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Sesil Karatantcheva vs Na Li H2H: 0-1

Na Li holds a 1–0 lead over Sesil Karatantcheva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Na Li leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Na Li won the 2013 Australian Open round of 128 6-1 6-3.

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Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Na Li
CHN Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Na Li #6 6-1 6-3 Sesil Karatantcheva #113 Match data Jan 16, 2013* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Na Li #9 #2 7,585 2,117 338 159 68.0% 2 1 0 1 5 9

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 Na Li
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 2000 1–3 25.0% #136 1,496 0 0
19 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #302 1,480 0 0
20 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0 2004 6–1 85.7% #78 1,599 0 1
23 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0 2005 23–14 62.2% #56 1,710 0 1
24 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0 2006 36–22 62.1% #21 1,818 0 1
25 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0 2007 22–12 64.7% #29 1,819 0 1
26 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0 2008 28–14 66.7% #23 1,863 0 2
27 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0 2009 35–17 67.3% #15 1,938 0 2
28 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0 2010 36–20 64.3% #11 1,849 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2011 33–17 66.0% #5 1,862 1 5
30 — — — — — — — 2012 43–17 71.7% #7 1,999 1 6
31 — — — — — — — 2013 46–14 76.7% #3 2,067 1 7
32 — — — — — — — 2014 29–7 80.6% #9 2,024 2 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 Sesil Karatantcheva Na Li
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% — — — — — — — — 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2004 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 16 12 28 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — —
24 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 13 5 18 72.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 22 9 31 71.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 30 10 40 75.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 35 8 43 81.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 22 3 25 88.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — 222 104 326 68.1% 77 33 110 70.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 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 372/485 of Na Li'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 Na Li
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% 2005 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6%
24 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1% 2006 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2%
25 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5% 2007 33/34 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2%
26 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6% 2008 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8%
27 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1% 2009 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1%
28 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6% 2010 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0%
Career — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 43.6% — 372/497 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2%

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 Na Li
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 2000 1497 107.1 — — — — +34 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.21
19 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11 2001 1481 95.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2004 1600 125.7 — — — — +18 — — 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.22
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 2005 1711 139.1 -0.18 +0.14 0.999 49.8% -25 -56 — 61.4% +1.04 8–5 (62%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 -0.97
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 2006 1819 148.7 +1.65 +1.60 1.068 51.4% -79 -12 -62 61.2% +1.05 9–4 (69%) 7–4 (64%) 111.4 -2.52
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 2007 1820 150.2 +2.75 +2.06 1.133 52.7% +69 -38 -48 62.2% +0.96 7–7 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.95
26 2016 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01 2008 1864 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 — -127 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.2 -1.80
27 2017 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13 2009 1938 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +49 -152 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -2.23
28 2018 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09 2010 1850 150.5 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -23 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.93
29 2019 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1862 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -57 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2000 162.2 +5.42 +5.11 1.234 54.2% -1 -5 -158 68.1% +1.30 11–10 (52%) 6–4 (60%) 100.7 0.00
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2067 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +56 -126 -177 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -110 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97
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 — 2117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% +13 -21 -66 65.1% +1.13 89–64 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.5 -1.53

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.