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Monica Seles vs Elena Pampoulova H2H: 1-0

Monica Seles holds a 1–0 lead over Elena Pampoulova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Seles leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 1990 US Open round of 128 6-0 6-0.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Elena Pampoulova
BUL Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #3 6-0 6-0 Elena Pampoulova Match data Aug 29, 1990* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Elena Pampoulova — — — 1,657 58 97 37.4% 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 Elena Pampoulova
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 1989 3–4 42.9% — 1,524 0 0
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 1990 11–13 45.8% — 1,609 0 0
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1991 5–10 33.3% — 1,551 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1992 0–6 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1993 1–4 20.0% — 1,454 0 0
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1994 6–4 60.0% — 1,562 0 1
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1995 0–10 0.0% — 1,477 0 1
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 1996 4–11 26.7% — 1,480 0 1
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 1997 8–10 44.4% — 1,588 0 1
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 1998 9–8 52.9% — 1,648 0 1
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 1999 9–15 37.5% — 1,569 0 1
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 2000 1–1 50.0% — 1,573 0 1
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53 2001 1–1 50.0% — 1,566 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 Elena Pampoulova
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% 1989 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1990 2 5 7 28.6% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — —
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1991 0 2 2 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1994 5 1 6 83.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1995 0 4 4 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1997 6 4 10 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 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% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 2000 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2001 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5% — 18 26 44 40.9% 37 57 94 39.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 9 9 0.0%

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 Monica Seles Elena Pampoulova
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 1989 1525 116.8 — — — — — +78 — 46.7% -0.40 0–1 — — +0.36
18 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26 1990 1610 122.0 — — — — -67 +55 — 42.3% -0.88 4–0 (100%) 5–0 (100%) 110.8 -0.77
19 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1991 1551 101.4 — — — — -75 +80 — 34.3% -1.17 3–4 (43%) 0–3 (0%) 95.7 +1.05
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1484 98.2 — — — — — +55 — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.06
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1993 1454 97.4 — — — — — +57 — 30.0% -1.20 1–1 — — +0.41
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1994 1563 127.4 — — — — -3 -31 — 54.5% +0.73 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — +0.32
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1995 1477 100.4 — — — — +30 +2 — 13.0% -2.70 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 96.0 -0.45
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 1996 1481 109.8 — — — — +22 -13 — 32.4% -1.18 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.49
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 1997 1589 124.1 — — — — -1 -93 — 45.2% -0.95 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -1.00
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 1998 1648 116.6 — — — — -62 -39 — 52.4% -0.14 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.19
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 1999 1569 108.9 — — — — +4 -25 +18 36.5% -1.31 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 +0.09
28 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76 2000 1574 100.2 — — — — — — — 60.0% -0.80 0–1 1–0 — -0.08
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 2001 1566 98.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.83 1–1 — — +0.32
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 — 1657 118.6 — — — — -14 +11 +18 39.2% -0.98 24–28 (46%) 13–16 (45%) 102.4 -0.07

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.