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Sesil Karatantcheva vs Lindsay Davenport H2H: 0-1

Lindsay Davenport holds a 1–0 lead over Sesil Karatantcheva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Lindsay Davenport leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lindsay Davenport won the 2005 Indian Wells Open round of 64 6-3 6-2.

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Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Lindsay Davenport
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lindsay Davenport #1 6-3 6-2 Sesil Karatantcheva #89 Match data Mar 9, 2005 R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

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 Olympics 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 0
Lindsay Davenport #35 #1 6,100 2,374 711 191 78.8% 3 1 11 1 26 13 55

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 Lindsay Davenport
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 1991 1–2 33.3% #348 1,504 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1992 2–5 28.6% #161 1,512 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1993 31–15 67.4% #20 1,858 0 1
18 2008 1–1 50.0% #148 1,692 0 0 1994 44–15 74.6% #6 2,041 0 3
19 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0 1995 31–14 68.9% #12 1,964 0 4
20 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0 1996 47–15 75.8% #9 2,065 0 7
21 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0 1997 57–16 78.1% #3 2,166 0 13
22 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0 1998 68–14 82.9% #1 2,286 1 19
23 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0 1999 58–11 84.1% #2 2,327 2 26
24 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0 2000 57–14 80.3% #2 2,253 3 30
25 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0 2001 64–10 86.5% #1 2,298 3 37
26 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0 2002 24–9 72.7% #12 2,165 3 37
27 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0 2003 48–15 76.2% #5 2,074 3 38
28 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0 2004 64–10 86.5% #1 2,208 3 45
29 — — — — — — — 2005 58–11 84.1% #1 2,215 3 51
30 — — — — — — — 2006 21–8 72.4% #25 2,132 3 51
31 — — — — — — — 2007 13–1 92.9% #72 2,156 3 53
32 — — — — — — — 2008 23–6 79.3% #35 2,111 3 55

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 Lindsay Davenport
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% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 18 8 26 69.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
18 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 21 6 27 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
19 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1995 15 8 23 65.2% 8 1 9 88.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1996 29 6 35 82.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
21 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 36 8 44 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
22 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1998 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
23 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 33 8 41 80.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0%
24 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 41 9 50 82.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9%
25 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2001 51 9 60 85.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 30 10 40 75.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0%
28 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 40 5 45 88.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 1 7 85.7%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 38 7 45 84.4% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 18 4 22 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — 471 116 587 80.2% 106 33 139 76.3% 55 16 71 77.5% 79 26 105 75.2%

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 114/278 of Lindsay Davenport'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 Lindsay Davenport
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 15/15 1.4 3.8 67.8% 57.8% 43.1% 52.5% 44.7% 52.9% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 1/1 0.0 3.0 63.3% 50.0% 40.9% 0.0% 50.0% 46.7% 43.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 14/16 1.4 7.1 64.9% 58.2% 41.0% 49.1% 49.2% 52.2% 50.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2013 9/12 1.2 9.1 54.1% 59.2% 33.8% 50.4% 49.6% 47.3% 43.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1% 2003 13/63 3.1 3.8 57.5% 72.0% 48.9% 70.1% 61.3% 62.1% 50.3%
28 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6% 2004 20/74 4.7 3.3 61.0% 76.7% 48.0% 71.2% 55.1% 65.5% 51.1%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 28/69 5.6 5.0 59.7% 73.5% 46.4% 56.5% 54.0% 62.4% 48.6%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 19/29 3.9 3.5 57.9% 67.9% 53.5% 56.9% 47.3% 61.8% 47.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 9/14 4.9 3.6 57.3% 72.4% 53.0% 46.7% 63.5% 64.0% 52.9%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 25/29 6.0 4.0 58.0% 74.4% 51.4% 48.4% 54.3% 65.2% 47.8%
Career — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 43.6% — 114/902 4.9 4.0 58.8% 73.1% 49.8% 58.1% 54.7% 63.6% 49.2%

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 Lindsay Davenport
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 1991 1505 103.8 — — — — +36 — — 28.6% -1.71 1–0 — — -0.02
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1512 119.7 — — — — +67 0 — 31.3% -1.38 1–1 — — -0.26
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1859 149.8 — — — — -28 -178 -240 61.3% +0.93 11–3 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 111.2 -0.48
18 2008 1693 108.3 +0.98 +0.45 1.142 52.4% — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.06 1994 2041 168.7 — — — — -27 -191 -346 69.7% +1.73 11–7 (61%) 6–5 (55%) 102.2 -2.86
19 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11 1995 1964 155.1 — — — — -15 -55 -216 64.4% +1.21 10–5 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 100.2 +0.77
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 1996 2066 172.6 — — — — +4 -68 -253 73.5% +1.73 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 100.5 -1.62
21 2011 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35 1997 2166 175.6 — — — — +24 -154 — 74.4% +1.95 10–10 (50%) 7–8 (47%) 94.6 +0.58
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 1998 2287 180.4 — — — — +50 -220 -395 75.7% +1.94 16–7 (70%) 8–5 (62%) 105.2 -2.47
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 1999 2328 179.8 — — — — +19 -263 -303 82.2% +2.53 8–4 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 101.9 -1.25
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 2000 2254 177.5 — — — — +41 — -106 76.8% +2.17 13–6 (68%) 8–8 (50%) 96.4 -2.76
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 2001 2298 174.7 — — — — +17 — -24 81.0% +2.19 13–4 (76%) 9–4 (69%) 103.0 -1.06
26 2016 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01 2002 2166 166.9 — — — — +25 — — 71.1% +1.46 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 90.6 -0.63
27 2017 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13 2003 2075 165.9 +4.70 +4.45 1.328 56.1% +52 +20 +133 74.6% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 96.2 -0.74
28 2018 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09 2004 2208 171.1 +7.65 +5.05 1.482 57.9% +54 -118 +45 83.1% +2.56 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 100.2 -0.46
29 2019 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 2215 170.5 +5.92 +4.60 1.294 55.2% +26 -49 +49 79.2% +2.00 16–6 (73%) 9–7 (56%) 103.6 -1.58
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2133 165.6 +4.92 +4.20 1.241 54.4% +19 — — 71.9% +1.67 4–4 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 97.4 -1.47
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2157 145.6 +4.78 +3.86 1.472 58.3% +12 — — 83.9% +2.65 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.41
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2112 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% -6 +44 — 80.0% +2.18 5–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.18
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 — 2375 176.5 +6.17 +4.21 1.351 56.0% +22 -122 -126 74.8% +1.90 149–78 (66%) 95–72 (57%) 101.9 -1.91

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.