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Mary Joe Fernandez vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 3-2

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 3–2 lead over Kimberly Po Messerli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Kimberly Po Messerli leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1997 Indian Wells Open round of 16 6-2 6-3.

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Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #14 6-2 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Mar 15, 1997* R16 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #17 6-2 6-4 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Jan 10, 1997* R16 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kimberly Po Messerli 5-2 (ret.) Mary Joe Fernandez #11 Match data Nov 14, 1996* R32 Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #8 Match data Aug 10, 1996* QF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-3 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Feb 22, 1993 R16 Indian Wells Open 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,879 118 133 47.0% 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 Mary Joe Fernandez Kimberly Po Messerli
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
13 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0 — — — — — — —
14 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,654 0 0
21 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,790 0 0
26 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,743 0 0
27 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 0 0

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 Mary Joe Fernandez 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 %
12 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1992 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1995 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1996 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1997 21 13 34 61.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2% — 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 Mary Joe Fernandez 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
12 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80 1989 1486 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
18 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78 1991 1568 120.4 — — — — +29 — — 56.5% -0.26 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.01
20 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97 1992 1655 127.7 — — — — -8 — -30 45.6% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 +0.99
21 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67 1993 1777 145.0 — — — — +17 -217 -153 50.0% -0.15 6–4 (60%) 5–2 (71%) 106.5 -0.91
22 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06 1994 1702 128.7 — — — — +38 -143 -106 44.6% -0.51 4–7 (36%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.08
23 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51 1995 1610 120.0 — — — — +98 -130 — 29.7% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 93.6 +0.25
24 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36 1996 1807 155.2 — — — — +52 — -239 57.5% +0.44 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +0.41
25 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63 1997 1790 146.8 — — — — +28 -289 -240 55.0% +0.44 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 +1.04
26 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81 1998 1743 135.6 — — — — +16 -267 -100 44.8% -0.59 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 102.7 -0.85
27 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78 1999 1653 120.4 — — — — +21 -179 -26 38.1% -1.00 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 93.6 -1.39
28 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21 2000 1611 101.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.12
Career — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04 — 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.