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

Monica Seles vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 11-3

Monica Seles holds an 11–3 lead over Gabriela Sabatini in their WTA head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 6–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 2–2 on clay. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 1996 Canadian Open round of 16 7-6 6-1.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
11 – 3
14 main-draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #1 7-6 6-1 Gabriela Sabatini #14 Match data Aug 9, 1996* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Seles #1 6-3 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #14 Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16 Atlanta Olympics Olympics Hard
Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-0 Gabriela Sabatini #8 Match data Aug 19, 1995* SF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Jan 31, 1993* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Monica Seles #1 7-6 6-1 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Nov 16, 1992 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Monica Seles #1 6-2 6-0 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Sep 28, 1992* F Tokyo Nichirei Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Monica Seles #1 6-3 4-6 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data Jun 6, 1992* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #4 7-5 6-4 Monica Seles #1 Match data May 10, 1992* F Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-1 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Nov 23, 1991* SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Monica Seles #1 6-4 6-1 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Jun 8, 1991* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-3 6-2 Monica Seles #1 Match data May 12, 1991* F Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Monica Seles #1 6-3 7-5 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data Mar 21, 1991* F Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Seles #3 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-4 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Nov 12, 1990 F WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #5 7-6 6-3 Monica Seles Match data Mar 16, 1988* R64 Key Biscayne Category 6 → 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
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 27

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 Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,599 0 0 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0
15 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,005 0 1 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
16 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,296 1 10 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2
17 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,444 4 20 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13
20 — — — — — — — 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 — — — — — — —
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 — — — — — — —
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53 — — — — — — —

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 Gabriela Sabatini
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
15 1989 6 2 8 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
17 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — 15 1 16 93.8% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7%
18 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
23 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5% — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9%

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 Gabriela Sabatini
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 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
15 1989 2005 170.5 — — — — -46 -209 -385 75.8% +2.03 6–3 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 107.2 -0.76 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93
16 1990 2297 179.4 — — — — -85 -99 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53
17 1991 2445 183.7 — — — — 0 -66 — 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41
18 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45
19 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44

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.