H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Nathalie Dechy vs Barbara Schett H2H: 1-2

Barbara Schett holds a 2–1 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Barbara Schett leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nathalie Dechy won the 2003 Gold Coast quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

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Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Barbara Schett
AUT Age 50 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Dechy #20 6-4 6-2 Barbara Schett #40 Match data Jan 4, 2003* QF Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Schett #20 7-6(6) 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #57 Match data Aug 22, 2001* R32 New Haven Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Barbara Schett #23 7-6(5) 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #38 Match data Jun 29, 2001* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Barbara Schett #97 #7 2,188 1,976 259 228 53.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Nathalie Dechy Barbara Schett
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
16 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0 1992 0–1 0.0% #290 1,486 0 0
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0 1993 4–4 50.0% #137 1,547 0 0
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0 1994 9–14 39.1% #100 1,530 0 0
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0 1995 8–10 44.4% #83 1,584 0 0
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0 1996 23–18 56.1% #32 1,759 0 1
21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0 1997 22–20 52.4% #38 1,752 0 2
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0 1998 34–26 56.7% #23 1,822 0 2
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 1999 46–23 66.7% #8 1,937 0 2
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1 2000 30–23 56.6% #22 1,825 0 3
25 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1 2001 29–25 53.7% #21 1,759 0 3
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1 2002 24–20 54.5% #40 1,751 0 3
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1 2003 15–24 38.5% #76 1,625 0 3
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1 2004 14–18 43.8% #90 1,574 0 3
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1 2005 1–1 50.0% #97 1,576 0 3
30 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,580 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Nathalie Dechy Barbara Schett
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
18 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1995 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1996 6 7 13 46.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1997 5 8 13 38.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1998 14 11 25 56.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1999 25 12 37 67.6% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 13 13 26 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
25 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2002 13 11 24 54.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2003 7 13 20 35.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 8 10 18 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2009 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 160 145 305 52.5% 71 66 137 51.8% 34 33 67 50.7% 28 28 56 50.0% — 114 112 226 50.4% 102 73 175 58.3% 12 12 24 50.0% 31 31 62 50.0%

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 132/292 of Nathalie Dechy's and 14/73 of Barbara Schett'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 Nathalie Dechy Barbara Schett
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%
24 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0% 2003 7/39 3.1 2.4 61.7% 62.8% 46.0% 58.0% 34.7% 56.3% 42.4%
28 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4% 2004 5/32 3.8 3.4 62.9% 60.9% 41.9% 49.1% 41.2% 54.1% 45.3%
29 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2% 2005 2/2 4.0 4.5 55.0% 64.3% 40.4% 74.1% 41.1% 53.7% 39.3%
30 2009 15/15 1.3 3.5 68.6% 58.7% 41.0% 48.6% 48.4% 53.2% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 132/565 1.5 3.5 69.6% 59.6% 44.5% 52.1% 49.9% 54.9% 43.0% — 14/487 3.5 3.1 61.2% 62.4% 43.7% 57.1% 38.0% 55.2% 43.0%

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 Nathalie Dechy Barbara Schett
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1492 101.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.10
16 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03 1992 1487 104.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.21
17 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56 1993 1547 118.8 — — — — +14 +19 — 45.0% -0.25 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.73
18 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35 1994 1531 115.7 — — — — +14 +72 — 44.9% -0.65 3–4 (43%) 5–3 (63%) 102.0 +0.38
19 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60 1995 1585 128.8 — — — — -34 +53 — 46.3% +0.24 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 96.2 -0.72
20 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15 1996 1759 146.4 — — — — -85 +20 — 54.6% +0.42 10–7 (59%) 1–6 (14%) 103.2 -1.38
21 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62 1997 1752 144.0 — — — — -105 +101 — 53.3% +0.26 7–9 (44%) 6–2 (75%) 102.6 +0.55
22 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20 1998 1822 150.4 — — — — -60 +37 — 58.2% +0.72 7–14 (33%) 7–7 (50%) 94.3 -1.19
23 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89 1999 1937 163.4 — — — — -17 -70 -291 62.7% +1.08 13–9 (59%) 8–9 (47%) 101.1 -0.50
24 2003 1840 138.9 +1.35 +3.00 1.221 54.2% -60 +48 -96 58.5% +0.48 12–2 (86%) 2–3 (40%) 108.2 -0.85 2000 1825 147.2 — — — — +26 +52 — 58.5% +0.52 9–12 (43%) 4–7 (36%) 90.3 +1.95
25 2004 1810 147.7 +1.35 +0.63 1.034 51.1% +6 +3 -86 57.9% +0.62 7–9 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 95.0 -1.40 2001 1760 148.2 — — — — +23 +63 -107 53.2% +0.46 8–8 (50%) 7–9 (44%) 95.6 -0.61
26 2005 1798 146.1 +1.56 +0.35 1.048 51.3% +22 -36 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–6 (67%) 9–10 (47%) 98.9 +1.39 2002 1752 138.0 — — — — +9 +19 — 54.5% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 2–3 (40%) 95.7 +0.34
27 2006 1648 128.2 +0.04 -1.40 0.952 49.0% -1 +72 +148 42.7% -0.42 7–9 (44%) 3–7 (30%) 92.6 +0.62 2003 1625 120.3 +0.36 -0.33 0.971 49.1% -22 +119 — 40.7% -0.78 6–7 (46%) 3–5 (38%) 96.2 -0.90
28 2007 1651 130.6 -1.46 -0.89 0.907 47.9% -3 +66 +97 45.6% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 4–8 (33%) 95.8 -1.91 2004 1575 114.7 -0.23 -0.21 0.988 49.7% +19 +86 +31 43.8% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 94.9 +0.88
29 2008 1671 130.8 -1.57 -0.33 0.919 48.2% +12 -28 +59 45.5% -0.24 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 -1.85 2005 1577 100.5 +0.57 +0.30 0.850 47.5% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — +0.22
30 2009 1581 108.4 -1.61 -3.48 0.839 46.8% +48 +1 +106 32.4% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 96.4 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1919 143.2 -0.42 -0.73 0.953 49.1% -9 0 -6 51.4% +0.13 98–90 (52%) 60–67 (47%) 96.4 -1.34 — 1977 148.8 +0.18 -0.20 0.959 49.1% -17 +47 -124 53.4% +0.32 80–87 (48%) 48–61 (44%) 91.7 -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.