H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Simona Halep vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 7-1

Simona Halep holds a 7–1 lead over Jelena Jankovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 5–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2017 Shenzhen third round 6-1 3-6 6-3.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 4, 2017* Shenzhen WTA 250 R32 Hard Simona Halep #4 6-1 3-6 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #54 Match data
Aug 22, 2015* Cincinnati WTA 1000 SF Hard Simona Halep #3 6-1 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #25 Match data
Aug 13, 2015* Toronto WTA 1000 R32 Hard Simona Halep #3 6-3 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #23 Match data
Mar 15, 2015* Indian Wells WTA 1000 F Hard Simona Halep #3 2-6 7-5 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #21 Match data
Jan 22, 2014* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Simona Halep #11 6-4 2-6 6-0 Jelena Jankovic #8 Match data
May 18, 2013* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Simona Halep #64 4-6 6-0 7-5 Jelena Jankovic #18 Match data
May 24, 2012* Brussels WTA 500 R32 Clay Simona Halep #49 6-2 3-6 7-6(3) Jelena Jankovic #21 Match data
Sep 1, 2010* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Jelena Jankovic #5 6-4 4-6 7-5 Simona Halep #96 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
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,132 547 332 62.2% 0 6 0 3 6 15

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 Jelena Jankovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,528 0 0
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,505 0 0
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,592 0 0 2004 27–25 51.9% #28 1,754 0 1
20 2012 23–23 50.0% #47 1,699 0 0 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,732 0 1
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,004 0 6 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,915 0 1
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,969 0 8 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,966 0 5
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,929 0 11 2008 63–18 77.8% #1 2,087 0 9
24 2016 41–14 74.5% #4 1,997 0 14 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,948 0 11
25 2017 44–18 71.0% #1 1,973 0 15 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,794 0 12
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,005 1 18 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,804 0 12
27 2019 39–16 70.9% #4 1,938 2 19 2012 31–27 53.4% #22 1,737 0 12
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,056 2 22 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,918 0 13
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 1,949 2 22 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,795 0 13
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 1,986 2 24 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,851 0 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 21–19 52.5% #54 1,738 0 15
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,913 2 24 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,576 0 15
33 2025 0–1 0.0% #873 1,887 2 24 — — — — — — —