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Nathalie Dechy vs Monica Seles H2H: 0-3

Monica Seles holds a 3–0 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 2003 Amelia Island round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #12 6-1 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #22 Match data Apr 18, 2003* R16 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Monica Seles #5 6-2 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #20 Match data Sep 25, 2000* R16 Sydney Olympics Olympics Hard
Monica Seles #14 6-1 7-6(3) Nathalie Dechy #26 Match data Feb 27, 2000* F Oklahoma Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet

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
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 586 123 82.7% 9 9 3 21 11 53

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 Monica Seles
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 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,296 1 10
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,444 4 20
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,180 9 43
25 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,994 9 53
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 Monica Seles
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 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
17 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — 15 1 16 93.8%
18 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0%
19 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0%
20 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
27 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0%
28 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
29 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
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% — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5%

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 1/17 of Monica Seles'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 Monica Seles
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2003 1/17 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9%
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% — 1/709 1.0 12.0 54.2% 50.0% 25.9% 40.0% 28.6% 39.0% 42.9%

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 Monica Seles
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 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03 1990 2297 179.4 — — — — -85 -99 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90
17 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56 1991 2445 183.7 — — — — 0 -66 — 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24
18 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35 1992 2501 182.5 — — — — +9 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26
19 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60 1993 2486 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84
20 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62 1995 2488 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63
22 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20 1996 2344 176.3 — — — — +27 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42
23 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +75 +103 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17
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 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +55 +77 -125 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.32
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 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.29
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 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96
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 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21
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 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76
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 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
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 — 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

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.