H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Samantha Stosur vs Lucie Safarova H2H: 5-10

Lucie Safarova holds a 10–5 lead over Samantha Stosur in their WTA head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 6–3 on hard courts and 3–2 on clay. Most recently, Samantha Stosur won the 2016 Roland Garros third round 6-3 6-7(0) 7-5.

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Samantha Stosur
AUS Age 42 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 10
15 main draw meetings
Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Samantha Stosur #24 6-3 6-7(0) 7-5 Lucie Safarova #13 Match data May 28, 2016* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Samantha Stosur #23 (w/o) Lucie Safarova #13 Match data May 3, 2016* R32 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Lucie Safarova #16 3-6 6-1 6-4 Samantha Stosur #25 Match data Apr 30, 2016* F Prague Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Lucie Safarova #15 7-6(3) 6-4 Samantha Stosur #25 Match data Feb 25, 2015* R32 Qatar Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Samantha Stosur #20 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 Lucie Safarova #16 Match data Jan 15, 2015* R32 Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lucie Safarova #26 3-6 6-4 6-4 Samantha Stosur #19 Match data Apr 4, 2014* R16 Charleston Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Lucie Safarova #34 7-5 6-3 Samantha Stosur #20 Match data Oct 2, 2013* R64 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #35 6-4 6-4 Samantha Stosur #17 Match data Sep 27, 2013* R16 Pan Pacific Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #28 7-6(5) 6-3 Samantha Stosur #14 Match data Jun 21, 2013* R16 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Lucie Safarova #23 7-6(9) 7-6(5) Samantha Stosur #5 Match data Aug 10, 2012* R16 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Samantha Stosur #5 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 Lucie Safarova #25 Match data Feb 24, 2012* R16 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Samantha Stosur #5 6-0 7-6(1) Lucie Safarova #31 Match data Mar 24, 2011* R32 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #61 6-4 6-4 Samantha Stosur #51 Match data Jan 8, 2009* R16 Brisbane International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Lucie Safarova #43 6-2 7-6(5) Samantha Stosur #30 Match data Aug 30, 2006* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Lucie Safarova #27 5-7 6-1 6-4 Samantha Stosur #53 Match data Apr 12, 2006* R64 Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent 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
Samantha Stosur #531 #4 6,195 2,072 459 345 57.1% 1 0 0 2 6 9
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Samantha Stosur Lucie Safarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2002 0–2 0.0% #245 1,475 0 0 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2
19 2003 2–4 33.3% #163 1,493 0 0 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2004 17–17 50.0% #65 1,605 0 0 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3
21 2005 18–22 45.0% #46 1,588 0 0 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4
22 2006 29–24 54.7% #29 1,747 0 0 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4
23 2007 15–15 50.0% #46 1,724 0 0 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4
24 2008 18–12 60.0% #52 1,754 0 0 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4
25 2009 38–20 65.5% #13 1,887 0 1 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4
26 2010 43–19 69.4% #6 1,931 0 2 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5
27 2011 46–21 68.7% #6 1,967 1 3 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5
28 2012 40–24 62.5% #9 1,873 1 3 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6
29 2013 40–22 64.5% #18 1,904 1 5 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7
30 2014 32–22 59.3% #22 1,860 1 6 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7
31 2015 34–22 60.7% #27 1,782 1 8 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7
32 2016 30–23 56.6% #21 1,702 1 8 — — — — — — —
33 2017 22–19 53.7% #41 1,731 1 9 — — — — — — —
34 2018 17–24 41.5% #74 1,655 1 9 — — — — — — —
35 2019 15–17 46.9% #99 1,631 1 9 — — — — — — —
36 2020 1–3 25.0% #112 1,607 1 9 — — — — — — —
37 2021 1–10 9.1% #382 1,518 1 9 — — — — — — —
38 2022 1–3 25.0% #529 1,506 1 9 — — — — — — —

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 Samantha Stosur Lucie Safarova
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 %
18 2002 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
19 2003 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2004 12 11 23 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
21 2005 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2006 18 15 33 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
24 2008 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2009 29 14 43 67.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2010 22 14 36 61.1% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2011 31 14 45 68.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
28 2012 25 16 41 61.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2013 31 15 46 67.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 2015 16 15 31 51.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
32 2016 11 15 26 42.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2018 3 13 16 18.8% 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 274 224 498 55.0% 143 76 219 65.3% 36 41 77 46.8% 6 4 10 60.0% — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5%

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 649/803 of Samantha Stosur's and 526/627 of Lucie Safarova'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 Samantha Stosur Lucie Safarova
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3%
19 2003 1/6 6.0 5.0 49.4% 74.4% 35.0% 33.3% 33.3% 54.4% 38.2% 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7%
20 2004 5/34 2.2 2.4 49.6% 64.1% 45.0% 55.6% 30.1% 54.4% 34.4% 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7%
21 2005 9/40 4.7 4.4 56.5% 70.7% 48.7% 49.9% 46.1% 61.2% 40.8% 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7%
22 2006 36/53 4.1 2.3 61.8% 64.6% 47.1% 51.1% 39.0% 58.2% 38.5% 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0%
23 2007 29/30 4.4 2.9 60.9% 66.0% 45.8% 59.0% 45.7% 57.6% 38.6% 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0%
24 2008 24/30 5.1 3.5 51.9% 71.1% 51.5% 59.2% 42.5% 61.4% 42.9% 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7%
25 2009 52/58 4.8 3.5 58.8% 68.8% 50.7% 61.2% 53.9% 61.1% 43.5% 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9%
26 2010 59/62 4.8 3.2 60.0% 70.7% 51.5% 57.8% 49.4% 63.0% 42.8% 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7%
27 2011 59/67 3.2 2.1 63.5% 71.2% 53.3% 62.1% 48.8% 64.6% 42.2% 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7%
28 2012 57/64 3.8 3.2 64.6% 68.1% 51.2% 59.1% 44.5% 62.1% 43.0% 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1%
29 2013 56/62 2.9 3.7 61.8% 68.1% 48.2% 61.2% 50.2% 60.3% 45.1% 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9%
30 2014 51/54 4.4 2.8 61.7% 69.1% 51.1% 55.0% 50.9% 62.3% 42.9% 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8%
31 2015 43/56 4.7 3.4 60.4% 69.7% 59.1% 58.6% 45.0% 65.5% 41.4% 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4%
32 2016 40/53 3.5 4.8 60.5% 64.9% 45.1% 52.4% 46.1% 57.1% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2017 40/41 4.0 3.0 62.5% 67.5% 48.9% 53.8% 47.4% 60.5% 43.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2018 40/42 4.1 3.3 60.6% 65.0% 47.7% 50.5% 45.7% 58.2% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 30/32 4.2 4.5 58.8% 65.9% 40.1% 52.8% 41.5% 55.3% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 4/4 2.3 3.8 69.9% 61.3% 34.5% 40.5% 31.5% 53.8% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 10/11 2.8 3.7 64.7% 59.4% 36.6% 53.1% 31.7% 51.3% 32.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 4/4 3.8 4.3 59.3% 59.0% 38.3% 25.7% 34.2% 51.4% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 649/805 4.0 3.3 60.9% 68.0% 49.4% 56.6% 46.5% 60.7% 41.7% — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Samantha Stosur Lucie Safarova
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
18 2002 1476 94.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.20 0–1 — — +0.06 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.78
19 2003 1493 117.7 +0.87 +0.74 0.837 46.5% +24 — — 35.7% 0.00 1–1 0–5 (0%) — -0.19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.14
20 2004 1606 118.2 -0.27 -2.88 0.756 44.8% +5 -91 -21 51.3% -0.46 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.27 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) — -1.99
21 2005 1589 131.3 +2.67 -1.67 1.051 50.5% +30 -61 -33 44.9% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.78 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +1.17
22 2006 1748 143.1 +1.45 -3.76 0.920 48.0% +2 -155 -135 52.2% +0.09 7–6 (54%) 3–8 (27%) — -0.70 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.32
23 2007 1724 135.6 +1.83 -2.92 0.911 48.6% -2 -43 -124 50.7% +0.19 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) — -2.25 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.46
24 2008 1755 134.8 +4.41 +0.22 1.111 52.1% -11 -77 -81 58.1% +0.69 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.47 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) — -0.94
25 2009 1888 154.7 +5.39 +0.57 1.119 52.5% -7 -129 -180 63.0% +0.94 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) — -1.65 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) — +0.27
26 2010 1932 159.5 +7.09 +0.23 1.156 52.9% -40 +78 -207 63.9% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.75 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) — +0.73
27 2011 1968 158.2 +8.42 -0.10 1.193 53.4% -20 +28 -223 64.2% +1.11 12–7 (63%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.95 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) — -2.02
28 2012 1873 150.5 +5.95 +0.23 1.134 52.5% +7 +160 -197 58.8% +0.71 13–11 (54%) 8–14 (36%) — +1.71 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) — -0.85
29 2013 1904 152.1 +4.49 +1.51 1.138 52.7% +14 +46 -214 63.6% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) — +1.39 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.56
30 2014 1860 149.0 +5.95 +0.29 1.140 52.5% +6 +80 -205 59.0% +0.65 6–12 (33%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.01 2017 1797 139.6 +4.57 -0.46 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.88
31 2015 1783 141.4 +5.95 +0.02 1.201 53.3% -26 +170 -121 55.7% +0.79 10–6 (63%) 3–8 (27%) — -0.45 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) — -1.01
32 2016 1702 133.6 +1.07 -2.01 0.933 48.8% -49 +307 -57 50.9% -0.12 12–4 (75%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2017 1732 137.4 +4.01 +0.04 1.112 52.3% -86 +251 — 55.6% +0.41 6–11 (35%) 6–0 (100%) — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2018 1655 126.0 +1.35 -4.20 0.900 48.1% -67 +228 +30 40.0% -0.64 3–4 (43%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 1631 116.9 -0.46 -2.06 0.900 47.9% -38 +150 +51 46.7% -0.59 6–5 (55%) 6–0 (100%) — +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 1607 111.3 -1.57 -0.87 0.795 45.4% -26 — — 25.0% -2.25 — 2–0 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1518 99.9 -2.40 -3.51 0.673 42.9% -10 — +80 20.0% -2.40 0–3 (0%) — — +0.44 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 1506 100.9 -2.15 -2.55 0.791 45.1% +8 — — 22.2% -1.55 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2072 148.5 +4.29 -0.69 1.059 51.2% -13 +101 -98 55.2% +0.39 127–118 (52%) 95–103 (48%) 95.8 -0.97 — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27

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.