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Monica Seles vs Paola Suarez H2H: 2-0

Monica Seles holds a 2–0 lead over Paola Suarez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 2002 Madrid Open semifinal 4-6 6-1 6-3.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Paola Suarez
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #6 4-6 6-1 6-3 Paola Suarez #54 Match data May 25, 2002* SF Madrid Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Monica Seles #9 6-3 6-2 Paola Suarez #62 Match data Apr 15, 2000* SF Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay

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
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 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 Paola Suarez
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 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4

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 Paola Suarez
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 — — — — 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 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 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 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 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 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5% — 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 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 34/149 of Paola Suarez'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 Paola Suarez
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%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 2003 1/17 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9% 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
Career — 1/709 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9% — 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Paola Suarez
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 1519 104.4 — — — — — +58 — 66.7% +1.17 — — — +0.38
18 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26 1994 1536 111.5 — — — — -23 +102 — 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.29
19 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1995 1522 118.6 — — — — -37 +115 — 28.6% -0.86 — 0–1 — -0.13
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1618 124.9 — — — — -93 +76 — 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1997 1555 120.2 — — — — -22 +67 — 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1998 1534 107.3 — — — — -20 +87 — 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1999 1596 122.0 — — — — -100 +73 — 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 2000 1676 138.4 — — — — -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 2001 1736 140.5 — — — — -153 +171 — 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 2002 1693 139.5 — — — — -132 +227 — 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 2003 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
28 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76 2004 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
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 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 — 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.17
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.50
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 — — 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 — +0.05
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 — 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.