H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Sesil Karatantcheva vs Anna-Lena Groenefeld H2H: 1-0

Sesil Karatantcheva holds a 1–0 lead over Anna-Lena Groenefeld in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sesil Karatantcheva leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sesil Karatantcheva won the 2004 Vancouver round of 16 7-5 6-4.

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Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
GER Age 41 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sesil Karatantcheva #210 7-5 6-4 Anna-Lena Groenefeld #87 Match data Aug 13, 2004* R16 Vancouver Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Sesil Karatantcheva #1,329 #35 919 1,728 50 75 40.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #1,012 #14 1,365 1,856 109 130 45.6% 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 Sesil Karatantcheva Anna-Lena Groenefeld
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 2004 7–5 58.3% #133 1,564 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 2005 17–14 54.8% #39 1,703 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2008 1–1 50.0% #148 1,692 0 0 2003 3–6 33.3% #118 1,515 0 0
19 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0 2004 7–15 31.8% #68 1,478 0 0
20 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0 2005 36–26 58.1% #21 1,790 0 0
21 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0 2006 30–26 53.6% #19 1,656 0 1
22 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0 2007 4–14 22.2% #204 1,527 0 1
23 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0 2008 7–7 50.0% #76 1,597 0 1
24 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0 2009 18–23 43.9% #65 1,655 0 1
25 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0 2010 4–11 26.7% #166 1,563 0 1
26 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0 2011 0–2 0.0% #266 1,542 0 1
27 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Sesil Karatantcheva Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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 %
14 2004 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 11 11 22 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 3 9 12 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2005 27 16 43 62.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 10 16 26 38.5% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 8 13 21 38.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — 58 76 134 43.3% 46 39 85 54.1% 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 84/125 of Sesil Karatantcheva's and 140/230 of Anna-Lena Groenefeld'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 Sesil Karatantcheva Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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%
14 2004 1/12 2.0 3.0 46.8% 45.5% 40.0% 37.5% 0.0% 42.6% 26.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 10/31 1.5 4.7 60.6% 56.4% 37.3% 37.0% 41.2% 48.4% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 2/2 1.5 3.0 63.8% 62.4% 50.7% 58.9% 52.1% 58.9% 46.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 7/8 1.1 3.6 67.5% 49.8% 38.9% 40.1% 52.5% 46.1% 43.0% 2004 3/22 2.3 3.3 58.5% 65.7% 58.7% 42.9% 40.3% 62.7% 48.0%
20 2010 15/15 1.4 3.8 67.8% 57.8% 43.1% 52.5% 44.7% 52.9% 44.5% 2005 13/62 3.9 4.3 56.2% 70.4% 51.6% 58.5% 40.0% 62.2% 45.3%
21 2011 1/1 0.0 3.0 63.3% 50.0% 40.9% 0.0% 50.0% 46.7% 43.1% 2006 40/56 3.2 5.1 58.9% 65.4% 45.4% 57.8% 44.8% 57.3% 42.9%
22 2012 14/16 1.4 7.1 64.9% 58.2% 41.0% 49.1% 49.2% 52.2% 50.6% 2007 16/18 4.6 8.0 52.4% 67.4% 39.9% 52.8% 43.4% 54.0% 38.2%
23 2013 9/12 1.2 9.1 54.1% 59.2% 33.8% 50.4% 49.6% 47.3% 43.4% 2008 13/14 5.1 5.3 47.4% 75.3% 47.4% 51.1% 46.9% 61.2% 41.4%
24 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1% 2009 39/41 3.6 5.4 58.2% 64.9% 46.1% 54.3% 54.9% 56.5% 41.2%
25 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5% 2010 14/15 2.8 7.0 55.0% 63.7% 38.6% 47.6% 48.2% 52.7% 40.9%
26 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6% 2011 2/2 1.5 4.0 52.6% 62.6% 38.3% 55.8% 25.0% 51.3% 27.9%
27 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 43.6% — 140/239 3.6 5.6 56.1% 66.7% 45.2% 54.3% 47.1% 57.1% 41.7%

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 Sesil Karatantcheva Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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
14 2004 1565 113.8 -1.46 -1.14 0.456 34.8% +15 — — 58.6% +0.17 2–3 (40%) — — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 1703 132.7 -2.96 -0.17 0.824 45.4% -35 -71 — 50.7% -0.42 8–3 (73%) 3–3 (50%) 106.7 -0.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 1693 108.3 +0.98 +0.45 1.142 52.4% — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.06 2003 1516 115.9 — — — — +21 +1 — 38.1% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.25
19 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11 2004 1478 112.5 +1.14 +0.30 1.285 54.6% +4 +58 — 34.1% -0.61 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
20 2010 1624 115.1 -1.13 +0.73 0.945 48.6% -5 -67 +51 44.1% -0.47 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.47 2005 1790 139.1 +3.94 +1.05 1.197 53.3% -4 -165 -292 57.8% +0.52 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 105.9 +1.73
21 2011 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35 2006 1656 132.8 +1.54 -0.91 1.005 50.2% -69 +191 -102 52.7% +0.15 10–9 (53%) 6–7 (46%) 98.7 +2.20
22 2012 1538 120.4 -2.60 +3.93 1.059 51.3% +2 +1 — 38.5% -0.51 0–7 (0%) 0–1 — 0.00 2007 1528 109.8 -1.58 -3.51 0.830 46.3% +7 +219 — 25.6% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 95.2 +0.69
23 2013 1520 122.0 -2.96 +1.39 0.822 45.5% +2 +5 — 30.8% -1.19 0–2 0–2 — -0.98 2008 1597 128.6 +2.89 -1.21 1.066 50.8% -17 +136 — 51.7% +0.03 0–1 — — -1.01
24 2014 1520 100.7 -1.01 -0.55 0.970 48.8% +13 — — 38.5% -1.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.15 2009 1655 128.8 +0.58 -2.14 0.947 48.9% -56 +88 — 46.3% -0.34 5–12 (29%) 4–6 (40%) 92.8 -1.96
25 2015 1520 112.6 -2.56 -0.62 0.903 48.1% +51 -21 — 41.0% -1.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.21 2010 1563 104.5 -2.32 -1.60 0.865 46.9% 0 +100 — 37.8% -1.51 1–6 (14%) 3–0 (100%) 97.3 -0.12
26 2016 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01 2011 1542 96.7 -0.53 -1.59 0.574 41.1% — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.26
27 2017 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2018 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2019 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 1411 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1728 121.3 -2.22 +0.59 0.890 47.3% 0 -29 +51 42.3% -0.75 18–23 (44%) 7–9 (44%) 94.4 -1.50 — 1857 131.7 +0.84 -1.45 0.971 49.4% -23 +88 -197 47.2% -0.19 27–37 (42%) 17–25 (40%) 92.3 +0.53

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.