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

Tamarine Tanasugarn vs Joannette Kruger H2H: 2-1

Tamarine Tanasugarn holds a 2–1 lead over Joannette Kruger in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Tamarine Tanasugarn leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Tamarine Tanasugarn won the 2001 Japan Women's Open semifinal 6-3 7-5.

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Tamarine Tanasugarn
THA Age 49 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 53 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tamarine Tanasugarn #29 6-3 7-5 Joannette Kruger #41 Match data Oct 6, 2001* SF Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Tamarine Tanasugarn #31 6-3 5-7 6-3 Joannette Kruger #55 Match data Nov 9, 2000* QF Kuala Lumpur Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Joannette Kruger #45 6-7 7-5 6-4 Tamarine Tanasugarn #41 Match data Aug 31, 1997* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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
Tamarine Tanasugarn #947 #19 1,508 1,825 268 276 49.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,860 147 163 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Joannette Kruger
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 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0
19 1996 9–5 64.3% #75 1,610 0 0 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,576 0 0
20 1997 18–20 47.4% #47 1,647 0 0 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,639 0 0
21 1998 20–21 48.8% #37 1,701 0 0 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,726 0 1
22 1999 8–13 38.1% #71 1,633 0 0 1996 7–13 35.0% #126 1,625 0 1
23 2000 31–19 62.0% #28 1,792 0 0 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,785 0 2
24 2001 24–21 53.3% #29 1,698 0 0 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,713 0 2
25 2002 32–26 55.2% #28 1,676 0 0 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,646 0 2
26 2003 28–23 54.9% #34 1,694 0 1 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,657 0 2
27 2004 19–25 43.2% #66 1,609 0 1 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2
28 2005 7–16 30.4% #122 1,496 0 1 2002 1–4 20.0% #455 1,591 0 2
29 2006 9–7 56.2% #72 1,584 0 1 2003 0–5 0.0% #853 1,531 0 2
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 Joannette Kruger
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1996 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 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% 1995 10 7 17 58.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1999 3 8 11 27.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2000 19 12 31 61.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1997 4 3 7 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
24 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 1998 18 11 29 62.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2002 24 16 40 60.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1999 6 4 10 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2003 21 16 37 56.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2000 7 7 14 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2004 13 18 31 41.9% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 16 12 28 57.1% 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2005 3 10 13 23.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2006 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 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% — 70 67 137 51.1% 62 64 126 49.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 8 18 26 30.8%

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 1/5 of Joannette Kruger'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 Joannette Kruger
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%
26 2003 6/51 2.0 3.0 58.2% 61.2% 49.7% 35.8% 37.7% 56.3% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2004 4/44 2.0 4.5 59.8% 53.6% 36.4% 48.4% 51.3% 46.9% 39.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2003 1/5 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8%
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% — 1/310 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8%

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 Joannette Kruger
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 1992 1508 108.6 — — — — — +78 — 41.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — 0.00
19 1996 1610 124.2 — — — — +2 — — 64.3% +1.21 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.66 1993 1576 111.5 — — — — -64 +57 +8 38.5% -0.98 6–2 (75%) 2–4 (33%) 103.1 -0.32
20 1997 1648 125.4 — — — — -4 -102 +9 48.3% -0.34 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 100.9 +1.65 1994 1640 139.3 — — — — -110 +86 -11 44.1% -0.47 4–6 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.9 -0.48
21 1998 1702 138.7 — — — — +13 -199 +25 48.9% -0.10 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 +1.91 1995 1726 133.4 — — — — -64 +26 — 54.5% +0.18 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 101.5 +0.79
22 1999 1634 113.0 — — — — -11 -165 +110 40.8% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 3–2 (60%) 99.4 +0.52 1996 1625 111.8 — — — — -5 +66 — 36.6% -1.34 4–1 (80%) 2–1 (67%) 103.7 -0.38
23 2000 1792 139.5 — — — — -52 -296 +110 59.5% +0.54 7–4 (64%) 6–7 (46%) 102.9 -1.30 1997 1786 143.0 — — — — -78 +29 — 53.0% +0.10 11–3 (79%) 6–4 (60%) 109.9 -0.97
24 2001 1698 135.6 — — — — +14 -272 +291 51.5% +0.09 8–9 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +2.28 1998 1714 137.8 — — — — +52 +7 — 50.0% -0.24 9–5 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 101.8 +0.70
25 2002 1677 130.8 — — — — +37 -232 +254 52.5% +0.01 15–10 (60%) 7–6 (54%) 101.9 +2.48 1999 1647 113.5 — — — — +68 +11 — 39.6% -0.53 6–3 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 102.5 -0.09
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 2000 1658 124.8 — — — — +24 -4 — 50.0% -0.01 6–8 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 97.1 -0.73
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 2001 1644 115.3 — — — — +38 -79 -127 44.1% -0.64 11–5 (69%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 +0.58
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 2002 1591 105.0 — — — — +36 — — 30.8% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.01
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 2003 1532 103.1 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% — -5 — 16.7% -2.50 0–2 — — -0.40
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 — 1861 132.9 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% -3 +20 -33 46.1% -0.41 64–42 (60%) 39–40 (49%) 103.4 -0.42

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.