H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Monica Seles vs Cara Black H2H: 3-0

Monica Seles holds a 3–0 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 2002 Australian Open round of 64 6-1 6-1.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #10 6-1 6-1 Cara Black #73 Match data Jan 18, 2002* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Monica Seles #4 6-0 6-3 Cara Black #39 Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16 Scottsdale Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Monica Seles #5 6-1 6-2 Cara Black #44 Match data Jul 29, 2000* QF Stanford 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
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 586 123 82.7% 9 9 3 21 11 53
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 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 Monica Seles Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,599 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,005 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,296 1 10 — — — — — — —
17 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,444 4 20 — — — — — — —
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 — — — — — — —
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 — — — — — — —
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1

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 Monica Seles Cara Black
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 %
14 1988 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1989 6 2 8 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5% — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 1/17 of Monica Seles's and 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Monica Seles Cara Black
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%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
29 2003 1/17 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9% 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
Career — 1/709 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9% — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Monica Seles Cara Black
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
14 1988 1600 134.7 — — — — +49 — — 58.8% +0.29 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1989 2005 170.5 — — — — -46 -209 -385 75.8% +2.03 6–3 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 107.2 -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1990 2297 179.4 — — — — -85 -99 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1991 2445 183.7 — — — — 0 -66 — 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
28 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2003 1995 139.5 +0.40 +1.10 0.702 40.9% +112 +183 — 56.8% +0.57 4–3 (57%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 -0.67 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07
Career — 2541 181.1 +0.40 +1.10 0.702 40.9% +21 +17 -276 78.2% +2.32 102–45 (69%) 69–52 (57%) 102.4 -2.62 — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09

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.