H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 16:30 UTC
Simona Halep vs Vania King H2H: 2-0
Simona Halep holds a 2–0 lead over Vania King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2016 Bucharest semifinal 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3.
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ROU
Age 34
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2
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0
2 main draw meetings
USA
Age 37
Right-Handed
165 cm / 5'5"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2016* | Bucharest | WTA 250 | SF | Clay | Simona Halep | 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 | Vania King | Match data |
| Mar 12, 2016* | Indian Wells | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-1 | Vania King | 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 |
| Vania King | #824 | #50 | 1,225 | 1,760 | 128 | 160 | 44.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Vania King | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2005 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #164 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2006 | 16–13 | 55.2% | #60 | 1,661 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2010 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #84 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 15–21 | 41.7% | #109 | 1,608 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 2011 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #47 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 7–19 | 26.9% | #128 | 1,512 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 2012 | 23–23 | 50.0% | #47 | 1,699 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | 11–12 | 47.8% | #80 | 1,588 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2013 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #11 | 2,004 | 0 | 6 | 2010 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #86 | 1,595 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2014 | 46–18 | 71.9% | #3 | 1,969 | 0 | 8 | 2011 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #76 | 1,689 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2015 | 49–16 | 75.4% | #2 | 1,929 | 0 | 11 | 2012 | 15–19 | 44.1% | #69 | 1,614 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2016 | 41–14 | 74.5% | #4 | 1,997 | 0 | 14 | 2013 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #85 | 1,630 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2017 | 44–18 | 71.0% | #1 | 1,973 | 0 | 15 | 2014 | 13–15 | 46.4% | #111 | 1,641 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2018 | 45–12 | 78.9% | #1 | 2,005 | 1 | 18 | 2015 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #410 | 1,627 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2019 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #4 | 1,938 | 2 | 19 | 2016 | 13–11 | 54.2% | #78 | 1,643 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 2020 | 23–3 | 88.5% | #2 | 2,056 | 2 | 22 | 2017 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #492 | 1,590 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 2021 | 24–13 | 64.9% | #20 | 1,949 | 2 | 22 | 2018 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #356 | 1,559 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 2022 | 39–13 | 75.0% | #10 | 1,986 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2024 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,913 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2025 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,887 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |