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

Simona Halep vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 5-2

Simona Halep holds a 5–2 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 3–1 on hard courts and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2019 Toronto fourth round 6-2 6-1.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main draw meetings
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 9, 2019* Toronto WTA 1000 R16 Hard Simona Halep #4 6-2 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #198 Match data
Jul 30, 2016* Montreal WTA 1000 QF Hard Simona Halep #5 3-6 6-1 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #11 Match data
Jun 5, 2014* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Simona Halep #4 6-2 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #28 Match data
Apr 25, 2014* Stuttgart WTA 500 R16 Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 7-5 7-6(4) Simona Halep #5 Match data
May 15, 2013* Rome WTA 1000 R64 Clay Simona Halep #64 6-1 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #37 Match data
Aug 8, 2011 Toronto WTA 1000 R64 Hard Simona Halep #55 4-6 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #15 Match data
Mar 23, 2011* Miami WTA 1000 R64 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #15 6-0 6-4 Simona Halep #66 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,097 580 319 64.5% 2 2 0 10 4 18

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,744 0 2
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,592 0 0 2004 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5
20 2012 23–23 50.0% #47 1,699 0 0 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,004 0 6 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,969 0 8 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,929 0 11 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9
24 2016 41–14 74.5% #4 1,997 0 14 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12
25 2017 44–18 71.0% #1 1,973 0 15 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,005 1 18 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13
27 2019 39–16 70.9% #4 1,938 2 19 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,056 2 22 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 1,949 2 22 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 1,986 2 24 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,913 2 24 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17
33 2025 0–1 0.0% #873 1,887 2 24 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18
34 — — — — — — — 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18
35 — — — — — — — 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18
36 — — — — — — — 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18