H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Simona Halep holds a 2–0 lead over Yingying Duan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2018 Shenzhen round of 16 3-6 6-1 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simona Halep | 3-6 6-1 6-2 | Yingying Duan | Match data | Jan 5, 2018* | R16 | Shenzhen | International → modern equivalent WTA 250 | Hard |
| Simona Halep | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | Yingying Duan | Match data | Jun 29, 2017* | R32 | Eastbourne Open | Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Grass |
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.
| 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 |
| Yingying Duan | #908 | #60 | 1,002 | 1,654 | 36 | 56 | 39.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Simona Halep | Yingying Duan | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 2010 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #84 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #132 | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #47 | 1,591 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #174 | 1,511 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23–24 | 48.9% | #47 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #119 | 1,476 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #11 | 2,003 | 0 | 6 | 2015 | 6–7 | 46.2% | #118 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 46–18 | 71.9% | #3 | 1,995 | 0 | 8 | 2016 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #104 | 1,537 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 49–16 | 75.4% | #2 | 1,934 | 0 | 11 | 2017 | 11–17 | 39.3% | #90 | 1,582 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 43–16 | 72.9% | #4 | 1,980 | 0 | 14 | 2018 | 5–11 | 31.2% | #145 | 1,572 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 45–18 | 71.4% | #1 | 1,988 | 0 | 15 | 2019 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #395 | 1,541 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 45–12 | 78.9% | #1 | 2,013 | 1 | 18 | 2020 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #568 | 1,532 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 39–17 | 69.6% | #4 | 1,942 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 23–3 | 88.5% | #2 | 2,060 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 24–13 | 64.9% | #20 | 2,002 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 39–13 | 75.0% | #10 | 2,030 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,953 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,926 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Simona Halep | Yingying Duan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 50.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2014 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 73.7% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2015 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 67.6% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2016 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 80.4% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 67.6% | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 61.8% | 18 | 3 | 21 | 85.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 77.8% | 15 | 3 | 18 | 83.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 61.8% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 83.3% | 13 | 1 | 14 | 92.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 66.7% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 76.7% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | Career | 32 | 46 | 78 | 41.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 575/649 of Simona Halep's and 85/92 of Yingying Duan'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.
| Simona Halep | Yingying Duan | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2010 | 14/16 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 61.8% | 57.8% | 51.1% | 56.0% | 57.5% | 55.3% | 46.1% | 2012 | 2/2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 64.1% | 67.9% | 49.1% | 85.0% | 45.8% | 61.7% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 35/38 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 62.3% | 60.2% | 43.3% | 47.7% | 49.8% | 53.8% | 43.5% | 2013 | 5/5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 65.5% | 58.9% | 40.6% | 29.4% | 56.0% | 52.3% | 42.5% |
| 2012 | 42/47 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 66.2% | 57.6% | 45.9% | 52.4% | 51.2% | 53.5% | 44.3% | 2014 | 5/7 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 61.4% | 60.9% | 46.0% | 57.6% | 51.7% | 54.9% | 39.8% |
| 2013 | 57/67 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 66.6% | 63.1% | 48.5% | 55.7% | 59.5% | 58.3% | 49.4% | 2015 | 9/13 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 61.2% | 71.3% | 44.9% | 55.4% | 39.5% | 60.8% | 39.4% |
| 2014 | 53/64 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 60.5% | 66.8% | 50.7% | 54.1% | 56.9% | 60.4% | 48.8% | 2016 | 14/15 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 65.4% | 66.2% | 44.5% | 56.6% | 43.4% | 58.7% | 42.0% |
| 2015 | 48/65 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 66.3% | 66.5% | 51.9% | 52.0% | 53.6% | 61.4% | 47.1% | 2017 | 28/28 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 67.2% | 61.1% | 42.7% | 52.1% | 48.3% | 55.1% | 39.7% |
| 2016 | 51/59 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 66.5% | 64.3% | 51.4% | 48.5% | 54.4% | 60.0% | 51.1% | 2018 | 16/16 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 67.8% | 63.8% | 37.4% | 61.2% | 47.4% | 55.7% | 41.0% |
| 2017 | 58/63 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 68.2% | 64.3% | 48.2% | 58.8% | 50.3% | 59.2% | 48.0% | 2019 | 5/5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 63.1% | 64.4% | 40.2% | 43.6% | 33.0% | 55.4% | 35.6% |
| 2018 | 55/57 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 65.6% | 64.8% | 48.3% | 50.1% | 54.4% | 59.2% | 50.2% | 2020 | 1/1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 70.4% | 60.5% | 43.8% | 62.5% | 50.0% | 55.6% | 24.5% |
| 2019 | 52/56 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 69.2% | 63.9% | 48.6% | 52.0% | 53.8% | 59.5% | 49.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 26/26 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 69.2% | 66.6% | 45.2% | 58.2% | 56.0% | 60.0% | 51.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 34/37 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 65.5% | 66.5% | 49.0% | 62.5% | 51.7% | 60.4% | 47.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 48/52 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 61.9% | 70.5% | 49.9% | 57.7% | 56.3% | 62.6% | 50.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | Career | 85/92 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 65.7% | 63.7% | 42.3% | 54.3% | 46.1% | 56.4% | 40.1% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Simona Halep | Yingying Duan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 2012 | 1508 | 106.9 | -0.29 | -0.87 | 1.098 | 51.7% | — | — | — | 50.0% | +0.75 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.01 |
| 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 | 2013 | 1511 | 104.6 | -0.82 | -0.25 | 0.890 | 47.5% | +21 | — | — | 36.4% | -1.45 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | +0.08 |
| 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 | 2014 | 1477 | 101.2 | -1.58 | -1.40 | 0.882 | 47.6% | +14 | — | — | 33.3% | -0.60 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.69 |
| 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 | 2015 | 1517 | 106.8 | +0.96 | -1.58 | 1.004 | 49.9% | -2 | — | — | 46.7% | -0.33 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–1 (67%) | 98.5 | +0.60 |
| 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 | 2016 | 1538 | 108.9 | +0.86 | -0.78 | 1.017 | 50.6% | -26 | — | — | 48.6% | -0.06 | 4–1 (80%) | 1–1 | — | +1.24 |
| 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 | 2017 | 1583 | 117.0 | -0.51 | -2.33 | 0.883 | 47.6% | +30 | -93 | -6 | 39.3% | -0.93 | 3–4 (43%) | 5–4 (56%) | 100.8 | +0.64 |
| 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 | 2018 | 1573 | 127.1 | -0.70 | -1.07 | 0.927 | 48.5% | +3 | — | — | 39.5% | -0.55 | 1–5 (17%) | 0–3 (0%) | — | -0.27 |
| 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 | 2019 | 1542 | 109.9 | -0.01 | -4.94 | 0.799 | 45.8% | +17 | — | — | 25.0% | -1.67 | 1–1 | 1–3 (25%) | — | -0.18 |
| 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 | 2020 | 1533 | 102.9 | +0.45 | -3.00 | 0.551 | 40.8% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | -0.05 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1953 | 108.2 | 0.00 | +0.37 | 0.808 | 46.3% | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.20 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | Career | 1655 | 118.7 | -0.20 | -1.71 | 0.920 | 48.4% | +8 | -93 | -6 | 40.4% | -0.66 | 12–16 (43%) | 11–15 (42%) | 97.2 | +3.00 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams | 3 | 10 | 13 | Feb 18, 2021 | H2H |
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 7 | 6 | 13 | Jun 6, 2017 | H2H |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | 5 | 6 | 11 | Mar 25, 2018 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 10 | Sep 7, 2021 | H2H |
| Angelique Kerber | 5 | 5 | 10 | May 13, 2021 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saisai Zheng | 0 | 3 | 3 | Oct 10, 2019 | H2H |
| Kristina Mladenovic | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sep 12, 2019 | H2H |
| Zarina Diyas | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jan 8, 2020 | H2H |
| Luksika Kumkhum | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sep 13, 2018 | H2H |
| Lin Zhu | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jul 26, 2018 | H2H |