# Sabine Lisicki vs Kimiko Date — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sabine-lisicki-vs-kimiko-date?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:99040&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124247
Tour: WTA

Sabine Lisicki holds a 3–1 lead over Kimiko Date in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Sabine Lisicki leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kimiko Date won the 2015 Bank of the West Classic first round 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2.

## Overall
- Sabine Lisicki: 3 wins
- Kimiko Date: 1 wins
- Total meetings: 4

## By surface
- Hard: Sabine Lisicki 2 - 1 Kimiko Date
- Grass: Sabine Lisicki 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## By tournament category
- WTA 500: Sabine Lisicki 2 - 1 Kimiko Date
- WTA 250: Sabine Lisicki 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 16 | Sabine Lisicki | 2006 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Sabine Lisicki | 2007 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Sabine Lisicki | 2008 | Hard | 14-13 | 27 | 51.9% |
| 18 | Sabine Lisicki | 2008 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 18 | Sabine Lisicki | 2008 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Hard | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Grass | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 19 | Sabine Lisicki | 2009 | Hard | 15-11 | 26 | 57.7% |
| 19 | Sabine Lisicki | 2009 | Clay | 10-4 | 14 | 71.4% |
| 19 | Sabine Lisicki | 2009 | Grass | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Hard | 9-5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Sabine Lisicki | 2010 | Hard | 4-9 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Hard | 9-8 | 17 | 52.9% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Sabine Lisicki | 2011 | Hard | 19-9 | 28 | 67.9% |
| 21 | Sabine Lisicki | 2011 | Clay | 5-3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 21 | Sabine Lisicki | 2011 | Grass | 11-1 | 12 | 91.7% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Hard | 15-6 | 21 | 71.4% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Carpet | 6-3 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Sabine Lisicki | 2012 | Hard | 9-12 | 21 | 42.9% |
| 22 | Sabine Lisicki | 2012 | Clay | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 22 | Sabine Lisicki | 2012 | Grass | 6-3 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Hard | 18-6 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Clay | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Carpet | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Sabine Lisicki | 2013 | Hard | 18-11 | 29 | 62.1% |
| 23 | Sabine Lisicki | 2013 | Clay | 8-6 | 14 | 57.1% |
| 23 | Sabine Lisicki | 2013 | Grass | 8-2 | 10 | 80.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Hard | 26-5 | 31 | 83.9% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Carpet | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Sabine Lisicki | 2014 | Hard | 19-15 | 34 | 55.9% |
| 24 | Sabine Lisicki | 2014 | Clay | 4-5 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 24 | Sabine Lisicki | 2014 | Grass | 4-1 | 5 | 80.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Hard | 16-6 | 22 | 72.7% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Clay | 11-3 | 14 | 78.6% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Carpet | 6-1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 25 | Sabine Lisicki | 2015 | Hard | 13-12 | 25 | 52.0% |
| 25 | Sabine Lisicki | 2015 | Clay | 4-5 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 25 | Sabine Lisicki | 2015 | Grass | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Hard | 25-8 | 33 | 75.8% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Grass | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Carpet | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Career | Sabine Lisicki | - | Hard | 128-113 | 241 | 53.11203319502075% |
| Career | Sabine Lisicki | - | Clay | 38-43 | 81 | 46.91358024691358% |
| Career | Sabine Lisicki | - | Grass | 45-20 | 65 | 69.23076923076923% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Hard | 170-127 | 297 | 57.23905723905724% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Clay | 24-27 | 51 | 47.05882352941177% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Grass | 31-24 | 55 | 56.36363636363637% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Carpet | 20-12 | 32 | 62.5% |

(+15 additional aligned rows on the canonical page)

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Sabine Lisicki | 1922 | 140.4 | 2.23 | 1.19 | 1.059 | 51.1% | -35 | -92 | 171 | 55.9% | 0.44 | 57-72 (44%) | 48-43 (53%) | -1.08 |
| Kimiko Date | 2091 | 154.4 | -1.51 | 0.62 | 0.928 | 48.3% | 30 | -184 | -61 | 55.2% | 0.45 | 77-65 (54%) | 42-48 (47%) | -3.0 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2015-08-06* | Bank of the West Classic | R32 | Hard | Kimiko Date | 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2 |
| 2011-08-04* | San Diego | R32 | Hard | Sabine Lisicki | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2011-06-08* | Birmingham | R64 | Grass | Sabine Lisicki | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2009-08-05* | Los Angeles | R64 | Hard | Sabine Lisicki | 7-6(5) 2-6 7-5 |

## Career rivalries
### Sabine Lisicki

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Samantha Stosur | 3-5 | 8 | 2016-06-30 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/samantha-stosur-vs-sabine-lisicki?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:98937&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:99040) |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 2-5 | 7 | 2016-10-20 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sabine-lisicki-vs-caroline-wozniacki?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:99040&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:106534) |
| Jelena Jankovic | 1-6 | 7 | 2016-09-23 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sabine-lisicki-vs-jelena-jankovic?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:99040&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:106509) |
| Maria Sharapova | 1-6 | 7 | 2014-08-31 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sabine-lisicki-vs-maria-sharapova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:99040&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:123766) |
| Monica Niculescu | 3-3 | 6 | 2018-02-03 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/monica-niculescu-vs-sabine-lisicki?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:99036&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:99040) |

### Kimiko Date

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 2-7 | 9 | 1996-08-25 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-arantxa-sanchez-vicario?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:127535) |
| Conchita Martínez | 6-2 | 8 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-conchita-martinez?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:125846) |
| Naoko Sawamatsu | 5-3 | 8 | 1996-02-02 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-naoko-sawamatsu?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200644) |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 3-4 | 7 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-gabriela-sabatini?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200572) |
| Steffi Graf | 0-7 | 7 | 1996-07-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-steffi-graf?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200414) |

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