.945 48.6% +17 — -61 41.0% -0.61 4–5 (44%) 1–2 (33%) 99.0 +0.49
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 2018 1486 120.2 -1.58 -0.63 0.856 46.7% +12 — +28 17.6% -1.62 0–6 (0%) 1–1 — -0.93
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 2019 1566 112.7 -4.94 -1.67 0.762 44.4% -3 — — 50.0% +0.17 2–0 0–1 — +0.08
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 2020 1559 96.2 +1.91 -1.68 0.474 33.3% — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.07
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 2021 1513 106.6 -0.17 -2.31 1.020 51.1% — +69 — 58.3% +0.42 1–1 0–1 — +0.54
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 2022 1500 104.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1700 121.9 -2.51 -0.03 0.906 47.9% +14 -23 -39 42.2% -0.58 26–33 (44%) 21–21 (50%) 98.6 +1.34

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.