H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 16:30 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 second 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 7, 2018 Madrid WTA 1000 R64 Clay Simona Halep #1 6-1 6-0 Ekaterina Makarova #33 Match data
Feb 15, 2018* Doha WTA 1000 R32 Hard Simona Halep #2 6-3 6-0 Ekaterina Makarova #36 Match data
Aug 1, 2017* Washington DC WTA 500 QF Hard Ekaterina Makarova #58 2-6 6-3 1-0 (ret.) Simona Halep #2 Match data
Mar 14, 2016* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R32 Hard Simona Halep #5 6-2 6-4 Ekaterina Makarova #32 Match data
Feb 21, 2015* Dubai WTA 1000 QF Hard Simona Halep #4 6-3 1-6 7-5 Ekaterina Makarova #9 Match data
Jan 29, 2015* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Hard Ekaterina Makarova #11 6-4 6-0 Simona Halep #3 Match data
Aug 24, 2013* New Haven WTA 500 QF Hard Simona Halep #23 6-1 7-6(6) Ekaterina Makarova #26 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,111 446 197 69.4% 2 10 1 2 9 24
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,940 248 222 52.8% 0 0 0 2 1 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 1,592 0 0 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0
20 2012 23–23 50.0% #47 1,699 0 0 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,004 0 6 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,969 0 8 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,662 0 1
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,929 0 11 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,604 0 1
24 2016 41–14 74.5% #4 1,997 0 14 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1
25 2017 44–18 71.0% #1 1,973 0 15 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,838 0 1
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,005 1 18 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,837 0 2
27 2019 39–16 70.9% #4 1,938 2 19 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,784 0 2
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,056 2 22 2016 23–18 56.1% #30 1,782 0 2
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 1,949 2 22 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,836 0 3
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 1,986 2 24 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,750 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,700 0 3
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,913 2 24 — — — — — — —
33 2025 0–1 0.0% #873 1,887 2 24 — — — — — — —