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Monica Seles vs Steffi Graf H2H: 5-10

Steffi Graf holds a 10–5 lead over Monica Seles in their WTA head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, they are tied 3–3 on clay, while Steffi Graf leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1999 Roland Garros semifinal 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 10
15 main-draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #6 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 Monica Seles #3 Match data Jun 5, 1999* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Monica Seles #4 7-5 6-1 Steffi Graf #8 Match data Jan 29, 1999* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #12 1-6 6-4 6-4 Monica Seles #6 Match data Nov 16, 1998 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-4 Monica Seles #1 Match data Sep 8, 1996* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 7-6 0-6 6-3 Monica Seles #1 Match data Sep 10, 1995* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Monica Seles #1 4-6 6-3 6-2 Steffi Graf #2 Match data Feb 1, 1993* F Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #2 6-2 6-1 Monica Seles #1 Match data Jul 6, 1992* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Monica Seles #1 6-2 3-6 10-8 Steffi Graf #2 Match data Jun 7, 1992* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Steffi Graf #2 7-5 6-7 6-3 Monica Seles #1 Match data May 5, 1991* F Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Steffi Graf #2 6-4 6-3 Monica Seles #1 Match data Mar 31, 1991* F San Antonio Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Monica Seles #3 7-6(6) 6-4 Steffi Graf #1 Match data Jun 10, 1990* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Monica Seles #3 6-4 6-3 Steffi Graf #1 Match data May 20, 1990* F Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-4 Monica Seles #7 Match data Oct 29, 1989* F Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-1 Monica Seles #13 Match data Jul 5, 1989* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 3-6 6-3 Monica Seles #22 Match data Jun 10, 1989* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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 Olympics 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 0 9 3 21 11 53
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,599 0 0 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,545 0 0
15 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,005 0 1 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0
16 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,296 1 10 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0
17 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,444 4 20 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30
20 — — — — — — — 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106
30 — — — — — — — 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107

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 Steffi Graf
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
14 1988 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1989 6 2 8 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — 15 1 16 93.8% 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5%
18 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0%
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
23 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3%
24 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
28 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
29 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5% — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5%

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 Steffi Graf
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12
14 1988 1600 134.7 — — — — +49 — — 58.8% +0.29 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.41 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35
15 1989 2005 170.5 — — — — -46 -209 -385 75.8% +2.03 6–3 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 107.2 -0.76 1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41
16 1990 2297 179.4 — — — — -85 -99 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90 1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74
17 1991 2445 183.7 — — — — 0 -66 — 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24 1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94
18 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26 1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82
19 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81
21 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44
22 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13
28 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76 1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00
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 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55
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 — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01

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.