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Elena Baltacha

GBR Died May 4, 2014 (age 30) 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2001–2013

Elena Baltacha represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 49. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 48–75 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

49 (Sep 13, 2010)

Elo peak

1670 (53rd percentile)

Singles record

48–75 (39.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,190,893

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 →

Elena Baltacha's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Flavia Pennetta #166	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 2013*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Maria Kirilenko #10	6-4 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 2013*	R16	Eastbourne Open	Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500	Grass
Kristyna Pliskova #103	7-5 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2013*	R32	Eastbourne Open	Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500	Grass
Marina Erakovic #92	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2013*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Varvara Lepchenko #29	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 24, 2013*	R16	Brussels	Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Elena Baltacha's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Na Li	2	2	4	Aug 6, 2010	H2H
Flavia Pennetta	0	3	3	Jun 26, 2013	H2H
Samantha Stosur	0	3	3	May 29, 2012	H2H
Julia Goerges	1	2	3	Mar 10, 2012	H2H
Maria Kirilenko	0	2	2	Jun 21, 2013	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Elena Baltacha Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2012	London Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Ana Ivanovic #12 def. Elena Baltacha #105 6-4 7-6(5)	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Elena Baltacha career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2001	17	0	2	2	0.0%	398	242
2002	18	2	2	4	50.0%	242	157
2003	19	0	3	3	0.0%	157	382
2004	20	1	2	3	33.3%	382	185
2005	21	3	4	7	42.9%	185	129
2007	23	2	4	6	33.3%	368	187
2008	24	1	4	5	20.0%	187	136
2009	25	3	5	8	37.5%	136	84
2010	26	15	15	30	50.0%	84	55
2011	27	14	18	32	43.8%	55	51
2012	28	5	12	17	29.4%	51	174
2013	29	2	4	6	33.3%	174	225
Career		48	75	123	39.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Elena Baltacha career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2001	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2002	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
2003	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
2004	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%
2005	21	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
2007	23	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
2008	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%
2009	25	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
2010	26	12	10	22	54.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	15	15	30	50.0%
2011	27	10	13	23	43.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	14	18	32	43.8%
2012	28	2	6	8	25.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	5	12	17	29.4%
2013	29	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%
Career	—	28	35	63	44.4%	4	11	15	26.7%	16	29	45	35.6%	48	75	123	39.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Elena Baltacha career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2001	17	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2002	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
2003	19	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
2004	20	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2005	21	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%
2007	23	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
2008	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%
2009	25	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
2010	26	3	3	6	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	7	1	8	87.5%	15	15	30	50.0%
2011	27	0	1	1	0.0%	1	9	10	10.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	14	18	32	43.8%
2012	28	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	4	10	14	28.6%
2013	29	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
Career		3	8	11	27.3%	2	26	28	7.1%	18	25	43	41.9%	24	13	37	64.9%	47	72	119	39.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 119/123 (96.7%) of Elena Baltacha's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Elena Baltacha performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2003	19	1/3	3.0	5.0	47.5%	78.9%	45.2%	57.1%	30.0%	61.3%	40.0%
2004	20	2/3	3.0	2.5	62.1%	66.4%	41.4%	70.0%	58.3%	56.4%	42.5%
2005	21	6/7	3.5	3.5	55.6%	66.5%	44.3%	53.9%	27.3%	56.4%	36.8%
2007	23	4/6	3.3	5.0	60.1%	66.3%	41.3%	54.7%	49.3%	56.4%	37.6%
2008	24	5/5	2.2	3.4	60.0%	57.5%	36.8%	33.9%	59.5%	49.3%	39.5%
2009	25	7/8	3.9	3.0	56.1%	66.6%	48.2%	58.3%	37.8%	58.5%	37.0%
2010	26	28/30	3.0	2.9	58.3%	63.1%	45.7%	57.1%	45.9%	55.8%	39.1%
2011	27	30/32	2.3	2.4	58.4%	65.2%	45.9%	49.0%	42.3%	57.3%	42.8%
2012	28	15/17	1.5	2.9	60.0%	58.4%	42.9%	47.2%	40.1%	52.3%	37.6%
2013	29	6/6	2.5	1.5	67.9%	59.0%	42.2%	41.0%	54.0%	53.6%	34.1%
Career		104/123	2.6	2.8	58.9%	63.3%	44.6%	51.3%	43.7%	55.6%	39.4%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 104/123 (84.6%) of Elena Baltacha's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Elena Baltacha 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
2001	17	1489	101.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.25	—	—	—	-0.22
2002	18	1519	104.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+76	44.4%	-0.33	1–0	0–1	—	-0.01
2003	19	1491	107.9	-0.79	+0.01	1.032	49.4%	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.40	0–1	—	—	-0.18
2004	20	1499	104.0	-0.78	+0.29	0.975	50.4%	—	—	+21	33.3%	-0.50	—	—	—	-0.12
2005	21	1507	102.4	+0.64	-3.12	0.843	46.5%	+45	—	-23	41.2%	-0.88	2–1 (67%)	1–0	—	+0.62
2007	23	1509	98.7	+0.25	-1.20	0.861	47.7%	—	—	-36	37.5%	-0.81	2–2 (50%)	1–1	—	0.00
2008	24	1496	97.3	-1.84	-2.72	0.779	44.5%	—	—	-35	18.2%	-2.09	1–0	0–1	—	-0.36
2009	25	1521	116.1	+1.47	-1.58	0.893	47.9%	+38	—	-14	42.1%	-0.63	1–2 (33%)	1–1	—	-0.14
2010	26	1630	120.5	-0.45	-3.14	0.886	47.6%	+7	-108	-118	49.2%	-0.49	5–2 (71%)	4–2 (67%)	105.7	-0.05
2011	27	1628	127.6	+1.21	-0.89	1.001	50.1%	-1	-104	-106	44.6%	-0.42	4–5 (44%)	5–4 (56%)	99.1	-0.98
2012	28	1567	100.8	-2.26	-3.52	0.788	45.0%	-16	-73	+14	28.2%	-1.44	4–1 (80%)	1–3 (25%)	101.9	-0.13
2013	29	1558	95.9	-1.94	-2.72	0.736	44.1%	—	-79	-29	38.5%	-1.77	0–1	2–0	—	+0.27
Career		1670	116.9	-0.18	-2.22	0.888	47.6%	+4	-93	-26	39.6%	-0.85	20–15 (57%)	15–13 (54%)	106.0	-1.07

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Elena Baltacha Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2001	17	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2002	18	—	—	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
2003	19	R128	—	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
2004	20	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
2005	21	R32	—	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
2007	23	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2008	24	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
2009	25	R64	—	R64	—	2–2 (50%)
2010	26	R32	R128	R128	R64	3–4 (43%)
2011	27	R64	R64	R64	R64	4–4 (50%)
2012	28	R128	R128	R64	—	1–3 (25%)
2013	29	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		6–6 (50%)	1–4 (20%)	7–12 (37%)	2–2 (50%)	16–24 (40%)

WTA 1000

Elena Baltacha WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	DUB	IW	MIA	CAN	W-L Win %
2009	25	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
2010	26	—	R32	R64	—	3–2 (60%)
2011	27	R64	R64	R64	—	2–3 (40%)
2012	28	—	R64	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	6–8 (43%)

WTA 500

Elena Baltacha WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	SDG	BRU	W-L Win %
2001	17	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2005	21	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2007	23	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2009	25	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2010	26	QF	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2011	27	R16	R32	—	2–2 (50%)
2013	29	R16	—	R16	2–2 (50%)
W-L		5–7 (42%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	7–9 (44%)

WTA 250

Elena Baltacha WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BAR	DAL	EST	KOR	JAP	WAS	BAK	BIR	COP	FES	HOB	IST	LIN	LUX	MEM	PAT	STR	W-L Win %
2002	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2003	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2004	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2005	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2007	23	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2008	24	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
2009	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2010	26	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	R32	QF	—	—	QF	—	R16	7–8 (47%)
2011	27	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	R16	R16	6–9 (40%)
2012	28	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	2–6 (25%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–9 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	18–33 (35%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Sep 13, 2010

First Top 100

Sep 28, 2009

First Top 50

Sep 13, 2010

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Elena Baltacha ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1999	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	884	876	861
2000	16	864	844	847	859	706	717	676	670	692	413	401	398
2001	17	395	387	388	387	359	244	233	237	240	252	241	242
2002	18	239	225	225	222	233	295	177	158	157	152	156	157
2003	19	158	167	160	158	154	149	245	299	327	367	375	382
2004	20	387	321	340	322	332	331	242	244	229	201	187	185
2005	21	119	119	121	121	120	126	139	133	146	123	131	129
2006	22	198	216	213	210	210	231	234	243	247	346	354	368
2007	23	460	576	668	822	430	274	248	245	244	192	188	187
2008	24	168	164	164	146	144	158	135	135	124	140	136	136
2009	25	134	112	111	137	126	106	107	102	93	86	85	84
2010	26	83	65	62	59	62	52	59	57	51	55	55	55
2011	27	57	72	85	90	83	68	57	58	64	50	50	51
2012	28	57	61	61	63	68	101	105	116	141	171	174	174
2013	29	190	188	205	206	200	167	208	243	210	216	223	225

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Elena Baltacha's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Anne Keothavong	GBR	#48	1,633	138	48	90	34.8%	$1,303,091	0	2001–2013	Rivalries	Match log
Aiko Nakamura	JPN	#47	1,644	126	50	76	39.7%	$861,081	0	2004–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Mariya Koryttseva	UKR	#50	1,641	97	40	57	41.2%	$903,644	0	2005–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Julia Schruff	GER	#52	1,663	128	48	80	37.5%	$849,364	0	2003–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Akgul Amanmuradova	UZB	#50	1,630	163	61	102	37.4%	$1,549,307	0	2001–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Arantxa Parra Santonja	ESP	#46	1,625	191	71	120	37.2%	$2,315,104	0	2003–2013	Rivalries	Match log
Milagros Sequera	VEN	#48	1,627	84	32	52	38.1%	$845,115	1	2001–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Emma Laine	FIN	#50	1,577	59	21	38	35.6%	$506,301	0	2002–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Anastasiya Yakimova	BLR	#49	1,524	104	30	74	28.8%	$1,075,717	0	2004–2012	Rivalries	Match log
Vasilisa Bardina	RUS	#48	1,582	34	11	23	32.4%	$236,661	0	2006–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Raluca Olaru	ROU	#53	1,622	94	37	57	39.4%	$1,770,957	0	2006–2014	Rivalries	Match log
Jamea Jackson	USA	#43	1,662	83	33	50	39.8%	$455,220	0	2003–2008	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Elena Baltacha represent?: Elena Baltacha represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Elena Baltacha?: Elena Baltacha is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Elena Baltacha use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Elena Baltacha uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Elena Baltacha left-handed or right-handed?: Elena Baltacha plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Elena Baltacha won?: Elena Baltacha has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Elena Baltacha won?: TennisDB does not group any of Elena Baltacha's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Elena Baltacha's highest WTA ranking?: Elena Baltacha's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 49, first achieved on September 13, 2010.
What is Elena Baltacha's career win-loss record?: Elena Baltacha has a career WTA singles record of 48 wins and 75 losses (39.0%).
How much career prize money has Elena Baltacha earned?: Elena Baltacha has earned at least $1,190,893 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Elena Baltacha's career appear in TennisDB?: Elena Baltacha appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2001 through 2013.
On which surface does Elena Baltacha have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Elena Baltacha's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 44.4% (28–35).
Who has Elena Baltacha faced most often?: Elena Baltacha's most frequent opponent is Na Li, with a head-to-head record of 2–2 across 4 meetings.