H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Varvara Gracheva vs Simona Halep H2H: 0-1

Simona Halep holds a 1–0 lead over Varvara Gracheva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Simona Halep leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2021 Transylvania Open second round 6-4 6-2.

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Varvara Gracheva
France Age 26 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #18 6-4 6-2 Varvara Gracheva #81 Match data Oct 29, 2021* R16 Transylvania Open WTA 250 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
Varvara Gracheva #148 #39 1,290 1,834 82 117 41.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,120 449 201 69.1% 2 9 1 3 9 24

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 Varvara Gracheva Simona Halep
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2019 2–3 40.0% #108 1,588 0 0 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0
19 2020 3–4 42.9% #94 1,557 0 0 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0
20 2021 14–21 40.0% #77 1,646 0 0 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0
21 2022 8–18 30.8% #100 1,551 0 0 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6
22 2023 24–22 52.2% #43 1,659 0 0 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8
23 2024 15–24 38.5% #66 1,702 0 0 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11
24 2025 12–18 40.0% #76 1,751 0 0 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14
25 2026 4–7 36.4% #148 1,787 0 0 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15
26 — — — — — — — 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18
27 — — — — — — — 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19
28 — — — — — — — 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22
29 — — — — — — — 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22
30 — — — — — — — 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24
32 — — — — — — — 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24
33 — — — — — — — 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24

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 Varvara Gracheva Simona Halep
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 %
18 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — —
19 2020 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2021 12 13 25 48.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2022 4 11 15 26.7% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2023 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2024 8 16 24 33.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2025 8 11 19 42.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
25 2026 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 58 76 134 43.3% 20 34 54 37.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 182/199 of Varvara Gracheva's and 575/649 of Simona Halep'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 Varvara Gracheva Simona Halep
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 2019 5/5 1.8 4.4 51.1% 64.2% 48.6% 48.1% 54.7% 56.2% 46.6% 2010 14/16 2.1 3.6 61.8% 57.8% 51.1% 56.0% 57.5% 55.3% 46.1%
19 2020 7/7 1.7 2.1 65.7% 60.0% 44.4% 52.8% 46.8% 54.7% 42.0% 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5%
20 2021 35/35 1.9 3.2 60.9% 60.5% 47.2% 46.1% 44.9% 55.1% 40.3% 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3%
21 2022 25/26 1.7 3.0 62.4% 54.6% 42.9% 55.7% 50.3% 50.2% 40.4% 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4%
22 2023 46/46 1.7 3.3 61.5% 65.8% 47.4% 54.9% 50.6% 58.6% 43.2% 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8%
23 2024 37/39 1.4 3.1 65.3% 55.7% 43.8% 47.5% 45.6% 51.6% 40.0% 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1%
24 2025 19/30 2.5 4.6 58.2% 60.4% 45.2% 49.1% 42.7% 54.0% 42.2% 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1%
25 2026 8/11 2.3 5.3 60.4% 59.0% 42.4% 53.8% 42.1% 52.3% 42.5% 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8%
Career — 182/199 1.8 3.4 61.8% 60.0% 45.5% 50.9% 47.2% 54.4% 41.5% — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4%

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 Varvara Gracheva Simona Halep
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
18 2019 1588 121.3 +0.63 +0.49 1.063 51.6% +35 — — 46.2% +0.39 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.09 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
19 2020 1558 117.0 -0.72 -0.30 0.927 48.4% +32 — — 40.0% -0.67 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.11 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
20 2021 1647 118.6 -0.85 -2.81 0.896 47.7% -2 -130 — 39.8% -0.86 8–7 (53%) 5–1 (83%) 104.6 -0.54 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
21 2022 1552 114.3 -4.42 -1.70 0.810 45.6% +38 -25 — 32.8% -1.31 3–3 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 99.7 +0.26 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
22 2023 1660 135.1 +1.81 +0.04 1.046 51.2% +27 -61 -59 51.4% +0.28 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) 102.8 -0.56 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
23 2024 1703 126.4 -3.81 -2.48 0.827 46.0% -47 +19 — 41.6% -0.95 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 102.4 +0.74 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
24 2025 1752 133.3 -2.06 -0.44 0.917 48.1% -6 -50 — 42.5% -0.34 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 96.2 -1.34 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
25 2026 1787 139.8 -2.00 +1.16 0.891 47.5% +3 — — 37.0% -1.30 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -0.55 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
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%) 103.5 +0.15
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%) 101.3 -0.27
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%) 107.1 -0.67
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%) 105.0 -0.60
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%) 95.1 +0.32
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00
Career — 1834 132.0 -1.40 -1.26 0.910 48.1% +3 -42 -59 42.3% -0.58 35–34 (51%) 19–24 (44%) 102.7 -1.02 — 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 Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.