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Elena Makarova

RUS Age 53 179 cm / 5'10" WTA Tour years active: 1990–1999

Elena Makarova represented Russia on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Elena Makarova finished with a career record of 59–73 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1756 (68th percentile)

Career record

59–73 (44.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$594,200

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 Makarova's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Angelika Bachmann #293	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1999*	QF	Tashkent	WTA 250	Hard
Patricia Wartusch #110	6-2 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1999*	R16	Tashkent	WTA 250	Hard
Gisela Riera Roura	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1999*	R32	Tashkent	WTA 250	Hard
Amanda Coetzer #9	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1999*	R32	Hilton Head	WTA 1000	Clay
Larisa Savchenko #88	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 31, 1999*	R64	Hilton Head	WTA 1000	Clay

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Elena Makarova's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Barbara Paulus	1	3	4	Jul 16, 1998	H2H
Larisa Savchenko	2	1	3	Mar 31, 1999	H2H
Barbara Schett	1	2	3	May 21, 1998	H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	1	2	3	Jan 23, 1998	H2H
Silvia Farina Elia	3	0	3	Jul 19, 1997	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Elena Makarova Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	First Round	0	1	Florencia Labat #59 def. Elena Makarova 6-2 7-5	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Elena Makarova career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1990	17	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1993	20	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1994	21	14	13	27	51.9%	—	—
1995	22	15	14	29	51.7%	—	—
1996	23	12	17	29	41.4%	—	—
1997	24	8	12	20	40.0%	—	—
1998	25	5	9	14	35.7%	—	—
1999	26	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
Career		59	73	132	44.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Elena Makarova career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1990	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	20	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1994	21	4	6	10	40.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%	14	13	27	51.9%
1995	22	7	6	13	53.8%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	15	14	29	51.7%
1996	23	2	6	8	25.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	12	17	29	41.4%
1997	24	1	5	6	16.7%	5	5	10	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	12	20	40.0%
1998	25	1	2	3	33.3%	3	6	9	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	9	14	35.7%
1999	26	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
Career	—	17	29	46	37.0%	19	26	45	42.2%	3	5	8	37.5%	20	13	33	60.6%	59	73	132	44.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Elena Makarova 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 %
1990	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	20	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1994	21	1	3	4	25.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	14	13	27	51.9%
1995	22	0	5	5	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	6	0	6	100.0%	14	13	27	51.9%
1996	23	0	3	3	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	9	7	16	56.2%	2	2	4	50.0%	11	17	28	39.3%
1997	24	0	2	2	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	0	0	—	—	6	11	17	35.3%
1998	25	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	2	0	2	100.0%	5	9	14	35.7%
1999	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
Career		1	17	18	5.6%	3	16	19	15.8%	35	29	64	54.7%	14	6	20	70.0%	53	68	121	43.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 121/132 (91.7%) of Elena Makarova's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Elena Makarova 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
1990	17	1493	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.12
1993	20	1505	118.8	—	—	—	—	+23	—	—	38.5%	-0.85	0–1	0–1	—	+0.16
1994	21	1673	136.3	—	—	—	—	-37	-29	—	50.0%	-0.27	4–2 (67%)	3–4 (43%)	103.9	-0.32
1995	22	1750	140.3	—	—	—	—	+1	-136	—	51.5%	+0.06	4–4 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	100.7	-1.87
1996	23	1681	130.3	—	—	—	—	+35	-65	—	44.1%	-0.34	4–6 (40%)	1–1	—	-0.26
1997	24	1703	123.7	—	—	—	—	-46	-12	—	42.2%	-0.60	2–5 (29%)	2–3 (40%)	96.1	-0.93
1998	25	1645	110.4	—	—	—	—	-5	-23	—	41.9%	-0.55	2–3 (40%)	0–1	—	-0.76
1999	26	1631	108.8	—	—	—	—	-8	—	—	50.0%	+0.14	1–1	—	—	+0.79
Career		1756	136.0	—	—	—	—	-4	-49	—	46.2%	-0.32	17–22 (44%)	9–12 (43%)	95.7	-2.51

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Elena Makarova Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1994	21	R32	R128	—	R128	2–3 (40%)
1995	22	R32	R128	R64	R32	5–4 (56%)
1996	23	R128	R32	R128	R128	2–4 (33%)
1997	24	R128	R64	R64	R128	2–4 (33%)
1998	25	R64	R128	R64	—	2–3 (40%)
1999	26	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		5–6 (45%)	3–5 (38%)	3–4 (43%)	2–4 (33%)	13–19 (41%)

WTA 1000

Elena Makarova WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	BER	CAN	BER	HIL	KEY	KRE	ZUR	W-L Win %
1993	20	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	1–2 (33%)
1994	21	—	QF	R64	—	R64	R128	—	R16	4–5 (44%)
1995	22	—	—	R64	R64	R32	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1996	23	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1997	24	R32	R64	—	—	R64	R128	R16	—	2–5 (29%)
1998	25	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1999	26	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	1–4 (20%)	0–2 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	10–19 (34%)

WTA 500

Elena Makarova WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	HAM	PAR	AME	ESS	MAN	W-L Win %
1994	21	R16	—	—	R16	—	2–2 (50%)
1995	22	R32	R16	R32	—	R32	3–4 (43%)
1996	23	—	R32	R32	R16	R32	3–4 (43%)
1997	24	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	25	—	—	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	3–4 (43%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	9–12 (43%)

WTA 250

Elena Makarova WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	MAD	BUD	HOB	KRE	KUA	LIN	LUX	MOS	PAL	PRA	ROS	SCH	TAS	WAR	W-L Win %
1990	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	20	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1994	21	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	6–3 (67%)
1995	22	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–3 (67%)
1996	23	—	R16	R32	QF	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
1997	24	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1998	25	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	2–4 (33%)
1999	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	2–1 (67%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	6–3 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	7–3 (70%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	27–22 (55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Elena Makarova?: Elena Makarova is 53 years old, born on February 1, 1973.
Which country does Elena Makarova represent?: Elena Makarova represents Russia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Elena Makarova?: Elena Makarova is 179 cm / 5'10".
How many Grand Slams has Elena Makarova won?: Elena Makarova has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Elena Makarova won?: TennisDB does not group any of Elena Makarova's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Elena Makarova's career win-loss record?: Elena Makarova has a career WTA singles record of 59 wins and 73 losses (44.7%).
How much career prize money has Elena Makarova earned?: Elena Makarova has earned at least $594,200 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Elena Makarova's career appear in TennisDB?: Elena Makarova appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1990 through 1999.
On which surface does Elena Makarova have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Elena Makarova's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on carpet: 60.6% (20–13).
Who has Elena Makarova faced most often?: Elena Makarova's most frequent opponent is Barbara Paulus, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.