H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Monica Seles vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 6-3

Monica Seles holds a 6–3 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 4–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 1998 Philadelphia third round 6-3 6-4.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
6 – 3
9 main draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 12, 1998* Philadelphia WTA 250 R32 Carpet Monica Seles #6 6-3 6-4 Irina Spirlea #12 Match data
Apr 4, 1998* Hilton Head WTA 1000 SF Clay Irina Spirlea #12 6-4 1-6 7-6 Monica Seles #6 Match data
Nov 15, 1997* Philadelphia WTA 250 QF Carpet Irina Spirlea #8 6-4 7-6 Monica Seles #5 Match data
Sep 4, 1997* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Irina Spirlea #12 6-7 7-6 6-3 Monica Seles #2 Match data
Mar 25, 1997* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 QF Hard Monica Seles #5 3-6 6-2 6-3 Irina Spirlea #9 Match data
Nov 9, 1996* Oakland WTA 250 SF Carpet Monica Seles #2 6-3 6-3 Irina Spirlea #15 Match data
Nov 2, 1996* Chicago WTA 250 QF Carpet Monica Seles #1 7-6 6-2 Irina Spirlea #17 Match data
May 26, 1996* Madrid WTA 1000 QF Clay Monica Seles #1 (w/o) Irina Spirlea #18 Match data
Feb 2, 1996* Tokyo WTA 1000 R16 Carpet Monica Seles #1 6-4 6-2 Irina Spirlea #23 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 578 121 82.7% 9 12 3 7 22 53
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,021 211 149 58.6% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,600 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,002 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,295 1 10 — — — — — — —
17 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,443 4 20 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,499 7 30 1992 0–3 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,485 8 32 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,596 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,487 8 33 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,824 0 2
22 1996 43–8 84.3% #2 2,342 9 38 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,943 0 3
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,159 9 41 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,174 9 43 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,945 0 4
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,116 9 44 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,758 0 4
26 2000 51–12 81.0% #4 2,144 9 47 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,127 9 51 — — — — — — —
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,088 9 53 — — — — — — —
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,993 9 53 — — — — — — —