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Monica Seles vs Laurence Courtois H2H: 1-0 (incl. walkovers)

Monica Seles vs Laurence Courtois: 0–0 excluding walkovers; 1–0 including 1 walkover. Across 1 main-draw results including walkovers, Monica Seles leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 1996 US Open round of 64 W/O.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H including walkovers
1 – 0
1 main-draw results
Laurence Courtois
BEL Age 50 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #1 (w/o) Laurence Courtois #46 Match data Aug 29, 1996* 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
Laurence Courtois #484 #37 565 1,701 75 94 44.4% 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 Laurence Courtois
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 1993 3–3 50.0% #104 1,520 0 0
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 1994 8–13 38.1% #105 1,545 0 0
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1995 14–14 50.0% #64 1,624 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1996 20–16 55.6% #44 1,697 0 0
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1997 4–9 30.8% #183 1,647 0 0
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1998 4–9 30.8% #125 1,578 0 0
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1999 13–17 43.3% #78 1,546 0 0
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 2000 6–10 37.5% #130 1,538 0 0
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 2001 3–3 50.0% #166 1,540 0 0
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 — — — — — — —
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 Laurence Courtois
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% 1993 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
18 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1994 2 4 6 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 9 7 16 56.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 1 3 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1998 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 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% 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 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% 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 22 31 53 41.5% 32 37 69 46.4% 9 11 20 45.0% 12 15 27 44.4%

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 Laurence Courtois
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 1993 1521 107.7 — — — — +38 +20 — 53.3% +0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 96.9 +0.37
18 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26 1994 1545 117.7 — — — — +33 +35 — 40.0% -1.20 4–4 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.11
19 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1995 1625 121.6 — — — — -31 -14 -24 50.0% -0.24 3–3 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 105.7 +0.28
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1698 120.0 — — — — -38 -71 -19 50.0% -0.11 11–5 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 109.5 +1.19
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1997 1648 109.2 — — — — +21 -63 — 37.0% -1.26 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 99.6 +0.08
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1998 1579 117.9 — — — — +32 -27 — 41.9% -0.13 0–5 (0%) 0–1 — +0.02
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1999 1546 109.3 — — — — +1 +26 +89 45.2% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 3–5 (38%) 97.3 +1.88
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 2000 1539 113.0 — — — — — +52 — 40.0% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 -0.15
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 2001 1540 100.3 — — — — — +39 — 47.1% -0.18 3–2 (60%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 +0.63
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1701 119.8 — — — — -4 +2 +6 45.3% -0.37 33–34 (49%) 26–23 (53%) 102.4 +2.66

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.