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Monica Seles vs Joannette Kruger H2H: 1-0

Monica Seles holds a 1–0 lead over Joannette Kruger 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 1998 US Open round of 64 6-2 6-3.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 53 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #6 6-2 6-3 Joannette Kruger #25 Match data Sep 3, 1998* R64 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
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,860 147 163 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Joannette Kruger
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 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,576 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,639 0 0
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,726 0 1
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1996 7–13 35.0% #126 1,625 0 1
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,785 0 2
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,713 0 2
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,646 0 2
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,657 0 2
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 2002 1–4 20.0% #455 1,591 0 2
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53 2003 0–5 0.0% #853 1,531 0 2

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 Joannette Kruger
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% 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 10 7 17 58.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 4 3 7 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
24 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1998 18 11 29 62.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1999 6 4 10 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 2000 7 7 14 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2001 16 12 28 57.1% 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5% — 70 67 137 51.1% 62 64 126 49.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 8 18 26 30.8%

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 1/5 of Joannette Kruger'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 Joannette Kruger
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%
29 2003 1/17 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9% 2003 1/5 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8%
Career — 1/709 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9% — 1/310 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8%

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 Joannette Kruger
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 1992 1508 108.6 — — — — — +78 — 41.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — 0.00
19 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1993 1576 111.5 — — — — -64 +57 +8 38.5% -0.98 6–2 (75%) 2–4 (33%) 103.1 -0.32
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1640 139.3 — — — — -110 +86 -11 44.1% -0.47 4–6 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.9 -0.48
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1995 1726 133.4 — — — — -64 +26 — 54.5% +0.18 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 101.5 +0.79
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1996 1625 111.8 — — — — -5 +66 — 36.6% -1.34 4–1 (80%) 2–1 (67%) 103.7 -0.38
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1997 1786 143.0 — — — — -78 +29 — 53.0% +0.10 11–3 (79%) 6–4 (60%) 109.9 -0.97
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 1998 1714 137.8 — — — — +52 +7 — 50.0% -0.24 9–5 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 101.8 +0.70
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 1999 1647 113.5 — — — — +68 +11 — 39.6% -0.53 6–3 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 102.5 -0.09
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 2000 1658 124.8 — — — — +24 -4 — 50.0% -0.01 6–8 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 97.1 -0.73
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 2001 1644 115.3 — — — — +38 -79 -127 44.1% -0.64 11–5 (69%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 +0.58
28 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76 2002 1591 105.0 — — — — +36 — — 30.8% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.01
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 2003 1532 103.1 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% — -5 — 16.7% -2.50 0–2 — — -0.40
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 — 1861 132.9 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% -3 +20 -33 46.1% -0.41 64–42 (60%) 39–40 (49%) 103.4 -0.42

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.