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Nadia Petrova

RUS Age 44 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1998–2014

Nadia Petrova represented Russia on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3. In TennisDB's records, Nadia Petrova finished with a career record of 444–278 and 13 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking
3 (May 15, 2006)
Elo peak
2089 (96th percentile)
Career record
444–278 (61.5%)
Career titles
13
Prize money
$12,466,924

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Nadia Petrova's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marina Erakovic #61 6-4 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Apr 2, 2014* R64 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Sabine Lisicki #15 6-3 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Mar 19, 2014* R64 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Urszula Radwanska #61 7-5 1-6 6-4 W H2H Match data Mar 18, 2014* R128 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa #89 1-1 (ret.) L H2H Match data Mar 7, 2014* R128 Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard
Carla Suárez Navarro #16 3-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Feb 20, 2014* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships WTA 500 Hard

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Nadia Petrova's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Justine Henin 2 13 15 Jun 26, 2010 H2H
Patty Schnyder 7 8 15 Mar 13, 2010 H2H
Ana Ivanovic 5 9 14 Apr 26, 2013 H2H
Elena Dementieva 4 8 12 Jun 2, 2010 H2H
Jie Zheng 10 1 11 Mar 20, 2013 H2H

Titles (13)

Nadia Petrova titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
200523 1 — — 1 — — Linz Open
200624 5 — 2 3 — — Amelia Island, Qatar Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Berlin Open, Charleston Open
200725 1 — — 1 — — Paris
200826 2 — — — 2 — Cincinnati Open, Quebec City
201129 1 — — — 1 — Washington Open
201230 3 — 1 — 1 1 's Hertogenbosch, Pan Pacific Open, Tournament of Champions
Total 13 — 3 5 4 1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Nadia Petrova Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2004 Athens Olympics Second Round 1 1 Mary Pierce #28 def. Nadia Petrova #14 6-2 6-1 H2H Match data
2012 London Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Victoria Azarenka #1 def. Nadia Petrova #23 7-6(6) 6-4 H2H Match data

Career Results

Nadia Petrova career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19981622450.0%593145
19991735837.5%14593
20001812152744.4%9360
20011920214148.8%6039
200220751258.3%39112
20032136205664.3%11212
20042240256561.5%1212
20052356258169.1%129
20062448196771.6%96
20072537185567.3%614
20082647247166.2%1411
20092730215158.8%1120
20102832205261.5%2015
20112925214654.4%1529
20123039195867.2%2912
2013319132240.9%12104
20143215616.7%103362
Career44427872261.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Nadia Petrova career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199816 ————11250.0%————11250.0% 22450.0%
199917 0110.0%0110.0%11250.0%22450.0% 35837.5%
200018 851361.5%15616.7%23540.0%12333.3% 12152744.4%
200119 8111942.1%951464.3%33650.0%0220.0% 20214148.8%
200220 43757.1%————————32560.0% 751258.3%
200321 20113164.5%941369.2%52771.4%23540.0% 36205664.3%
200422 28164463.6%851361.5%33650.0%11250.0% 40256561.5%
200523 34175166.7%1552075.0%52771.4%21366.7% 56258169.1%
200624 28164463.6%1511693.8%————52771.4% 48196771.6%
200725 20113164.5%851361.5%52771.4%404100.0% 37185567.3%
200826 34175166.7%54955.6%821080.0%0110.0% 47247166.2%
200927 17133056.7%961560.0%42666.7%———— 30215158.8%
201028 17143154.8%1241675.0%32560.0%———— 32205261.5%
201129 18133158.1%35837.5%32560.0%11250.0% 25214654.3%
201230 20113164.5%1061662.5%921181.8%———— 39195867.2%
201331 771450.0%24633.3%0220.0%———— 9132240.9%
201432 14520.0%0110.0%———————— 15616.7%
Career—26417043460.8%1076216963.3%51287964.6%22184055.0%44427872261.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Nadia Petrova career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199816 0110.0%11250.0%101100.0%00—— 22450.0%
199917 0110.0%11250.0%12333.3%101100.0% 34742.9%
200018 13425.0%25728.6%821080.0%14520.0% 12142646.2%
200119 0770.0%661250.0%881650.0%606100.0% 20214148.8%
200220 12333.3%23540.0%404100.0%00—— 751258.3%
200321 4111526.7%1261866.7%1711894.4%32560.0% 36205664.3%
200422 381127.3%871553.3%21103167.7%808100.0% 40256561.5%
200523 3111421.4%1071758.8%3273982.1%10010100.0% 55258068.8%
200624 571241.7%1662272.7%2162777.8%505100.0% 47196671.2%
200725 27922.2%1061662.5%2142584.0%31475.0% 36185466.7%
200826 281020.0%1192055.0%1762373.9%1711894.4% 47247166.2%
200927 13425.0%641060.0%14132751.9%81988.9% 29215058.0%
201028 44850.0%53862.5%16102661.5%51683.3% 30184862.5%
201129 0550.0%651154.5%1181957.9%63966.7% 23214452.3%
201230 551050.0%841266.7%1882669.2%821080.0% 39195867.2%
201331 0330.0%45944.4%44850.0%11250.0% 9132240.9%
201432 00——0220.0%13425.0%00—— 15616.7%
Career 318611726.5%1088018857.4%2159230770.0%82169883.7% 43627471061.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 710/722 (98.3%) of Nadia Petrova's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Nadia Petrova performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200321 12/56 3.7 3.3 56.6% 70.3% 47.3% 61.6% 49.4% 60.0% 51.0%
200422 10/65 4.7 4.2 56.8% 69.4% 49.1% 44.6% 40.1% 60.7% 44.9%
200523 22/81 3.9 3.4 60.3% 69.7% 48.9% 61.7% 50.8% 61.3% 47.2%
200624 50/67 5.1 2.7 61.5% 71.4% 51.1% 58.4% 48.2% 63.7% 47.6%
200725 49/55 4.4 3.1 61.8% 71.9% 48.2% 58.1% 47.0% 62.6% 45.1%
200826 63/71 4.7 3.7 60.3% 70.4% 44.7% 57.0% 53.9% 60.4% 45.5%
200927 47/51 6.2 3.7 58.3% 70.3% 46.5% 50.8% 44.7% 60.2% 42.2%
201028 47/52 6.2 3.3 57.1% 71.5% 48.2% 63.1% 51.9% 61.5% 43.1%
201129 41/46 4.2 3.0 58.5% 66.6% 48.1% 55.9% 52.2% 59.1% 42.1%
201230 45/58 6.0 3.0 55.3% 70.5% 46.7% 51.0% 48.8% 60.0% 44.4%
201331 22/22 6.3 3.0 60.4% 67.2% 41.1% 51.9% 43.8% 57.1% 44.5%
201432 6/6 5.3 5.5 46.7% 66.9% 45.9% 48.3% 39.9% 54.2% 42.2%
Career 414/722 5.2 3.3 58.9% 70.2% 47.3% 56.2% 49.0% 60.8% 44.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 414/722 (57.3%) of Nadia Petrova's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Nadia Petrova advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1998 16 1536 108.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 1–1 — -0.21
1999 17 1568 119.8 — — — — +27 — — 38.9% -1.06 1–1 1–0 — -0.10
2000 18 1625 137.4 — — — — +80 -140 -67 48.4% +0.27 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 -0.47
2001 19 1683 138.0 — — — — -59 -20 -54 49.4% +0.35 5–6 (45%) 2–11 (15%) 96.0 -0.89
2002 20 1745 137.3 — — — — -48 — — 59.1% +0.68 1–1 1–1 — -1.69
2003 21 1922 156.8 +3.29 +4.32 1.277 55.5% -51 -85 -174 61.1% +0.92 11–9 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 105.2 -2.56
2004 22 1880 151.4 +3.04 +0.66 1.141 52.4% +11 -49 -143 61.4% +1.02 8–11 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 95.7 +1.78
2005 23 1971 156.3 +4.70 +2.81 1.221 54.3% -26 +29 -176 69.4% +1.41 13–10 (57%) 7–6 (54%) 102.6 +1.08
2006 24 1999 165.0 +7.12 +3.75 1.310 55.6% -34 +105 — 70.3% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 102.2 +2.64
2007 25 1918 152.6 +6.15 +2.04 1.205 53.8% +19 +124 -43 68.2% +1.44 9–3 (75%) 7–7 (50%) 101.3 -0.25
2008 26 1926 146.0 +4.49 +1.77 1.149 53.0% -16 +1 +21 66.9% +1.29 7–11 (39%) 9–5 (64%) 94.7 +0.54
2009 27 1825 141.7 +4.11 -1.32 1.060 51.1% +14 +37 +87 54.4% +0.50 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 100.8 +1.28
2010 28 1853 154.1 +4.92 +0.47 1.120 52.6% -39 +99 +61 62.1% +0.91 10–8 (56%) 2–5 (29%) 97.3 -0.43
2011 29 1787 136.6 +2.64 -0.57 1.028 50.6% -5 +48 +103 56.6% +0.32 5–6 (45%) 8–5 (62%) 97.5 +0.59
2012 30 1933 142.8 +3.66 +1.17 1.111 52.0% -27 -100 +6 63.6% +0.94 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) 102.3 +2.25
2013 31 1725 130.0 +1.40 +0.62 1.039 50.4% +95 +39 — 44.2% +0.10 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 +0.77
2014 32 1656 109.1 -1.13 -0.85 0.922 47.9% +85 — — 30.8% -1.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.14
Career 2089 155.3 +4.43 +1.25 1.140 52.7% -11 +13 -35 61.1% +0.92 116–101 (53%) 76–78 (49%) 96.4 +0.59

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Nadia Petrova Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199917 R128—R64— 1–2 (33%)
200018 R32R128R64R64 4–4 (50%)
200119 R64R16R16R64 8–4 (67%)
200220 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
200321 R32SFR32R16 12–4 (75%)
200422 R128R32R16QF 9–4 (69%)
200523 R16SFQFQF 16–4 (80%)
200624 QFR128—R32 6–3 (67%)
200725 R32R128R16R32 7–4 (64%)
200826 R16R32QFR32 11–4 (73%)
200927 R16R64R16R16 10–4 (71%)
201028 QFQFR32R128 10–4 (71%)
201129 R32R128R16R32 7–4 (64%)
201230 R64R32R32R16 8–4 (67%)
201331 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
W-L 27–14
(66%)		24–13
(65%)		31–13
(70%)		27–14
(66%)		 109–54
(67%)

WTA 1000

Nadia Petrova WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITASDGPANBERCANCHAKREMOSPANZUR W-L
Win %
199816 —————————————R16——— 1–1 (50%)
199917 —————————————R16——— 1–1 (50%)
200018 ——————QF————R32———R32— 5–3 (62%)
200119 ————R32—R128R16———R64R64—R32—R16 5–7 (42%)
200220 ——————————————QF—— 2–1 (67%)
200321 ———————R16—R32R32R16——R32—SF 8–6 (57%)
200422 ————R32—SFR32R64—R16R32QF—R16—QF 11–9 (55%)
200523 ————R16—R64R16R32—FQFQF———R16 12–8 (60%)
200624 ——————QF—R32—WR32W—F—— 17–4 (81%)
200725 ————R16—QFR16QF—QFQF————— 12–6 (67%)
200826 ——R64———R64R64—SFR32R16——QF—— 8–7 (53%)
200927 SFR64———R16R32R16—R32—R64————— 9–7 (56%)
201028 R16R64—R64R16QFR32QF—R64—R32————— 12–9 (57%)
201129 R64QF——R16R64R64R64———R32————— 6–7 (46%)
201230 R32R64——R16R32R64R32—W—R64————— 10–7 (59%)
201331 ——R16—R16R32R32R64————————— 6–5 (55%)
201432 ——R64—R128—R64—————————— 1–3 (25%)
W-L 6–4
(60%)		3–4
(43%)		2–3
(40%)		0–1
(0%)		15–9
(62%)		7–5
(58%)		18–13
(58%)		11–11
(50%)		2–4
(33%)		10–4
(71%)		14–5
(74%)		11–12
(48%)		9–3
(75%)		2–2
(50%)		9–6
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		7–4
(64%)		 126–91
(58%)

WTA 500

Nadia Petrova WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBEIDOHDUBEASPARSDGPORAMEBANBRUCHAPORLEILINLOSLUXMERMOSNEWPHISCOSTASYDWARZUR W-L
Win %
199917 ————————R64————R16———————————— 1–2 (33%)
200018 ————————R64——————————————R32—— 0–2 (0%)
200119 ——————R32—SF————R32R32R32—————R16—R32—— 7–7 (50%)
200220 —————————————R16R16——————————— 2–2 (50%)
200321 ——————QF—————R32QFFR32————SF—R32——— 11–7 (61%)
200422 —QF——————SF———R32—SFQF———R16SF————— 13–7 (65%)
200523 R16————SF——SF———QF—WQFQF———SF——QF—— 20–8 (71%)
200624 SFQFWR32—QF—WW—————FR32R16——R16———QF—— 21–9 (70%)
200725 QF———SFW—QFF——————FR16——————R16R16— 18–8 (69%)
200826 ———R32FR32—F——————QFQF——————R32R32—R32 13–9 (59%)
200927 ————R16——R16—R16—R16———R16——R16R32———R32—— 6–8 (43%)
201028 ————R16——————QF—————R32—F———R32—— 7–5 (58%)
201129 ——R16—R32R16—————R16——————R16R32———R32—— 4–7 (36%)
201230 ——————SF———R16QF——————R32——————— 6–4 (60%)
201331 ———QFR32——R16———————————————R32—— 3–4 (43%)
201432 ———R32———————R64—————————————— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 4–3
(57%)		3–2
(60%)		5–1
(83%)		2–4
(33%)		8–6
(57%)		8–4
(67%)		6–3
(67%)		12–4
(75%)		19–6
(76%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		7–5
(58%)		2–3
(40%)		4–4
(50%)		15–6
(71%)		13–8
(62%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		5–5
(50%)		9–3
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		3–10
(23%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		 132–91
(59%)

WTA 250

Nadia Petrova WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBBRICINESTHERKORWASBALBANBIRBOLGOLISTLUXMEMPONQUESARSOPSTRWAR W-L
Win %
199816 ————————————————————R16 1–1 (50%)
200018 ————R32————R32———R16————R32R16R32 3–6 (33%)
200119 ————R32————R64R32—————————— 0–3 (0%)
200220 ———————————SF————————— 3–1 (75%)
200321 ————SF——————R16—————R16——— 5–3 (62%)
200422 ————R16——SF—R32—F————————— 6–4 (60%)
200523 ————QF———F——QF————————— 7–3 (70%)
200624 SF———————————————————— 3–1 (75%)
200826 ——W————SF———R32QF———W———— 15–3 (83%)
200927 ———————————————SFQF———— 5–2 (71%)
201028 —R32———SF——————————————— 3–2 (60%)
201129 —R32————W————————————QF— 7–2 (78%)
201230 ———QFWR16————————R32—————— 8–3 (73%)
W-L 3–1
(75%)		0–2
(0%)		5–0
(100%)		2–1
(67%)		9–5
(64%)		4–2
(67%)		5–0
(100%)		6–2
(75%)		4–1
(80%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		9–5
(64%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		7–1
(88%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		1–2
(33%)		 66–34
(66%)

WTA Finals

Nadia Petrova WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge TOUWTA W-L
Win %
200523 —RR 1–2 (33%)
200624 —RR 1–2 (33%)
200826 —RR 0–1 (0%)
201129 SF— 1–1 (50%)
201230 W— 5–0 (100%)
W-L 6–1
(86%)		2–5
(29%)		 8–6
(57%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
May 15, 2006
First Top 100
Nov 8, 1999
First Top 50
Sep 25, 2000
First Top 20
Aug 18, 2003
First Top 10
Apr 5, 2004

Ranking History Matrix

Nadia Petrova ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199715——————————589596
199816591592591341346342218190169139142145
1999171441311261341341331311251281149593
200018767375586257565350596260
200119707263625842393839423939
200220343540516285128147145109112112
200321111112109957627241913121212
2004221212116813121413131212
2005231212121298899999
200624787535567566
2007257779129988141414
200826121617202518172118111111
2009271199101110101313162020
201028191918182014191617151515
201129202022232837323030312929
201230333235352920232218131212
201331121212111116202364105105104
201432104151234271379387384383384384373362
201533358520578—————————

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

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Nadia Petrova's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Years Match Log
Elena Dementieva RUS 3 2,125 0 16 728 483 245 66.3% 1997–2010 Match log
Anastasia Myskina RUS 2 2,078 1 10 381 240 141 63.0% 1999–2007 Match log
Vera Zvonareva RUS 2 2,089 0 12 736 466 270 63.3% 2000–2026 Match log
Amanda Coetzer RSA 3 2,052 0 9 807 497 310 61.6% 1988–2004 Match log
Kimiko Date JPN 4 2,092 0 8 435 245 190 56.3% 1989–2017 Match log
Mary Pierce FRA 3 2,145 2 18 683 465 218 68.1% 1989–2006 Match log
Francesca Schiavone ITA 4 1,965 1 8 815 445 370 54.6% 1999–2018 Match log
Jelena Dokic AUS 4 2,033 0 6 389 212 177 54.5% 1998–2012 Match log
Na Li CHN 2 2,117 2 9 497 338 159 68.0% 2000–2014 Match log
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 2 2,098 2 18 917 594 323 64.8% 2001–2021 Match log
Anna Chakvetadze RUS 5 2,066 0 8 318 183 135 57.5% 2004–2012 Match log
Samantha Stosur AUS 4 2,072 1 9 804 459 345 57.1% 2002–2022 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Nadia Petrova?
Nadia Petrova is 44 years old, born on June 8, 1982.
Which country does Nadia Petrova represent?
Nadia Petrova represents Russia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Nadia Petrova?
Nadia Petrova is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Nadia Petrova use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Nadia Petrova uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Nadia Petrova left-handed or right-handed?
Nadia Petrova plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Nadia Petrova won?
Nadia Petrova has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Nadia Petrova won?
TennisDB groups 3 of Nadia Petrova's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. All 3 were won under documented predecessor category names and are shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Tokyo in 2012.
How many WTA titles has Nadia Petrova won?
Nadia Petrova has won 13 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Tournament of Champions in 2012.
What is Nadia Petrova's highest WTA ranking?
Nadia Petrova's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on May 15, 2006.
What is Nadia Petrova's career win-loss record?
Nadia Petrova has a career WTA singles record of 444 wins and 278 losses (61.5%).
How much career prize money has Nadia Petrova earned?
Nadia Petrova has earned at least $12,466,924 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Nadia Petrova's career appear in TennisDB?
Nadia Petrova appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1998 through 2014.
On which surface does Nadia Petrova have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Nadia Petrova's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 64.6% (51–28).
Who has Nadia Petrova faced most often?
Nadia Petrova's most frequent opponent is Justine Henin, with a head-to-head record of 2–13 across 15 meetings.