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

Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Kurumi Nara H2H: 1-0

Mihaela Buzarnescu holds a 1–0 lead over Kurumi Nara in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mihaela Buzarnescu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mihaela Buzarnescu won the 2019 Hiroshima round of 16 7-6(1) 7-5.

Romania Age 38 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
Japan Age 34 Right-Handed 155 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mihaela Buzarnescu #125 7-6(1) 7-5 Kurumi Nara #182 Match data Sep 13, 2019* R16 Hiroshima International 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
Mihaela Buzarnescu #798 #20 2,068 1,883 60 65 48.0% 0 0 0 1 0 1
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 Mihaela Buzarnescu Kurumi Nara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2009 1–1 50.0% #181 1,512 0 0
18 2010 1–7 12.5% #130 1,475 0 0
19 2011 1–4 20.0% #140 1,457 0 0
20 2012 1–3 25.0% #148 1,438 0 0
21 2013 5–6 45.5% #81 1,506 0 0
22 2014 23–21 52.3% #44 1,651 0 1
23 2015 19–22 46.3% #81 1,586 0 1
24 2016 15–18 45.5% #77 1,602 0 1
25 2017 10–16 38.5% #102 1,577 0 1
26 2018 0–14 0.0% #161 1,485 0 1
27 2019 3–3 50.0% #140 1,565 0 1
28 2020 0–1 0.0% #160 1,559 0 1
29 2017 3–3 50.0% #60 1,573 0 0 2021 3–2 60.0% #185 1,512 0 1
30 2018 36–22 62.1% #24 1,807 0 1
31 2019 13–23 36.1% #113 1,638 0 1
32 2020 0–1 0.0% #137 1,622 0 1
33 2021 7–12 36.8% #122 1,640 0 1
34 2022 1–3 25.0% #404 1,609 0 1
37 2025 0–1 0.0% 1,534 0 1

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 118/124 of Mihaela Buzarnescu'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 Mihaela Buzarnescu 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 —/— 2010 6/8 0.2 5.2 59.3% 45.6% 37.8% 40.2% 43.8% 42.2% 40.5%
19 —/— 2011 5/5 0.0 3.8 67.2% 51.3% 33.4% 46.3% 53.8% 46.8% 37.5%
20 —/— 2012 4/4 1.0 1.3 69.4% 54.6% 40.3% 44.0% 63.8% 50.0% 43.3%
21 —/— 2013 11/11 0.8 1.6 73.5% 56.2% 50.9% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 45.9%
22 —/— 2014 40/44 0.4 2.0 74.4% 54.1% 45.8% 51.6% 49.3% 51.9% 44.6%
23 —/— 2015 31/41 0.4 2.5 73.2% 57.8% 49.3% 49.8% 50.8% 55.5% 39.5%
24 —/— 2016 32/33 0.6 2.5 70.0% 56.4% 47.0% 55.2% 50.1% 53.8% 45.3%
25 —/— 2017 25/26 0.5 2.4 67.5% 55.1% 44.4% 45.2% 50.1% 51.5% 45.8%
26 —/— 2018 13/14 0.6 3.6 65.3% 57.2% 43.1% 51.9% 39.6% 52.2% 40.9%
27 —/— 2019 6/6 0.5 3.0 68.3% 51.3% 37.7% 40.9% 47.3% 46.4% 40.8%
28 —/— 2020 1/1 0.0 3.0 75.6% 44.1% 9.1% 40.0% 35.6% 30.6%
29 2017 6/6 3.0 3.2 67.2% 62.5% 48.8% 53.1% 35.0% 58.2% 41.5% 2021 5/5 0.6 1.8 73.5% 58.6% 50.3% 59.8% 61.3% 56.2% 44.6%
30 2018 54/58 2.3 3.2 62.2% 63.4% 48.4% 50.2% 47.1% 57.8% 45.1% —/—
31 2019 36/36 1.6 4.5 61.7% 62.7% 42.7% 53.3% 52.5% 54.9% 41.4% —/—
32 2020 1/1 3.0 7.0 68.9% 57.1% 31.6% 50.0% 40.0% 49.2% 36.2% —/—
33 2021 17/19 1.1 5.1 62.2% 59.9% 47.0% 46.0% 47.4% 54.5% 40.1% —/—
34 2022 4/4 0.5 2.8 66.6% 54.6% 40.6% 39.3% 50.0% 49.7% 36.5% —/—
Career 118/125 1.9 3.9 62.5% 62.3% 46.1% 50.3% 48.2% 56.1% 42.7% 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 Mihaela Buzarnescu 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 2010 1476 98.7 -4.37 -1.09 0.701 41.1% +12 22.2% -2.50 0–2 1–0 -0.12
19 2011 1457 101.1 -2.94 -3.05 0.705 42.2% +14 27.3% -2.09 0–1 0–1 -0.07
20 2012 1438 97.8 -2.77 -1.44 0.865 46.7% +5 33.3% -1.33 0–1 +0.46
21 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 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 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 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 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 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 2019 1566 112.7 -4.94 -1.67 0.762 44.4% -3 50.0% +0.17 2–0 0–1 +0.08
28 2016 1485 97.8 2020 1559 96.2 +1.91 -1.68 0.474 33.3% 0.0% -5.50 +0.07
29 2017 1573 120.2 +0.92 -0.16 0.992 49.4% -14 42.9% -0.29 2–0 3–3 (50%) -0.47 2021 1513 106.6 -0.17 -2.31 1.020 51.1% +69 58.3% +0.42 1–1 0–1 +0.54
30 2018 1808 137.2 +1.56 +2.47 1.069 51.3% -121 -68 -54 58.8% +0.57 12–7 (63%) 8–5 (62%) 107.6 -1.35 2022 1500 104.2
31 2019 1638 120.0 -1.04 -1.58 0.917 48.4% -54 +59 +91 38.8% -0.69 3–9 (25%) 2–3 (40%) 92.2 +0.04
32 2020 1623 99.7 -2.53 -0.84 0.712 42.9% 0.0% -3.00 +0.07
33 2021 1640 125.0 -1.96 -2.07 0.883 47.2% -37 +90 41.3% -0.94 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) 99.4 -0.31
34 2022 1609 93.0 -1.53 -3.06 0.725 43.9% 25.0% -2.25 +0.26
37 2025 1534 79.6 0.0% -4.00 -0.18
Career 1883 126.9 +0.09 +0.23 0.973 49.4% -75 +3 -20 47.7% -0.21 20–21 (49%) 15–14 (52%) 101.5 -1.55 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.