H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Simona Halep vs Magdalena Rybarikova H2H: 4-1

Simona Halep holds a 4–1 lead over Magdalena Rybarikova 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 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix second round 4-6 6-2 6-3.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Magdalena Rybarikova
Slovak Republic Age 37 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #1 4-6 6-2 6-3 Magdalena Rybarikova #18 Match data Apr 27, 2018* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Simona Halep #2 6-1 2-1 (ret.) Magdalena Rybarikova #28 Match data Oct 3, 2017 R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Simona Halep #2 6-3 6-4 Magdalena Rybarikova #33 Match data Aug 10, 2017* R32 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Magdalena Rybarikova #68 6-2 4-6 6-3 Simona Halep #2 Match data Aug 22, 2014* R16 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Simona Halep #18 6-2 0-0 (ret.) Magdalena Rybarikova #37 Match data Oct 18, 2013* R16 Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Magdalena Rybarikova #199 #17 2,405 1,816 188 209 47.4% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Magdalena Rybarikova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 2–2 50.0% #342 1,515 0 0
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 2007 0–2 0.0% #231 1,491 0 0
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0 2008 9–9 50.0% #59 1,567 0 0
20 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0 2009 27–26 50.9% #44 1,694 0 1
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6 2010 12–21 36.4% #106 1,583 0 1
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8 2011 14–14 50.0% #71 1,607 0 2
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11 2012 13–16 44.8% #62 1,604 0 3
24 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14 2013 29–22 56.9% #37 1,739 0 4
25 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15 2014 20–26 43.5% #50 1,691 0 4
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18 2015 16–22 42.1% #80 1,608 0 4
27 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19 2016 6–7 46.2% #154 1,656 0 4
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22 2017 19–11 63.3% #20 1,793 0 4
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22 2018 16–22 42.1% #48 1,668 0 4
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24 2019 5–9 35.7% #176 1,604 0 4
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 Magdalena Rybarikova
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 2007 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 5 3 8 62.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 17 18 35 48.6% 4 7 11 36.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
21 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
22 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 10 8 18 55.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2013 22 14 36 61.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2014 15 18 33 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2015 10 16 26 38.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
27 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2016 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — 2017 10 8 18 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
29 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2018 8 14 22 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
30 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
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% — 123 132 255 48.2% 25 47 72 34.7% 39 28 67 58.2% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 363/393 of Magdalena Rybarikova'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 Magdalena Rybarikova
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% 2007 2/2 3.0 5.5 59.1% 56.0% 30.9% 60.0% 41.7% 45.3% 40.5%
19 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5% 2008 13/18 3.4 3.6 60.5% 66.1% 46.3% 55.9% 60.8% 58.4% 45.3%
20 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3% 2009 46/53 3.7 4.0 58.8% 64.9% 43.5% 52.9% 49.3% 56.0% 42.7%
21 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4% 2010 32/33 4.3 2.7 59.0% 64.9% 43.4% 44.4% 43.2% 55.9% 40.8%
22 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8% 2011 27/28 4.6 3.7 53.1% 69.6% 48.3% 57.0% 42.5% 59.5% 42.1%
23 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1% 2012 25/29 3.6 2.3 53.9% 66.3% 42.2% 52.5% 55.8% 55.1% 44.3%
24 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1% 2013 49/51 2.9 3.1 56.7% 65.1% 42.5% 51.1% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6%
25 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0% 2014 45/46 3.1 2.3 58.8% 62.6% 46.3% 55.1% 42.7% 55.9% 41.1%
26 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2% 2015 31/38 3.4 2.6 60.4% 64.8% 48.5% 49.4% 50.0% 58.7% 40.5%
27 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3% 2016 12/13 4.6 3.8 54.2% 63.0% 40.9% 57.0% 47.0% 52.9% 40.3%
28 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0% 2017 30/30 3.8 2.1 57.2% 66.5% 44.9% 55.5% 51.5% 57.4% 44.2%
29 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9% 2018 37/38 3.3 2.4 57.2% 66.1% 46.5% 52.9% 48.3% 57.6% 42.3%
30 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0% 2019 14/14 3.4 2.6 57.1% 63.4% 45.2% 55.4% 43.0% 55.7% 35.2%
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% — 363/397 3.6 2.9 57.5% 65.2% 44.8% 52.7% 48.1% 56.5% 42.3%

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 Magdalena Rybarikova
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1515 103.4 — — — — — +33 — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.12
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 2007 1491 95.9 -3.33 -1.31 0.740 43.2% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — -0.10
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 2008 1568 122.6 +0.91 -0.05 1.089 51.6% -13 +17 — 55.9% +0.79 1–1 1–4 (20%) — +0.60
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 2009 1694 132.9 +0.77 -0.53 0.971 49.4% -18 -136 +36 48.0% -0.26 13–8 (62%) 7–5 (58%) 107.5 -0.63
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 2010 1583 120.0 +0.50 -2.50 0.926 48.2% +35 -79 +136 38.7% -0.72 4–7 (36%) 3–6 (33%) 92.3 -1.41
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 2011 1608 121.7 +2.01 -1.24 1.040 50.8% +32 -135 +113 52.5% +0.49 6–5 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 96.8 +0.48
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 2012 1604 117.5 -0.46 -0.72 0.986 49.9% +27 -127 — 47.5% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 100.5 +0.36
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 2013 1739 135.3 -0.28 +0.80 0.993 50.0% +32 -307 -38 55.9% +0.32 11–6 (65%) 7–7 (50%) 105.7 +0.82
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 2014 1691 127.1 +0.14 -1.62 0.932 48.4% +14 -239 +3 45.4% -0.52 7–8 (47%) 1–3 (25%) 97.4 -1.04
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 2015 1609 119.9 +0.16 -0.43 0.980 49.6% -9 -135 +81 40.5% -0.61 5–4 (56%) 3–9 (25%) 97.9 +0.28
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 2016 1657 123.3 -1.07 -1.08 0.856 47.0% +10 — -5 46.2% -0.73 4–2 (67%) 1–0 — -0.81
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 2017 1794 139.4 +1.44 +1.79 1.038 51.1% -39 — +22 60.0% +0.44 5–1 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.1 -1.73
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 2018 1668 129.9 +1.21 -0.59 0.998 49.6% -31 -170 +141 46.3% -0.15 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 +0.32
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 2019 1605 113.4 -1.48 -4.35 0.794 45.6% +54 — +173 36.7% -1.17 3–1 (75%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.23
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 — 1816 132.8 +0.42 -0.68 0.971 49.4% +7 -121 +61 47.9% -0.18 69–54 (56%) 38–51 (43%) 100.2 -0.69

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.