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Nathalie Tauziat vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 4-3

Nathalie Tauziat holds a 4–3 lead over Kimberly Po Messerli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Nathalie Tauziat leads 4–1 on hard courts, while Kimberly Po Messerli leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Nathalie Tauziat won the 1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix round of 32 6-4 6-7 6-2.

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Nathalie Tauziat
FRA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main-draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Tauziat #8 6-4 6-7 6-2 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Oct 8, 1998* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Nathalie Tauziat #8 6-3 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Aug 20, 1998* R32 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nathalie Tauziat #22 6-3 5-7 7-5 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Oct 15, 1997* R32 Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-1 7-6 Nathalie Tauziat #21 Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nathalie Tauziat #22 7-6 4-6 6-4 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Aug 8, 1997* R16 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kimberly Po Messerli 5-7 6-2 6-3 Nathalie Tauziat #25 Match data Oct 3, 1996* R32 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-3 2-6 7-5 Nathalie Tauziat #39 Match data Nov 11, 1994* R16 Philadelphia Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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 Tauziat #126 #3 2,562 2,033 548 333 62.2% 0 1 0 3 4 8
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,879 118 133 47.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Tauziat Kimberly Po Messerli
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 0–1 0.0% #296 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 3–3 50.0% #112 1,539 0 0 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1986 12–17 41.4% #66 1,643 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1987 32–20 61.5% #25 1,821 0 0 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 1988 31–20 60.8% #26 1,849 0 0 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,654 0 0
21 1989 32–19 62.7% #25 1,875 0 0 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 1990 46–20 69.7% #18 1,962 0 1 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 1991 38–20 65.5% #13 1,987 0 1 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 1992 39–20 66.1% #14 1,934 0 1 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 1993 41–18 69.5% #18 1,975 0 2 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,790 0 0
26 1994 29–21 58.0% #35 1,850 0 2 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,743 0 0
27 1995 27–19 58.7% #27 1,845 0 3 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 1996 30–22 57.7% #22 1,799 0 3 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 0 0
29 1997 40–21 65.6% #11 1,977 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1998 41–23 64.1% #10 2,025 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1999 37–23 61.7% #7 1,988 0 6 — — — — — — —
32 2000 36–25 59.0% #10 1,869 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 2001 34–21 61.8% #13 1,864 0 8 — — — — — — —

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 Tauziat Kimberly Po Messerli
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 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 12 8 20 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1992 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 1989 17 9 26 65.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1990 18 7 25 72.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 1994 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 1991 14 8 22 63.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 1995 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1992 14 8 22 63.6% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 1996 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 1993 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 1997 21 13 34 61.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1994 10 9 19 52.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1995 9 9 18 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 1996 11 9 20 55.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1997 12 8 20 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 15 9 24 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2001 19 11 30 63.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 212 137 349 60.7% 107 75 182 58.8% 109 43 152 71.7% 120 78 198 60.6% — 72 67 139 51.8% 8 20 28 28.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 23 27 50 46.0%

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 Tauziat Kimberly Po Messerli
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 1984 1500 112.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1540 107.2 — — — — — +22 — 46.7% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 101.7 +0.17 1989 1486 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
18 1986 1643 133.1 — — — — -35 -75 -21 46.4% -0.09 3–8 (27%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 1821 143.9 — — — — -37 -85 -163 55.4% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 5–2 (71%) 112.3 -1.28 1991 1568 120.4 — — — — +29 — — 56.5% -0.26 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.01
20 1988 1850 146.7 — — — — +37 -107 -227 56.3% +0.59 12–5 (71%) 6–4 (60%) 105.7 -1.09 1992 1655 127.7 — — — — -8 — -30 45.6% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 +0.99
21 1989 1876 150.1 — — — — +23 -64 -230 57.9% +0.68 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 106.8 -2.99 1993 1777 145.0 — — — — +17 -217 -153 50.0% -0.15 6–4 (60%) 5–2 (71%) 106.5 -0.91
22 1990 1962 157.1 — — — — +20 -109 -164 63.2% +0.99 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 104.4 -0.16 1994 1702 128.7 — — — — +38 -143 -106 44.6% -0.51 4–7 (36%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.08
23 1991 1987 160.0 — — — — +41 -51 -179 61.7% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 8–8 (50%) 102.2 -2.67 1995 1610 120.0 — — — — +98 -130 — 29.7% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 93.6 +0.25
24 1992 1935 154.0 — — — — +33 -15 +4 61.8% +0.83 12–6 (67%) 7–5 (58%) 102.0 -0.30 1996 1807 155.2 — — — — +52 — -239 57.5% +0.44 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +0.41
25 1993 1976 158.3 — — — — +42 -98 +43 62.9% +0.80 13–5 (72%) 6–6 (50%) 102.3 +0.82 1997 1790 146.8 — — — — +28 -289 -240 55.0% +0.44 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 +1.04
26 1994 1851 144.9 — — — — +28 -21 +122 56.9% +0.60 8–8 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 93.9 +0.62 1998 1743 135.6 — — — — +16 -267 -100 44.8% -0.59 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 102.7 -0.85
27 1995 1845 146.3 — — — — -43 +7 +204 57.1% +0.38 7–6 (54%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 -1.26 1999 1653 120.4 — — — — +21 -179 -26 38.1% -1.00 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 93.6 -1.39
28 1996 1800 152.0 — — — — -33 +40 +313 58.3% +0.73 6–10 (38%) 7–1 (88%) 97.2 -1.06 2000 1611 101.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.12
29 1997 1977 157.1 — — — — -43 -149 +209 60.7% +0.51 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) 105.5 -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 2026 161.2 — — — — 0 -297 +207 58.7% +0.74 16–6 (73%) 7–7 (50%) 101.5 +0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1988 153.0 — — — — +7 -271 +186 58.7% +0.52 13–12 (52%) 5–7 (42%) 95.8 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 1870 151.2 — — — — +43 -148 +295 56.9% +0.40 12–10 (55%) 9–3 (75%) 99.7 +4.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2001 1865 149.8 — — — — 0 -190 +392 57.1% +0.37 15–10 (60%) 14–4 (78%) 105.2 +2.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2034 158.4 — — — — +9 -87 +99 58.5% +0.58 185–113 (62%) 111–82 (58%) 106.0 -0.42 — 1880 144.9 — — — — +29 -197 -111 47.9% -0.22 33–43 (43%) 26–20 (57%) 102.5 -0.12

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.