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

Rita Grande vs Cara Black H2H: 0-5

Cara Black holds a 5–0 lead over Rita Grande in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Cara Black leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cara Black won the 2004 Birmingham round of 64 6-7(6) 6-2 7-6(4).

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Rita Grande
ITA Age 51 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 5
5 main-draw meetings
Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cara Black #82 6-7(6) 6-2 7-6(4) Rita Grande #99 Match data Jun 9, 2004* R64 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Cara Black #52 6-2 6-1 Rita Grande #64 Match data Aug 21, 2003* R32 New Haven Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Cara Black #52 6-2 2-6 6-3 Rita Grande #66 Match data Aug 13, 2003* R64 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Cara Black #79 6-3 7-5 Rita Grande #51 Match data May 14, 2003* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Cara Black #37 6-2 4-6 6-1 Rita Grande #53 Match data Mar 8, 2001 R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Rita Grande #1,172 #24 1,020 1,755 173 220 44.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Rita Grande Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1991 0–2 0.0% #370 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1993 0–1 0.0% #186 1,456 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1994 7–12 36.8% #146 1,491 0 0 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 1995 10–11 47.6% #72 1,591 0 0 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 1996 10–16 38.5% #71 1,617 0 0 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 1997 15–18 45.5% #44 1,667 0 0 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 1998 12–23 34.3% #59 1,581 0 0 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 1999 21–18 53.8% #54 1,677 0 0 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 2000 16–22 42.1% #77 1,608 0 0 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2001 35–26 57.4% #24 1,742 0 2 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2002 21–27 43.8% #46 1,640 0 2 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
28 2003 14–25 35.9% #70 1,534 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 2004 12–18 40.0% #104 1,536 0 3 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1
30 2005 0–1 0.0% #1088 1,518 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Rita Grande Cara Black
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 1991 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1995 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1996 8 9 17 47.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1998 4 10 14 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 1999 15 9 24 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2000 6 10 16 37.5% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2001 28 16 44 63.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2002 12 15 27 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2003 3 13 16 18.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 110 122 232 47.4% 37 56 93 39.8% 15 24 39 38.5% 11 18 29 37.9% — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 11/69 of Rita Grande's and 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Rita Grande Cara Black
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 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
28 2003 5/39 1.8 2.0 66.2% 63.8% 43.9% 57.0% 58.1% 57.7% 47.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 6/30 1.5 1.2 71.4% 59.5% 42.2% 52.1% 31.0% 54.8% 41.4% 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
Career — 11/393 1.6 1.5 69.0% 61.5% 43.0% 54.3% 43.3% 56.1% 44.2% — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Rita Grande Cara Black
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 1991 1471 91.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1993 1456 94.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 1492 108.7 — — — — +66 — — 40.0% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.41 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28
20 1995 1591 131.2 — — — — +49 — — 47.1% +0.26 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) 100.8 +0.32 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 1996 1618 126.5 — — — — +22 -164 -67 42.4% -0.41 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.9 +0.05 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 1997 1668 136.7 — — — — +21 -161 — 48.7% -0.33 4–10 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 97.9 +0.01 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 1998 1581 124.9 — — — — +29 -89 -16 37.0% -1.12 5–6 (45%) 4–2 (67%) 103.0 -0.29 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
24 1999 1678 125.6 — — — — +23 -179 -105 50.0% -0.45 10–2 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 110.9 -0.74 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01
25 2000 1608 123.5 — — — — +28 -76 -44 43.9% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 101.6 -0.24 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84
26 2001 1742 138.0 — — — — +31 -163 -198 54.7% +0.35 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) 101.8 +0.27 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03
27 2002 1641 120.5 — — — — -19 -46 -67 44.1% -0.36 8–7 (53%) 4–7 (36%) 100.1 +1.02 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
28 2003 1534 112.1 +0.28 +0.94 1.123 52.5% -41 +90 +57 40.7% -0.78 6–9 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 1536 104.3 -0.87 -1.71 0.916 47.8% -71 +57 +70 44.6% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 100.9 +1.29 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07
30 2005 1518 99.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1755 128.5 -0.35 -0.51 1.007 50.0% +13 -66 -49 45.2% -0.40 63–69 (48%) 38–41 (48%) 101.0 +1.12 — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09

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.