H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Simona Halep vs Samantha Stosur H2H: 6-4

Simona Halep holds a 6–4 lead over Samantha Stosur in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Samantha Stosur leads 3–2 on clay, while Simona Halep leads 4–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2017 Madrid Open third round 6-4 4-6 6-4.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
6 – 4
10 main-draw meetings
Samantha Stosur
AUS Age 42 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #8 6-4 4-6 6-4 Samantha Stosur #26 Match data May 11, 2017* R16 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Simona Halep #5 4-6 7-5 6-2 Samantha Stosur #19 Match data Mar 29, 2017* R16 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Samantha Stosur #24 7-6(0) 6-3 Simona Halep #6 Match data May 31, 2016* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Simona Halep #7 6-2 6-0 Samantha Stosur #23 Match data May 6, 2016* SF Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Simona Halep #11 2-6 6-2 6-2 Samantha Stosur #18 Match data Nov 5, 2013* F Tournament of Champions WTA Finals Hard
Simona Halep #18 7-6(1) 6-2 Samantha Stosur #19 Match data Oct 20, 2013* F Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Simona Halep #25 6-4 4-6 6-2 Samantha Stosur #11 Match data Aug 16, 2013* R16 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Samantha Stosur #5 7-5 4-4 (ret.) Simona Halep #48 Match data Aug 9, 2012* R32 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Samantha Stosur #6 6-0 6-2 Simona Halep #67 Match data May 25, 2011* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Samantha Stosur #7 7-5 6-1 Simona Halep #114 Match data May 25, 2010* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Samantha Stosur #531 #4 6,195 2,072 459 345 57.1% 1 0 0 2 6 9

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 Samantha Stosur
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 2002 0–2 0.0% #245 1,475 0 0
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0 2003 2–4 33.3% #163 1,493 0 0
20 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0 2004 17–17 50.0% #65 1,605 0 0
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6 2005 18–22 45.0% #46 1,588 0 0
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8 2006 29–24 54.7% #29 1,747 0 0
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11 2007 15–15 50.0% #46 1,724 0 0
24 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14 2008 18–12 60.0% #52 1,754 0 0
25 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15 2009 38–20 65.5% #13 1,887 0 1
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18 2010 43–19 69.4% #6 1,931 0 2
27 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19 2011 46–21 68.7% #6 1,967 1 3
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22 2012 40–24 62.5% #9 1,873 1 3
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22 2013 40–22 64.5% #18 1,904 1 5
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24 2014 32–22 59.3% #22 1,860 1 6
31 — — — — — — — 2015 34–22 60.7% #27 1,782 1 8
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24 2016 30–23 56.6% #21 1,702 1 8
33 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24 2017 22–19 53.7% #41 1,731 1 9
34 — — — — — — — 2018 17–24 41.5% #74 1,655 1 9
35 — — — — — — — 2019 15–17 46.9% #99 1,631 1 9
36 — — — — — — — 2020 1–3 25.0% #112 1,607 1 9
37 — — — — — — — 2021 1–10 9.1% #382 1,518 1 9
38 — — — — — — — 2022 1–3 25.0% #529 1,506 1 9

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 Samantha Stosur
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% — — — — — — — — 2002 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 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% 2004 12 11 23 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 18 15 33 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2008 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
25 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 29 14 43 67.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
26 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2010 22 14 36 61.1% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2011 31 14 45 68.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — 2012 25 16 41 61.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2013 31 15 46 67.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
30 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 16 15 31 51.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
32 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 11 15 26 42.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 3 13 16 18.8% 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 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% — 274 224 498 55.0% 143 76 219 65.3% 36 41 77 46.8% 6 4 10 60.0%

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 648/803 of Samantha Stosur'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 Samantha Stosur
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% 2003 1/6 6.0 5.0 49.4% 74.4% 35.0% 33.3% 33.3% 54.4% 38.2%
20 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3% 2004 5/34 2.2 2.4 49.6% 64.1% 45.0% 55.6% 30.1% 54.4% 34.4%
21 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4% 2005 9/40 4.7 4.4 56.5% 70.7% 48.7% 49.9% 46.1% 61.2% 40.8%
22 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8% 2006 36/53 4.1 2.3 61.8% 64.6% 47.1% 51.1% 39.0% 58.2% 38.5%
23 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1% 2007 29/30 4.4 2.9 60.9% 66.0% 45.8% 59.0% 45.7% 57.6% 38.6%
24 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1% 2008 24/30 5.1 3.5 51.9% 71.1% 51.5% 59.2% 42.5% 61.4% 42.9%
25 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0% 2009 52/58 4.8 3.5 58.8% 68.8% 50.7% 61.2% 53.9% 61.1% 43.5%
26 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2% 2010 59/62 4.8 3.2 60.0% 70.7% 51.5% 57.8% 49.4% 63.0% 42.8%
27 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3% 2011 59/67 3.2 2.1 63.5% 71.2% 53.3% 62.1% 48.8% 64.6% 42.2%
28 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0% 2012 57/64 3.8 3.2 64.6% 68.1% 51.2% 59.1% 44.5% 62.1% 43.0%
29 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9% 2013 56/62 2.9 3.7 61.8% 68.1% 48.2% 61.2% 50.2% 60.3% 45.1%
30 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0% 2014 51/54 4.4 2.8 61.7% 69.1% 51.1% 55.0% 50.9% 62.3% 42.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 43/56 4.7 3.4 60.4% 69.7% 59.1% 58.6% 45.0% 65.5% 41.4%
32 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8% 2016 40/53 3.5 4.8 60.5% 64.9% 45.1% 52.4% 46.1% 57.1% 40.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 39/41 3.8 2.9 62.6% 67.3% 48.7% 54.2% 47.9% 60.4% 44.2%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 40/42 4.1 3.3 60.6% 65.0% 47.7% 50.5% 45.7% 58.2% 37.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 30/32 4.2 4.5 58.8% 65.9% 40.1% 52.8% 41.5% 55.3% 40.2%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 4/4 2.3 3.8 69.9% 61.3% 34.5% 40.5% 31.5% 53.8% 36.7%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 10/11 2.8 3.7 64.7% 59.4% 36.6% 53.1% 31.7% 51.3% 32.8%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 4/4 3.8 4.3 59.3% 59.0% 38.3% 25.7% 34.2% 51.4% 38.4%
Career — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4% — 648/805 4.0 3.3 60.9% 67.9% 49.4% 56.7% 46.6% 60.6% 41.7%

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 Samantha Stosur
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 2002 1476 94.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.20 0–1 — — +0.06
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 2003 1493 117.7 +0.87 +0.74 0.837 46.5% +24 — — 35.7% 0.00 1–1 0–5 (0%) — -0.19
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 2004 1606 118.2 -0.27 -2.88 0.756 44.8% +5 -91 -21 51.3% -0.46 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 102.6 -1.27
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 2005 1589 131.3 +2.67 -1.67 1.051 50.5% +30 -61 -33 44.9% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 6–10 (38%) 95.4 -0.78
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 2006 1748 143.1 +1.45 -3.76 0.920 48.0% +2 -155 -135 52.2% +0.09 7–6 (54%) 3–8 (27%) 98.8 -0.70
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 2007 1724 135.6 +1.83 -2.92 0.911 48.6% -2 -43 -124 50.7% +0.19 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 98.6 -2.25
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 2008 1755 134.8 +4.41 +0.22 1.111 52.1% -11 -77 -81 58.1% +0.69 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.47
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 2009 1888 154.7 +5.39 +0.57 1.119 52.5% -7 -129 -180 63.0% +0.94 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) 104.0 -1.65
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 2010 1932 159.5 +7.09 +0.23 1.156 52.9% -40 +78 -207 63.9% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 10–9 (53%) 107.5 -1.75
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 2011 1968 158.2 +8.42 -0.10 1.193 53.4% -20 +28 -223 64.2% +1.11 12–7 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 102.1 -0.95
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 2012 1873 150.5 +5.95 +0.23 1.134 52.5% +7 +160 -197 58.8% +0.71 13–11 (54%) 8–14 (36%) 93.9 +1.71
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 2013 1904 152.1 +4.49 +1.51 1.138 52.7% +14 +46 -214 63.6% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) 99.3 +1.39
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 2014 1860 149.0 +5.95 +0.29 1.140 52.5% +6 +80 -205 59.0% +0.65 6–12 (33%) 7–6 (54%) 90.0 -1.01
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1783 141.4 +5.95 +0.02 1.201 53.3% -26 +170 -121 55.7% +0.79 10–6 (63%) 3–8 (27%) 96.9 -0.45
32 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18 2016 1702 133.6 +1.07 -2.01 0.933 48.8% -49 +307 -57 50.9% -0.12 12–4 (75%) 7–8 (47%) 102.9 -0.09
33 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00 2017 1732 137.4 +3.91 +0.24 1.115 52.4% -86 +251 — 55.6% +0.41 6–11 (35%) 6–0 (100%) 99.3 +0.51
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1655 126.0 +1.35 -4.20 0.900 48.1% -67 +228 +30 40.0% -0.64 3–4 (43%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -0.94
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1631 116.9 -0.46 -2.06 0.900 47.9% -38 +150 +51 46.7% -0.59 6–5 (55%) 6–0 (100%) 106.9 +0.48
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1607 111.3 -1.57 -0.87 0.795 45.4% -26 — — 25.0% -2.25 — 2–0 — -0.08
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1518 99.9 -2.40 -3.51 0.673 42.9% -10 — +80 20.0% -2.40 0–3 (0%) — — +0.44
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1506 100.9 -2.15 -2.55 0.791 45.1% +8 — — 22.2% -1.55 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.30
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 — 2072 148.5 +4.28 -0.68 1.059 51.2% -13 +101 -98 55.2% +0.39 127–118 (52%) 95–103 (48%) 95.8 -0.97

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.