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

Nathalie Dechy vs Cara Black H2H: 3-0

Nathalie Dechy holds a 3–0 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nathalie Dechy leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nathalie Dechy won the 2004 US Open round of 64 6-2 7-5.

FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 0
3 main-draw meetings
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Dechy #28 6-2 7-5 Cara Black #138 Match data Sep 2, 2004* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Nathalie Dechy #21 6-3 6-2 Cara Black #36 Match data Aug 22, 2000 R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Nathalie Dechy #24 4-6 6-2 6-1 Cara Black #45 Match data Jun 29, 2000* 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
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1
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 Cara Black
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 %
16 1995 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 0 2 2 0.0%
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% 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Cara Black
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% 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5% 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6% 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0% 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
28 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4% —/—
29 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2% 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
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% 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Cara Black
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
16 1995 1481 98.2 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 -0.03
17 1996 1501 112.9 +19 +53 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 +0.56
18 1997 1540 124.8 -7 +9 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 -0.35
19 1998 1607 125.9 -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60 1998 1614 118.9 -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 -0.28
20 1999 1788 147.7 -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15 1999 1630 136.6 -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 2000 1792 145.6 -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62 2000 1749 143.8 -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 2001 1629 124.7 +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20 2001 1635 138.8 +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 2002 1770 144.3 -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89 2002 1621 125.1 +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
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 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01
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 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84
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 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 +0.03
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 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 -0.19
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
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 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% 0.0% -3.50 +0.07
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 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09

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.