H2H data updated: 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC

Lucie Safarova vs Vania King H2H: 2-1

Lucie Safarova holds a 2–1 lead over Vania King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2014 Miami Open round of 64 6-3 7-6(2).

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Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Vania King
USA Age 37 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #27 6-3 7-6(2) Vania King #72 Match data Mar 19, 2014* R64 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #50 7-6(1) 6-3 Vania King #116 Match data Feb 20, 2009* R16 Memphis International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Vania King #80 6-1 6-1 Lucie Safarova #39 Match data Oct 13, 2006* R16 Bangkok Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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 — #5 4,055 1,931 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
Vania King — #50 1,225 1,767 128 161 44.3% 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 Vania King
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2005 1–1 50.0% #164 1,519 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2006 16–13 55.2% #60 1,662 0 1
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 2007 15–22 40.5% #109 1,629 0 1
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2008 7–19 26.9% #128 1,520 0 1
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,780 0 3 2009 11–12 47.8% #80 1,592 0 1
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2010 14–17 45.2% #86 1,598 0 1
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2011 13–14 48.1% #76 1,692 0 1
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2012 15–19 44.1% #69 1,618 0 1
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2013 8–11 42.1% #85 1,631 0 1
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2014 13–15 46.4% #111 1,650 0 1
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,793 0 5 2015 0–1 0.0% #410 1,634 0 1
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2016 13–11 54.2% #78 1,646 0 1
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2017 1–3 25.0% #492 1,593 0 1
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,699 0 7 2018 1–3 25.0% #356 1,560 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 Vania King
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 15 10 25 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
18 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 11 15 26 42.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 5 12 17 29.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2009 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 9 10 19 47.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 9 10 19 47.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2012 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 6 8 14 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 5 5 10 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% 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2016 10 9 19 52.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2017 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 96 110 206 46.6% 26 36 62 41.9% 6 15 21 28.6% — — — —

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 237/289 of Vania King'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 Vania King
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 1/2 3.0 1.0 63.3% 52.6% 36.4% 50.0% 0.0% 46.7% 33.3%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 9/29 1.0 1.1 71.3% 60.7% 43.6% 55.0% 59.8% 55.8% 44.1%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% 2007 21/37 1.2 2.7 63.7% 58.9% 44.6% 48.9% 39.1% 54.0% 37.7%
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% 2008 25/26 1.5 1.7 66.0% 61.8% 43.9% 51.8% 42.8% 55.6% 39.5%
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% 2009 20/23 0.8 1.9 63.1% 58.0% 46.4% 47.2% 37.3% 53.7% 42.1%
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2010 29/31 0.6 2.7 65.9% 61.5% 41.9% 49.4% 41.0% 55.1% 44.8%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2011 24/27 0.6 3.6 64.0% 59.5% 42.2% 53.5% 45.2% 53.2% 44.9%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2012 33/34 0.7 1.7 64.1% 62.4% 47.4% 51.5% 43.8% 57.0% 43.5%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2013 17/19 0.6 2.4 69.2% 57.3% 46.4% 44.7% 46.8% 53.7% 41.1%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2014 25/28 0.7 2.4 64.2% 58.6% 47.1% 50.6% 43.5% 54.3% 42.6%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2015 1/1 1.0 1.0 61.3% 55.3% 33.3% 16.7% 50.0% 46.8% 39.7%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2016 24/24 1.4 2.8 63.1% 64.2% 43.8% 58.8% 50.1% 56.6% 44.1%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2017 4/4 1.0 2.3 70.4% 50.1% 40.7% 56.3% 55.7% 48.5% 38.6%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2018 4/4 1.0 2.8 60.3% 52.3% 38.6% 54.3% 41.8% 47.0% 40.7%
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% — 237/289 0.9 2.4 65.0% 60.2% 44.5% 51.2% 44.0% 54.7% 42.4%

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 Vania King
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1520 103.7 -0.64 +0.14 0.625 40.2% — — — 40.0% -1.00 1–0 — — -0.17
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1663 131.1 -1.06 -0.47 0.997 50.5% +24 — — 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) 99.5 -0.14
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 2007 1629 118.6 -1.36 -3.67 0.818 45.8% +20 -161 +14 42.0% -0.72 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 102.2 -1.51
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 2008 1521 117.8 +0.05 -3.22 0.890 47.7% +52 -54 — 33.9% -0.89 5–7 (42%) 1–5 (17%) 94.6 -1.10
20 2007 1780 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -66 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.98 2009 1592 115.0 -1.54 -1.39 0.910 48.1% +24 -123 -32 44.9% -0.45 3–2 (60%) 2–2 (50%) 102.8 +0.35
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 2010 1599 118.2 -1.20 +0.84 0.997 49.8% +26 -97 -78 49.3% -0.17 4–9 (31%) 1–4 (20%) 94.1 +0.40
22 2009 1773 144.0 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +19 -74 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32 2011 1692 130.5 -1.09 +0.98 0.960 48.9% -17 -128 — 48.4% -0.17 5–5 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 101.8 -1.31
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -108 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.45 2012 1618 128.3 +0.93 +0.08 1.011 50.1% +21 -45 — 48.0% -0.05 3–6 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 99.5 -1.01
24 2011 1800 143.3 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +14 -5 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.95 2013 1632 118.3 -0.91 -1.79 0.887 47.5% 0 -44 — 41.7% -0.79 6–4 (60%) 3–3 (50%) 103.1 -0.53
25 2012 1750 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +127 -150 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27 2014 1650 125.5 -1.58 -0.66 0.932 48.6% +19 -55 -202 49.2% -0.07 7–4 (64%) 3–2 (60%) 105.8 -1.14
26 2013 1793 132.0 +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 2015 1635 102.3 +0.69 -0.52 0.746 43.2% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.02
27 2014 1861 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -26 -11 -145 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02 2016 1646 125.1 +0.57 +0.85 1.016 50.3% +12 -20 — 53.7% +0.11 3–3 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 102.4 +0.71
28 2015 1831 150.8 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -24 +70 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85 2017 1593 108.4 -1.97 -0.89 0.750 44.4% +4 — — 37.5% -0.50 1–1 — — -0.16
29 2016 1699 127.6 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +209 +26 47.9% -0.01 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56 2018 1560 108.6 -2.66 -1.04 0.768 44.2% +8 — — 25.0% -2.25 — 1–0 — +0.17
30 2017 1798 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +17 +46 -1 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.87 2019 1541 97.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 145.8 +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 — 1768 128.4 -0.67 -0.73 0.935 48.6% +18 -80 -68 46.0% -0.32 46–50 (48%) 34–30 (53%) 103.9 -1.91

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.