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Monica Seles vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 4-0

Monica Seles holds a 4–0 lead over Kimberly Po Messerli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 1998 US Open round of 16 6-2 4-6 6-3.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #6 6-2 4-6 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Sep 8, 1998* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Monica Seles #2 6-2 7-5 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Nov 9, 1996* QF Oakland Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Monica Seles #1 6-0 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Aug 17, 1995* R32 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-2 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Feb 12, 1993* R16 Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,879 118 133 47.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 — — — — — — —
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,654 0 0
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,790 0 0
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,743 0 0
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 0 0
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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1994 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1995 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% 1996 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1997 21 13 34 61.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 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 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 72 67 139 51.8% 8 20 28 28.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 23 27 50 46.0%

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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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 1486 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
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 1991 1568 120.4 — — — — +29 — — 56.5% -0.26 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.01
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1655 127.7 — — — — -8 — -30 45.6% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 +0.99
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1993 1777 145.0 — — — — +17 -217 -153 50.0% -0.15 6–4 (60%) 5–2 (71%) 106.5 -0.91
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1994 1702 128.7 — — — — +38 -143 -106 44.6% -0.51 4–7 (36%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.08
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1995 1610 120.0 — — — — +98 -130 — 29.7% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 93.6 +0.25
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 1996 1807 155.2 — — — — +52 — -239 57.5% +0.44 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +0.41
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 1997 1790 146.8 — — — — +28 -289 -240 55.0% +0.44 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 +1.04
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 1998 1743 135.6 — — — — +16 -267 -100 44.8% -0.59 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 102.7 -0.85
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 1999 1653 120.4 — — — — +21 -179 -26 38.1% -1.00 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 93.6 -1.39
28 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76 2000 1611 101.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.12
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 — 1880 144.9 — — — — +29 -197 -111 47.9% -0.22 33–43 (43%) 26–20 (57%) 102.5 -0.12

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.