H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Nathalie Dechy vs Fabiola Zuluaga H2H: 3-2

Nathalie Dechy holds a 3–2 lead over Fabiola Zuluaga in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Nathalie Dechy leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nathalie Dechy won the 2005 Canadian Open round of 64 6-2 6-4.

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Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Fabiola Zuluaga
COL Age 47 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Dechy #15 6-2 6-4 Fabiola Zuluaga #48 Match data Aug 17, 2005* R64 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nathalie Dechy #27 6-2 6-1 Fabiola Zuluaga #21 Match data Jun 17, 2004* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Nathalie Dechy #28 7-6(1) 6-3 Fabiola Zuluaga #23 Match data Mar 14, 2004* QF Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Fabiola Zuluaga #35 6-2 7-5 Nathalie Dechy #24 Match data Aug 14, 2003* R32 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Fabiola Zuluaga #51 6-1 3-6 6-1 Nathalie Dechy #25 Match data Jan 19, 2000* R128 Australian 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
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Fabiola Zuluaga #85 #16 1,362 1,835 117 99 54.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Fabiola Zuluaga
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1994 0–2 0.0% #386 1,484 0 0
16 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0 1995 0–1 0.0% #290 1,480 0 0
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0 1996 0–1 0.0% #138 1,465 0 0
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #169 1,459 0 0
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0 1998 3–2 60.0% #87 1,504 0 0
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0 1999 19–11 63.3% #51 1,686 0 2
21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0 2000 20–19 51.3% #39 1,712 0 2
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 2002 13–12 52.0% #75 1,666 0 3
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1 2003 21–17 55.3% #38 1,739 0 4
25 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1 2004 29–20 59.2% #23 1,752 0 5
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1 2005 12–13 48.0% #85 1,686 0 5
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 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 Fabiola Zuluaga
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% 1996 — — — — 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% 1997 — — — — 0 1 1 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 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 15 4 19 78.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2000 8 11 19 42.1% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2002 4 6 10 40.0% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 7 9 16 43.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 18 12 30 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 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 7 8 15 46.7% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 49 53 102 48.0% 66 37 103 64.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 4 5 20.0%

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 26/112 of Fabiola Zuluaga'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 Fabiola Zuluaga
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 8/38 2.9 2.3 56.6% 68.1% 47.8% 59.6% 55.8% 59.6% 46.2%
25 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5% 2004 12/49 2.3 3.2 55.4% 67.5% 49.0% 54.0% 52.2% 59.2% 45.9%
26 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6% 2005 6/25 2.0 2.5 56.3% 69.4% 50.7% 60.1% 61.3% 60.2% 52.1%
27 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 26/216 2.4 2.7 56.0% 68.1% 49.0% 57.1% 55.4% 59.5% 47.4%

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 Nathalie Dechy Fabiola Zuluaga
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1485 102.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.10
16 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03 1995 1481 101.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.05
17 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56 1996 1465 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.14
18 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35 1997 1460 101.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 — — -0.14
19 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60 1998 1505 114.3 — — — — — +30 — 63.6% +0.18 0–1 — — +0.29
20 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15 1999 1686 133.5 — — — — -128 +93 — 59.7% +0.76 5–2 (71%) 2–1 (67%) 105.9 +1.62
21 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62 2000 1713 133.4 — — — — -95 +91 — 50.6% +0.08 8–5 (62%) 1–3 (25%) 104.6 -0.66
22 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89 2002 1667 121.4 — — — — -75 +130 — 54.2% +0.19 3–6 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 92.8 +0.66
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 1739 143.7 +2.36 +1.63 1.143 53.0% -113 +126 — 53.0% +0.79 5–2 (71%) 2–7 (22%) 101.6 -1.64
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 1753 138.7 +2.34 +0.87 1.125 52.5% -65 +168 — 54.3% +0.26 10–5 (67%) 8–4 (67%) 106.7 +0.79
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 1687 135.3 +1.78 +3.46 1.309 56.7% +11 +137 — 49.0% -0.02 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.3 -0.43
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1835 140.2 +2.22 +1.70 1.172 53.6% -74 +118 — 52.8% +0.27 31–26 (54%) 15–21 (42%) 101.0 +0.22

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.