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

Paula Badosa vs Simona Halep H2H: 1-2

Simona Halep holds a 2–1 lead over Paula Badosa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Paula Badosa won the 2024 Miami Open first round 1-6 6-4 6-3.

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Paula Badosa
Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Badosa #80 1-6 6-4 6-3 Simona Halep Match data Mar 21, 2024* R128 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Simona Halep #18 6-1 6-2 Paula Badosa #4 Match data Jul 5, 2022* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Simona Halep #21 6-3 6-1 Paula Badosa #2 Match data May 2, 2022* R32 Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay

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
Paula Badosa #87 #2 5,045 2,039 178 116 60.5% 0 1 0 2 1 4
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,120 449 201 69.1% 2 9 1 3 9 24

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 Paula Badosa Simona Halep
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2015 2–3 40.0% #230 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2016 0–3 0.0% #313 1,477 0 0 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0
19 2017 0–1 0.0% #246 1,458 0 0 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0
20 2018 2–2 50.0% #140 1,528 0 0 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0
21 2019 7–9 43.8% #97 1,601 0 0 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6
22 2020 7–4 63.6% #70 1,664 0 0 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8
23 2021 43–17 71.7% #8 1,976 0 2 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11
24 2022 31–21 59.6% #13 1,835 0 3 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14
25 2023 17–10 63.0% #64 1,920 0 3 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15
26 2024 37–18 67.3% #12 2,017 0 4 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18
27 2025 17–11 60.7% #25 1,936 0 4 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19
28 2026 15–17 46.9% #87 1,866 0 4 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22
29 — — — — — — — 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22
30 — — — — — — — 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24
32 — — — — — — — 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24
33 — — — — — — — 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24

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 Paula Badosa Simona Halep
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 %
17 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — —
19 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2018 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2019 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
25 2023 5 5 10 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2025 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 2026 5 8 13 38.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 97 67 164 59.1% 63 33 96 65.6% 18 16 34 52.9% — — — — — 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 274/299 of Paula Badosa's and 575/649 of Simona Halep'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 Paula Badosa Simona Halep
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%
17 2015 4/5 2.3 4.0 70.5% 63.4% 41.3% 56.3% 64.7% 57.1% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 3/3 0.7 3.3 62.0% 60.2% 52.4% 52.4% 43.8% 57.0% 31.7% 2010 14/16 2.1 3.6 61.8% 57.8% 51.1% 56.0% 57.5% 55.3% 46.1%
19 2017 1/1 1.0 8.0 49.3% 55.9% 37.1% 53.8% 80.0% 46.4% 43.3% 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5%
20 2018 4/4 2.3 5.5 55.9% 60.1% 42.2% 51.1% 52.7% 52.4% 37.2% 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3%
21 2019 16/16 3.8 3.5 57.7% 68.3% 45.9% 53.9% 37.6% 58.1% 37.8% 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4%
22 2020 11/11 3.5 3.5 65.7% 65.8% 45.1% 48.4% 51.4% 58.6% 47.5% 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8%
23 2021 56/60 3.9 5.4 64.6% 69.8% 45.0% 56.2% 48.7% 61.0% 45.2% 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1%
24 2022 51/52 3.8 3.9 62.4% 66.1% 47.1% 52.7% 46.2% 59.2% 44.4% 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1%
25 2023 26/27 4.0 4.3 56.9% 69.6% 49.2% 58.1% 47.2% 60.6% 45.3% 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0%
26 2024 55/57 4.8 5.7 56.6% 71.2% 46.9% 63.8% 52.2% 60.3% 45.1% 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2%
27 2025 17/31 4.9 4.8 61.5% 72.0% 47.1% 57.6% 50.0% 62.7% 42.3% 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3%
28 2026 30/32 3.9 6.9 56.0% 67.4% 40.6% 50.3% 38.8% 55.6% 42.9% 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8%
Career — 274/299 4.0 5.0 60.2% 68.6% 45.8% 56.1% 47.6% 59.5% 43.9% — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4%

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 Paula Badosa Simona Halep
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
17 2015 1523 117.6 -0.54 -1.81 0.940 48.0% +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 1477 96.2 -0.29 -3.37 0.738 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.43 2010 1552 129.6 0.00 +1.23 1.032 50.6% -45 +75 — 51.5% +0.21 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 97.4 -1.14
19 2017 1458 100.2 +0.14 -0.68 0.808 45.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.01 2011 1591 119.2 -1.38 -0.51 0.942 48.7% -11 -33 +7 42.9% -0.57 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 99.6 -1.08
20 2018 1529 108.0 -1.53 -3.44 0.782 45.8% — +71 — 50.0% +0.63 2–0 0–1 — +0.11 2012 1692 138.7 -0.77 +1.06 0.953 49.0% -14 +1 -148 46.4% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 103.4 -2.97
21 2019 1601 111.9 +0.53 -2.84 0.902 48.2% -128 +67 +50 44.1% -0.59 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.03 2013 2004 156.1 +2.96 +5.04 1.187 53.8% -37 -132 -335 68.5% +1.57 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 108.5 -1.35
22 2020 1665 124.1 +1.36 +1.56 1.149 53.2% -156 +111 — 56.0% +0.92 3–0 (100%) — — +0.96 2014 1995 160.2 +4.78 +5.18 1.233 54.4% -39 +30 -224 71.0% +1.79 12–6 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.24
23 2021 1976 151.5 +4.20 +2.86 1.159 52.9% -104 +26 -291 66.2% +1.16 16–6 (73%) 12–8 (60%) 111.9 -0.18 2015 1935 159.6 +3.29 +5.15 1.221 54.1% +59 +10 -196 69.9% +1.42 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 +1.13
24 2022 1836 154.6 +2.76 +2.01 1.087 51.9% +1 +145 -104 60.9% +0.69 9–5 (64%) 14–4 (78%) 106.3 +0.32 2016 1980 160.5 +3.61 +7.88 1.277 55.4% -3 +44 -186 68.0% +1.42 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -0.14
25 2023 1921 154.7 +3.30 +2.60 1.150 52.7% -57 +106 — 65.5% +1.26 4–4 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 98.3 -0.83 2017 1988 158.5 +3.09 +5.20 1.176 53.5% -32 +153 -98 67.6% +1.18 13–8 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 102.4 -2.46
26 2024 2018 157.3 +3.81 +3.36 1.137 53.0% -7 -46 -166 65.6% +1.12 14–8 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.98 2018 2013 158.0 +2.58 +7.16 1.230 54.5% -33 +166 -139 71.9% +1.61 15–4 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 +0.15
27 2025 1937 147.2 +3.99 +0.17 1.134 52.7% +52 +1 -93 60.9% +0.62 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.2 +0.71 2019 1942 158.9 +3.03 +6.58 1.216 54.2% -38 +198 +94 66.7% +1.28 13–8 (62%) 8–4 (67%) 101.3 -0.27
28 2026 1866 140.5 -0.43 +0.14 0.965 49.3% +29 +105 -63 49.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 92.7 -1.31 2020 2060 156.1 +3.23 +6.77 1.275 55.4% -69 +148 — 78.6% +1.82 6–0 (100%) 5–1 (83%) 107.1 -0.67
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2002 155.1 +3.53 +4.37 1.207 54.0% +7 +165 — 67.6% +1.45 6–2 (75%) 4–0 (100%) 105.0 -0.60
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2031 152.9 +5.00 +6.61 1.339 56.0% +4 +66 +191 75.5% +1.85 7–5 (58%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 +0.32
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00
Career — 2040 151.8 +2.70 +1.69 1.083 51.8% -26 +69 -115 60.1% +0.73 59–35 (63%) 48–33 (59%) 108.3 -0.32 — 2120 160.6 +2.79 +5.10 1.182 53.6% -12 +61 -59 66.1% +1.21 122–61 (67%) 54–56 (49%) 102.1 -1.49

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.