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

Simona Halep vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 5-3

Simona Halep holds a 5–3 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 3–2 on hard courts and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2019 Canadian Open third round 6-2 6-1.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #4 6-2 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #198 Match data Aug 9, 2019* R16 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Simona Halep #5 3-6 6-1 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #11 Match data Jul 30, 2016* QF Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #25 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 Simona Halep #2 Match data Jan 15, 2016* SF Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Simona Halep #4 6-2 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #28 Match data Jun 5, 2014* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 7-5 7-6(4) Simona Halep #5 Match data Apr 25, 2014* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Simona Halep #64 6-1 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #37 Match data May 15, 2013* R64 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Simona Halep #55 4-6 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #15 Match data Aug 10, 2011* R64 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #15 6-0 6-4 Simona Halep #66 Match data Mar 23, 2011* R64 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,098 594 323 64.8% 2 2 0 8 6 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 1,743 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 1,591 0 0 2004 57–20 74.0% #5 2,031 1 5
20 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,871 1 5
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,043 1 8
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,998 1 9
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11 2008 41–21 66.1% #8 1,928 1 9
24 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,988 2 12
25 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,885 2 13
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13
27 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,825 2 13
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,851 2 14
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,843 2 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 46–21 68.7% #9 1,926 2 17
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,829 2 17
33 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24 2018 11–13 45.8% #106 1,756 2 18
34 — — — — — — — 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,787 2 18
35 — — — — — — — 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,797 2 18
36 — — — — — — — 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 10 4 14 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — — — — —
18 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 40 14 54 74.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 11 9 20 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
21 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 38 11 49 77.6% 19 6 25 76.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 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% 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 31 16 47 66.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
24 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2009 23 12 35 65.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 20 10 30 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
26 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 20 13 33 60.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
27 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — 2013 21 14 35 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — —
29 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2014 15 12 27 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — 2015 15 13 28 53.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 34 15 49 69.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
33 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 9 6 15 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — 378 207 585 64.6% 160 79 239 66.9% 49 30 79 62.0% 7 7 14 50.0%

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 682/882 of Svetlana Kuznetsova'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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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% 2003 9/38 3.8 3.0 58.1% 68.2% 52.0% 64.1% 47.7% 61.2% 45.0%
19 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5% 2004 15/77 5.6 2.2 56.1% 69.1% 53.6% 46.7% 54.8% 62.1% 46.7%
20 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3% 2005 21/46 4.6 3.3 54.9% 70.1% 49.9% 57.7% 49.7% 60.7% 48.2%
21 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4% 2006 66/81 3.6 2.4 60.9% 66.8% 51.5% 58.6% 49.7% 60.7% 45.8%
22 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8% 2007 68/71 3.9 2.2 64.6% 67.5% 48.9% 60.8% 47.0% 60.9% 44.2%
23 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1% 2008 55/62 3.7 2.7 59.2% 68.3% 48.2% 49.2% 47.3% 60.0% 46.9%
24 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1% 2009 53/57 3.8 2.8 61.8% 67.8% 51.2% 57.2% 47.5% 61.4% 45.3%
25 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0% 2010 38/42 3.6 3.9 60.8% 69.9% 44.6% 54.0% 42.7% 60.0% 44.5%
26 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2% 2011 49/50 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3%
27 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3% 2012 22/25 3.6 2.2 62.6% 62.8% 48.5% 44.1% 52.1% 57.5% 46.2%
28 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0% 2013 45/47 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5%
29 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9% 2014 42/45 2.9 2.6 62.3% 65.6% 48.6% 51.4% 45.9% 59.0% 45.7%
30 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0% 2015 30/45 3.0 3.5 65.2% 65.1% 52.8% 49.9% 46.5% 61.0% 41.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 48/67 3.5 2.9 64.6% 65.9% 44.5% 52.7% 49.4% 58.1% 45.0%
32 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8% 2017 49/49 2.9 3.6 66.5% 64.3% 49.0% 55.0% 54.1% 59.1% 46.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 17/24 2.1 5.1 68.6% 60.5% 38.3% 56.5% 49.4% 53.4% 41.7%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 27/27 2.3 2.5 67.0% 64.4% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 59.0% 43.9%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 14/15 3.1 2.6 66.2% 64.9% 45.0% 54.0% 55.7% 58.0% 43.6%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 14/14 2.4 3.1 62.3% 61.3% 41.9% 56.3% 53.0% 54.0% 41.1%
Career — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4% — 682/917 3.4 2.8 62.7% 66.1% 48.4% 53.9% 48.6% 59.4% 45.2%

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1520 107.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.20 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.10
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1744 121.2 — — — — -72 -31 — 59.1% +0.33 9–3 (75%) 6–1 (86%) — +0.76
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 2003 1820 144.4 +3.33 +1.48 1.157 53.1% -66 -110 -93 55.4% +0.58 5–2 (71%) 6–7 (46%) — -2.01
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 2004 2031 163.4 +5.05 +2.22 1.230 54.2% -28 -160 -233 68.5% +1.26 16–8 (67%) 13–7 (65%) — -2.09
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 2005 1872 147.9 +4.37 +2.97 1.228 54.4% -43 +83 +24 60.6% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.12
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 2006 2043 167.5 +5.36 +2.70 1.166 53.2% +5 +9 -127 68.0% +1.45 18–5 (78%) 14–6 (70%) — -2.64
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 2007 1999 160.7 +5.24 +2.13 1.130 52.6% -13 +130 -21 67.3% +1.16 14–7 (67%) 9–8 (53%) — +2.11
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 2008 1929 163.8 +5.05 +3.51 1.174 53.2% +25 +134 +5 63.3% +0.95 9–8 (53%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.11
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 2009 1988 158.7 +5.86 +2.71 1.175 53.2% -19 +185 -126 66.4% +1.18 15–9 (63%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.17
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 2010 1886 147.2 +4.05 +1.31 1.114 52.0% +32 +162 -41 55.9% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 3–6 (33%) — +1.44
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 2011 1805 143.9 +1.84 +3.01 1.121 52.5% +38 +165 +37 59.5% +0.78 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — +1.49
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 2012 1777 144.7 +1.94 +2.27 1.088 51.9% +43 +160 — 57.1% +0.82 1–4 (20%) 2–5 (29%) — -2.07
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 2013 1826 146.2 +2.31 +1.13 1.043 50.8% +7 +96 — 57.8% +0.39 10–5 (67%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.29
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 2014 1851 143.7 +2.93 +2.59 1.115 52.2% -47 +87 — 60.0% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.59
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 2015 1843 140.8 +2.63 +0.95 1.064 51.1% -25 +86 -72 55.6% +0.51 8–7 (53%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.59
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1926 153.4 +2.42 +2.62 1.075 51.4% -2 +50 -129 60.5% +0.77 22–9 (71%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.88
32 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18 2017 1830 142.1 +2.55 +2.45 1.128 52.5% -11 +139 +52 62.6% +0.81 9–8 (53%) 12–2 (86%) — +1.99
33 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00 2018 1756 126.6 -1.70 -0.48 0.895 47.7% +48 +88 +52 45.6% -0.10 5–4 (56%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1788 136.6 +2.21 +1.61 1.071 51.1% +61 -52 — 50.0% -0.08 5–5 (50%) 7–3 (70%) — -0.53
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1797 138.9 +1.05 +0.87 1.039 50.9% +54 -63 — 48.5% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.82
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1726 127.8 -0.59 -0.05 0.894 47.7% +83 — — 41.7% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 0–1 — +0.11
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 — 2099 158.3 +3.47 +2.19 1.112 52.2% -3 +61 -45 60.7% +0.80 192–127 (60%) 129–102 (56%) 102.9 -0.80

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.