H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 04:32 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 first round 1-6 6-4 6-3.
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ESP
Age 28
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1
–
2
3 main draw meetings
ROU
Age 34
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2024* | Miami | WTA 1000 | R128 | Hard | Paula Badosa | 1-6 6-4 6-3 | Simona Halep | Match data |
| Jul 5, 2022* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R16 | Grass | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-2 | Paula Badosa | Match data |
| May 2, 2022* | Madrid | WTA 1000 | R32 | Clay | Simona Halep | 6-3 6-1 | Paula Badosa | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Badosa | #115 | #2 | 5,045 | 2,040 | 171 | 112 | 60.4% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Simona Halep | #873 | #1 | 8,290 | 2,111 | 446 | 197 | 69.4% | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2018 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #140 | 1,529 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | 23–23 | 50.0% | #47 | 1,699 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2019 | 7–10 | 41.2% | #97 | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #11 | 2,004 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | 2020 | 7–4 | 63.6% | #70 | 1,660 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 46–18 | 71.9% | #3 | 1,969 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | 2021 | 40–16 | 71.4% | #8 | 1,970 | 0 | 2 | 2015 | 49–16 | 75.4% | #2 | 1,929 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | 2022 | 31–21 | 59.6% | #13 | 1,832 | 0 | 3 | 2016 | 41–14 | 74.5% | #4 | 1,997 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | 2023 | 17–10 | 63.0% | #64 | 1,914 | 0 | 3 | 2017 | 44–18 | 71.0% | #1 | 1,973 | 0 | 15 |
| 26 | 2024 | 37–18 | 67.3% | #12 | 2,018 | 0 | 4 | 2018 | 45–12 | 78.9% | #1 | 2,005 | 1 | 18 |
| 27 | 2025 | 17–10 | 63.0% | #25 | 1,955 | 0 | 4 | 2019 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #4 | 1,938 | 2 | 19 |
| 28 | 2026 | 11–14 | 44.0% | #115 | 1,876 | 0 | 4 | 2020 | 23–3 | 88.5% | #2 | 2,056 | 2 | 22 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 24–13 | 64.9% | #20 | 1,949 | 2 | 22 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 39–13 | 75.0% | #10 | 1,986 | 2 | 24 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,913 | 2 | 24 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,887 | 2 | 24 |