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

Simona Halep vs Lucie Safarova H2H: 4-1

Simona Halep holds a 4–1 lead over Lucie Safarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2016 US Open second round 6-3 6-4.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Lucie Safarova
CZE Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 1, 2016* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Simona Halep #5 6-3 6-4 Lucie Safarova #44 Match data
Aug 15, 2014* Cincinnati WTA 1000 R16 Hard Simona Halep #2 6-4 7-5 Lucie Safarova #17 Match data
Mar 6, 2014* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R32 Hard Simona Halep #7 6-2 4-6 6-4 Lucie Safarova #28 Match data
Jun 15, 2013* Nuremberg WTA 250 SF Clay Simona Halep #58 6-3 0-6 6-2 Lucie Safarova #30 Match data
Aug 8, 2011 Toronto WTA 1000 R32 Hard Lucie Safarova #32 6-2 6-4 Simona Halep #55 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,929 351 270 56.5% 0 0 0 2 5 7

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 Lucie Safarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,665 0 2
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,592 0 0 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2012 23–23 50.0% #47 1,699 0 0 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,778 0 3
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,004 0 6 2008 15–19 44.1% #63 1,640 0 4
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,969 0 8 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,768 0 4
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,929 0 11 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,722 0 4
24 2016 41–14 74.5% #4 1,997 0 14 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,797 0 4
25 2017 44–18 71.0% #1 1,973 0 15 2012 27–22 55.1% #17 1,771 0 4
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,005 1 18 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,797 0 5
27 2019 39–16 70.9% #4 1,938 2 19 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,858 0 5
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,056 2 22 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,829 0 6
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 1,949 2 22 2016 14–18 43.8% #62 1,696 0 7
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 1,986 2 24 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,791 0 7
31 — — — — — — — 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,754 0 7
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,913 2 24 — — — — — — —
33 2025 0–1 0.0% #873 1,887 2 24 — — — — — — —