H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Simona Halep vs Lara Arruabarrena H2H: 3-1

Simona Halep holds a 3–1 lead over Lara Arruabarrena in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Lara Arruabarrena won the 2015 China Open first round 5-4 RET.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Lara Arruabarrena
Spain Age 34 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lara Arruabarrena #98 5-4 (ret.) Simona Halep #2 Match data Oct 5, 2015 R64 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Simona Halep #3 6-3 6-1 Lara Arruabarrena #120 Match data Jul 12, 2014* QF Bucharest International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Simona Halep #5 6-4 6-4 Lara Arruabarrena #146 Match data May 8, 2014* R32 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Simona Halep #45 6-3 6-2 Lara Arruabarrena #78 Match data Jan 10, 2013* R32 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Lara Arruabarrena #1,062 #52 1,083 1,713 99 120 45.2% 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 Lara Arruabarrena
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 2011 3–2 60.0% #170 1,535 0 0
20 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0 2012 8–7 53.3% #79 1,598 0 1
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6 2013 8–11 42.1% #102 1,605 0 1
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8 2014 10–11 47.6% #88 1,609 0 1
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11 2015 15–17 46.9% #86 1,615 0 1
24 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14 2016 17–16 51.5% #66 1,661 0 2
25 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15 2017 14–19 42.4% #84 1,622 0 2
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18 2018 13–19 40.6% #82 1,575 0 2
27 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19 2019 8–12 40.0% #155 1,543 0 2
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22 2020 0–1 0.0% #165 1,544 0 2
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22 2021 3–5 37.5% #220 1,509 0 2
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24 — — — — — — —
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 Lara Arruabarrena
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% — — — — 2011 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 3 3 6 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
21 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 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% 2014 2 5 7 28.6% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2015 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
24 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2016 7 7 14 50.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2017 6 12 18 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2018 3 10 13 23.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2019 1 6 7 14.3% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — —
28 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2021 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
30 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 32 59 91 35.2% 61 52 113 54.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 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 177/199 of Lara Arruabarrena'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 Lara Arruabarrena
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4% 2013 8/19 1.3 3.3 57.3% 58.7% 39.4% 46.0% 38.4% 50.6% 41.6%
22 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8% 2014 18/21 1.3 2.5 60.8% 63.6% 43.6% 48.5% 44.9% 55.3% 43.9%
23 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1% 2015 27/32 1.0 2.3 70.3% 61.2% 50.2% 51.6% 49.6% 57.6% 42.8%
24 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1% 2016 30/33 1.5 2.0 67.7% 60.8% 50.6% 52.8% 46.7% 56.9% 45.2%
25 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0% 2017 33/33 1.2 3.0 59.2% 61.0% 42.5% 46.0% 48.5% 53.2% 42.2%
26 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2% 2018 32/32 1.2 2.4 63.7% 60.5% 46.9% 53.2% 45.5% 55.6% 42.6%
27 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3% 2019 20/20 1.2 2.4 67.7% 58.1% 47.3% 48.7% 43.4% 54.2% 42.0%
28 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0% 2020 1/1 3.0 5.0 57.9% 66.7% 41.7% 55.6% 66.7% 56.1% 38.5%
29 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9% 2021 8/8 1.1 1.5 66.2% 58.7% 44.6% 47.8% 45.2% 53.9% 43.9%
30 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 177/219 1.2 2.5 64.5% 60.7% 46.4% 50.0% 46.4% 55.2% 43.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Lara Arruabarrena
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%) — -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%) — -1.08 2011 1535 105.6 — — — — — +46 — 54.5% -0.54 1–0 1–0 — -0.04
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%) — -2.97 2012 1599 119.2 — — — — -36 +25 — 53.1% -0.06 1–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.01
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%) — -1.35 2013 1605 113.2 -1.65 -1.17 0.842 46.1% +13 -26 — 36.4% -1.16 6–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.42
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%) — -0.24 2014 1610 110.9 +0.19 -0.74 0.983 49.3% -62 +50 — 44.4% -0.51 3–2 (60%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.36
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%) — +1.13 2015 1615 117.7 -0.73 +1.09 1.011 50.1% -100 +80 — 43.8% -0.31 2–2 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.61
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%) — -0.14 2016 1662 122.2 +0.51 +1.00 1.050 51.1% -38 -15 — 46.8% +0.16 9–4 (69%) 2–8 (20%) — +0.65
25 2017 1988 158.5 +3.07 +5.21 1.176 53.5% -32 +153 -98 67.6% +1.18 13–8 (62%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.46 2017 1623 119.8 -2.12 -1.09 0.903 47.7% -42 +89 -46 36.5% -0.77 9–3 (75%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.38
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%) — +0.15 2018 1576 116.8 -1.08 -0.39 0.960 49.2% -62 +114 +41 39.7% -0.54 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.04
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%) — -0.27 2019 1543 113.2 -1.71 -2.09 0.917 48.2% -46 +85 — 42.2% -0.82 2–5 (29%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.09
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%) — -0.67 2020 1545 107.8 -0.30 -1.56 0.877 46.7% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — 0.00
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%) — -0.60 2021 1509 115.7 -1.87 -0.90 0.954 49.2% — +77 — 35.3% -0.53 1–0 — — +0.81
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%) — +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 +5.11 1.182 53.6% -12 +61 -59 66.1% +1.21 122–61 (67%) 54–56 (49%) 102.1 -1.49 — 1714 121.1 -0.95 -0.35 0.962 49.1% -47 +56 -7 42.2% -0.49 37–20 (65%) 21–21 (50%) 107.8 -0.22

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.