H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Simona Halep vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 3-1

Simona Halep holds a 3–1 lead over Iveta Benesova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Simona Halep leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2012 US Open round of 128 7-5 7-6(5).

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Iveta Benesova
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #53 7-5 7-6(5) Iveta Benesova #63 Match data Aug 29, 2012* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Simona Halep #63 6-4 6-4 Iveta Benesova #48 Match data Feb 16, 2012* R32 Qatar Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Iveta Benesova #67 6-4 6-2 Simona Halep #144 Match data May 1, 2010* F Morocco Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Simona Halep #166 6-4 6-1 Iveta Benesova #70 Match data Apr 8, 2010* R32 Marbella International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Iveta Benesova
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 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24 — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 0 2
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 Iveta Benesova
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% — — — — 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 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% 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 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% — 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 33.3%

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 Iveta Benesova
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 2002 1564 116.6 — — — — +44 -100 — 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
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 2003 1479 107.1 — — — — +105 -55 — 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
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 2004 1647 128.5 — — — — -23 +14 — 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
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 2005 1610 122.9 — — — — -28 +68 — 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
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 2006 1592 112.3 — — — — +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
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 2007 1521 104.5 — — — — +85 -42 — 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
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 2008 1652 126.5 — — — — -4 -18 — 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
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 2009 1647 132.9 — — — — +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
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 2010 1637 121.1 — — — — +2 +1 — 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
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 2011 1627 135.9 — — — — +26 -37 — 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
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 2012 1579 127.8 — — — — +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 — — 0.0% -2.70 — 0–2 — -0.26
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 — 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

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.