H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Tamarine Tanasugarn vs Cara Black H2H: 3-3

Tamarine Tanasugarn and Cara Black are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Tamarine Tanasugarn leads 3–1 on grass, while Cara Black leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cara Black won the 2002 Madrid Open round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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Tamarine Tanasugarn
THA Age 49 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cara Black #44 6-3 6-3 Tamarine Tanasugarn #20 Match data May 23, 2002* R32 Madrid Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Cara Black #84 3-6 7-5 6-1 Tamarine Tanasugarn #20 Match data Mar 6, 2002 R32 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Tamarine Tanasugarn #31 7-5 6-7(2) 6-3 Cara Black #40 Match data Jun 27, 2001* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Cara Black #49 7-6(3) 6-2 Tamarine Tanasugarn #39 Match data Jun 23, 2000* R16 Libéma Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Tamarine Tanasugarn #59 7-6(0) 6-1 Cara Black #61 Match data Jun 17, 2000* SF Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-4 6-0 Cara Black #108 Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam 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.

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
Tamarine Tanasugarn #947 #19 1,508 1,825 268 276 49.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 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 Tamarine Tanasugarn Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1993 0–1 0.0% #407 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1994 1–1 50.0% #227 1,493 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1995 2–5 28.6% #213 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1996 9–5 64.3% #75 1,610 0 0 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 1997 18–20 47.4% #47 1,647 0 0 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 1998 20–21 48.8% #37 1,701 0 0 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 1999 8–13 38.1% #71 1,633 0 0 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 2000 31–19 62.0% #28 1,792 0 0 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 2001 24–21 53.3% #29 1,698 0 0 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 2002 32–26 55.2% #28 1,676 0 0 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2003 28–23 54.9% #34 1,694 0 1 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2004 19–25 43.2% #66 1,609 0 1 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
28 2005 7–16 30.4% #122 1,496 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2006 9–7 56.2% #72 1,584 0 1 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1
30 2007 9–18 33.3% #117 1,568 0 1 — — — — — — —
31 2008 19–16 54.3% #37 1,684 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 2009 10–12 45.5% #101 1,645 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2010 14–9 60.9% #62 1,732 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 2011 4–10 28.6% #94 1,648 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 2012 4–7 36.4% #152 1,595 0 4 — — — — — — —
38 2015 0–1 0.0% #855 1,577 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Tamarine Tanasugarn Cara Black
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 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1994 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1995 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1998 15 12 27 55.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1999 3 8 11 27.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2000 19 12 31 61.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2002 24 16 40 60.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2003 21 16 37 56.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2004 13 18 31 41.9% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2005 3 10 13 23.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2007 7 12 19 36.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2008 8 12 20 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2009 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2010 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2011 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2012 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 183 185 368 49.7% 12 47 59 20.3% 67 37 104 64.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 141/267 of Tamarine Tanasugarn's and 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Tamarine Tanasugarn Cara Black
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%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 2003 6/51 2.0 3.0 58.2% 61.2% 49.7% 35.8% 37.7% 56.3% 42.0% 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 2004 4/44 2.0 4.5 59.8% 53.6% 36.4% 48.4% 51.3% 46.9% 39.9% 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
28 2005 9/23 1.8 3.6 58.3% 59.8% 45.3% 40.8% 52.1% 53.8% 48.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 3/16 1.7 2.3 62.1% 59.8% 46.6% 49.0% 41.0% 55.0% 41.7% 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
30 2007 21/27 1.4 4.0 59.8% 57.8% 40.3% 47.2% 47.0% 50.7% 40.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2008 30/35 1.1 2.9 62.5% 63.1% 46.1% 61.7% 50.8% 56.7% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2009 20/22 0.8 3.4 65.8% 60.5% 46.3% 57.5% 47.3% 55.3% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2010 22/23 1.0 3.1 68.1% 58.7% 51.5% 55.0% 56.2% 56.1% 48.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2011 14/14 0.7 3.4 63.9% 56.7% 43.6% 34.9% 42.6% 51.9% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2012 11/11 1.0 3.5 64.1% 52.1% 45.1% 43.9% 58.9% 49.2% 41.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2015 1/1 0.0 4.0 67.2% 51.3% 36.8% 50.0% 50.0% 46.6% 30.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 141/544 1.1 3.3 63.2% 59.0% 45.5% 50.7% 49.7% 53.9% 43.0% — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Tamarine Tanasugarn Cara Black
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 1993 1483 96.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1994 1493 103.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.83 1–1 — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1995 1479 101.3 — — — — +23 — — 29.4% -1.53 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.8 +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 1610 124.2 — — — — +2 — — 64.3% +1.21 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.66 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28
20 1997 1648 125.4 — — — — -4 -102 +9 48.3% -0.34 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 100.9 +1.65 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 1998 1702 138.7 — — — — +13 -199 +25 48.9% -0.10 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 +1.91 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 1999 1634 113.0 — — — — -11 -165 +110 40.8% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 3–2 (60%) 99.4 +0.52 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 2000 1792 139.5 — — — — -52 -296 +110 59.5% +0.54 7–4 (64%) 6–7 (46%) 102.9 -1.30 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
24 2001 1698 135.6 — — — — +14 -272 +291 51.5% +0.09 8–9 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +2.28 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01
25 2002 1677 130.8 — — — — +37 -232 +254 52.5% +0.01 15–10 (60%) 7–6 (54%) 101.9 +2.48 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84
26 2003 1695 137.1 +0.58 -0.37 0.961 48.9% +45 -272 +201 54.7% +0.32 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 97.4 +0.78 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03
27 2004 1610 121.0 -2.76 -1.27 0.751 43.8% -13 -221 +320 45.7% -0.05 2–8 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 92.4 +1.55 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
28 2005 1497 98.5 -0.83 +0.77 1.037 50.9% -9 -166 +399 30.6% -1.35 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — +0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 1585 113.8 -0.78 -1.37 0.927 47.9% -34 — +318 52.8% +0.56 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.4 +0.99 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07
30 2007 1569 117.4 -2.84 -1.65 0.822 45.7% 0 -212 — 29.8% -1.54 4–3 (57%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 -2.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2008 1684 130.6 +1.07 -0.63 0.987 49.9% -102 — +348 53.2% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 5–1 (83%) 104.5 -1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2009 1646 112.2 -0.30 -0.53 0.953 49.0% -110 -287 +344 46.9% -0.18 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 99.3 -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2010 1732 129.8 +0.24 +3.07 1.101 52.2% -26 — +172 55.8% +0.65 5–1 (83%) 2–2 (50%) 104.9 -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2011 1648 112.1 -1.46 -2.12 0.832 45.7% -16 — — 28.6% -1.57 — — — -0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2012 1595 100.2 -3.00 -1.41 0.812 45.8% +29 — — 31.8% -1.59 1–1 1–1 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2015 1577 97.4 -0.66 -2.32 0.578 38.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1825 132.1 -0.71 -0.34 0.932 48.5% -6 -214 +226 48.6% -0.13 77–74 (51%) 52–55 (49%) 98.6 +1.57 — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09

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.