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

Simona Halep vs Ekaterina Makarova H2H: 5-2

Simona Halep holds a 5–2 lead over Ekaterina Makarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 4–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2018 Madrid Open first round 6-1 6-0.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #1 6-1 6-0 Ekaterina Makarova #33 Match data May 7, 2018 R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Simona Halep #2 6-3 6-0 Ekaterina Makarova #36 Match data Feb 15, 2018* R32 Qatar Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #58 2-6 6-3 1-0 (ret.) Simona Halep #2 Match data Aug 1, 2017* QF Washington Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Simona Halep #5 6-2 6-4 Ekaterina Makarova #32 Match data Mar 14, 2016* R32 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Simona Halep #4 6-3 1-6 7-5 Ekaterina Makarova #9 Match data Feb 20, 2015* QF Dubai Tennis Championships Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #11 6-4 6-0 Simona Halep #3 Match data Jan 29, 2015* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Simona Halep #23 6-1 7-6(6) Ekaterina Makarova #26 Match data Aug 24, 2013* QF New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,120 449 201 69.1% 2 9 1 3 9 24
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,942 252 225 52.8% 0 0 0 1 2 3

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 Simona Halep Ekaterina Makarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0
20 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,663 0 1
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,606 0 1
24 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1
25 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,836 0 1
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,840 0 2
27 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,794 0 2
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22 2016 27–21 56.2% #30 1,776 0 2
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,840 0 3
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,756 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,707 0 3
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24 — — — — — — —
33 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24 — — — — — — —

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 Simona Halep Ekaterina Makarova
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 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
21 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 7 14 21 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 6 14 20 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
23 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 9 15 24 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2012 17 12 29 58.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
25 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2014 30 15 45 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
27 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2015 18 9 27 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — 2016 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2017 21 14 35 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — 2018 12 13 25 48.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — 165 149 314 52.5% 45 46 91 49.5% 42 28 70 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 575/649 of Simona Halep's and 442/477 of Ekaterina Makarova'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 Simona Halep Ekaterina Makarova
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 2010 14/16 2.1 3.6 61.8% 57.8% 51.1% 56.0% 57.5% 55.3% 46.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5% 2007 4/4 2.3 2.5 66.4% 54.5% 37.8% 48.4% 66.9% 48.3% 39.8%
20 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3% 2008 30/37 2.6 2.5 60.2% 62.5% 44.2% 40.5% 45.0% 55.1% 43.0%
21 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4% 2009 39/41 2.2 4.0 58.6% 64.0% 40.9% 48.2% 50.2% 54.2% 43.9%
22 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8% 2010 31/34 2.5 2.1 59.6% 59.5% 47.6% 57.5% 52.7% 54.8% 41.5%
23 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1% 2011 36/38 2.5 2.4 60.5% 64.0% 43.2% 47.4% 47.1% 55.6% 39.4%
24 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1% 2012 45/45 2.1 2.0 62.9% 64.9% 50.6% 55.1% 49.3% 59.5% 43.6%
25 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0% 2013 41/42 2.9 2.1 64.4% 66.3% 47.4% 57.6% 50.6% 59.3% 45.1%
26 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2% 2014 56/60 2.6 2.1 64.0% 65.1% 47.7% 59.9% 44.7% 58.9% 45.0%
27 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3% 2015 36/42 2.1 1.8 66.0% 65.8% 54.1% 55.9% 53.9% 61.6% 43.2%
28 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0% 2016 40/48 2.5 2.8 65.6% 65.1% 47.3% 58.4% 53.6% 59.0% 42.4%
29 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9% 2017 47/48 2.9 2.9 65.5% 64.2% 45.5% 52.2% 45.3% 57.7% 43.3%
30 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0% 2018 34/35 2.4 4.1 64.4% 63.8% 43.6% 56.6% 44.0% 56.6% 41.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 3/3 3.3 3.0 67.3% 61.0% 43.4% 52.0% 36.3% 55.6% 38.7%
32 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4% — 442/477 2.5 2.6 63.2% 64.2% 46.6% 54.0% 48.7% 57.6% 43.0%

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 Simona Halep Ekaterina Makarova
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 2010 1552 129.6 0.00 +1.23 1.032 50.6% -45 +75 — 51.5% +0.21 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 97.4 -1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 1591 119.2 -1.38 -0.51 0.942 48.7% -11 -33 +7 42.9% -0.57 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 99.6 -1.08 2007 1536 118.3 +1.82 -0.84 0.769 44.4% +21 — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 — — -0.12
20 2012 1692 138.7 -0.77 +1.06 0.953 49.0% -14 +1 -148 46.4% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 103.4 -2.97 2008 1626 124.1 -0.08 -0.65 0.958 48.7% -33 -52 +24 46.5% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 102.4 -0.55
21 2013 2004 156.1 +2.96 +5.04 1.187 53.8% -37 -132 -335 68.5% +1.57 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 108.5 -1.35 2009 1634 131.6 -1.02 +0.38 0.960 49.1% -45 +48 +32 47.4% -0.49 7–8 (47%) 7–0 (100%) 107.5 -0.92
22 2014 1995 160.2 +4.78 +5.18 1.233 54.4% -39 +30 -224 71.0% +1.79 12–6 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.24 2010 1663 122.5 -0.26 -1.13 0.918 48.3% -104 -64 +173 45.5% -0.53 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.1 -2.59
23 2015 1935 159.6 +3.29 +5.15 1.221 54.1% +59 +10 -196 69.9% +1.42 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 +1.13 2011 1606 131.9 +0.66 -2.66 0.887 47.4% -47 +70 +141 40.9% -0.75 6–6 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 101.5 -1.38
24 2016 1980 160.5 +3.61 +7.88 1.277 55.4% -3 +44 -186 68.0% +1.42 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -0.14 2012 1758 146.6 +3.45 +1.31 1.076 51.4% -30 -80 +28 57.1% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 -2.49
25 2017 1988 158.5 +3.09 +5.20 1.176 53.5% -32 +153 -98 67.6% +1.18 13–8 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 102.4 -2.46 2013 1836 145.0 +3.78 +1.69 1.108 52.2% -22 -149 -40 59.3% +0.60 5–8 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 94.8 -1.08
26 2018 2013 158.0 +2.58 +7.16 1.230 54.5% -33 +166 -139 71.9% +1.61 15–4 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 +0.15 2014 1841 150.2 +3.13 +1.93 1.095 51.8% +1 -157 +25 60.2% +0.56 11–2 (85%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -1.18
27 2019 1942 158.9 +3.03 +6.58 1.216 54.2% -38 +198 +94 66.7% +1.28 13–8 (62%) 8–4 (67%) 101.3 -0.27 2015 1795 142.0 +3.14 +1.65 1.125 52.5% +49 -71 +5 64.8% +0.89 4–7 (36%) 5–1 (83%) 98.0 +1.69
28 2020 2060 156.1 +3.23 +6.77 1.275 55.4% -69 +148 — 78.6% +1.82 6–0 (100%) 5–1 (83%) 107.1 -0.67 2016 1776 140.5 +2.86 -0.13 1.035 50.8% +17 -78 +71 55.0% +0.41 8–9 (47%) 3–2 (60%) 96.7 +0.36
29 2021 2002 155.1 +3.53 +4.37 1.207 54.0% +7 +165 — 67.6% +1.45 6–2 (75%) 4–0 (100%) 105.0 -0.60 2017 1841 148.6 +1.78 +0.54 1.022 50.2% +18 -103 -20 52.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.6 -2.16
30 2022 2031 152.9 +5.00 +6.61 1.339 56.0% +4 +66 +191 75.5% +1.85 7–5 (58%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 +0.32 2018 1757 140.7 +0.52 -0.09 0.957 49.2% +11 -59 +62 45.8% -0.40 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 101.3 -2.54
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1707 109.2 -2.16 -1.63 0.871 47.4% +6 — — 25.0% -1.00 0–2 0–1 — 0.00
32 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2120 160.6 +2.79 +5.10 1.182 53.6% -12 +61 -59 66.1% +1.21 122–61 (67%) 54–56 (49%) 102.1 -1.49 — 1942 146.2 +1.78 +0.38 1.014 50.2% -11 -55 +51 52.5% +0.08 72–73 (50%) 49–43 (53%) 104.0 -2.73

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.