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

Alisa Kleybanova vs Melanie South H2H: 1-0

Alisa Kleybanova holds a 1–0 lead over Melanie South in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Alisa Kleybanova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Alisa Kleybanova won the 2008 Eastbourne Open round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Alisa Kleybanova
Russia Age 37 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Melanie South
GBR Age 40 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alisa Kleybanova #47 6-4 6-4 Melanie South #139 Match data Jun 19, 2008* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass

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
Alisa Kleybanova #784 #20 2,485 1,877 108 92 54.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Melanie South #1,252 #99 672 1,564 9 21 30.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Alisa Kleybanova Melanie South
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 2004 1–1 50.0% #368 1,514 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 2005 0–1 0.0% #237 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2006 0–2 0.0% #240 1,472 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2008 17–16 51.5% #32 1,646 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2009 31–24 56.4% #29 1,780 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2010 32–23 58.2% #25 1,828 0 2 2006 1–2 33.3% #167 1,500 0 0
21 2011 14–12 53.8% #68 1,780 0 2 2007 1–2 33.3% #214 1,509 0 0
22 2012 1–1 50.0% #545 1,777 0 2 2008 4–6 40.0% #110 1,510 0 0
23 2013 4–4 50.0% #188 1,770 0 2 2009 2–6 25.0% #189 1,495 0 0
24 2014 8–8 50.0% #139 1,771 0 2 2010 0–2 0.0% #260 1,475 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 2011 0–1 0.0% #321 1,464 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 2012 1–1 50.0% #371 1,477 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2013 0–1 0.0% #639 1,467 0 0

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 Alisa Kleybanova Melanie South
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 %
14 2004 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2006 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 8 9 17 47.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 22 16 38 57.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 25 16 41 61.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2006 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2011 10 8 18 55.6% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2012 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 2013 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2014 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 77 61 138 55.8% 21 22 43 48.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 14 21 33.3% — — — —

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 184/197 of Alisa Kleybanova's and 27/30 of Melanie South'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 Alisa Kleybanova Melanie South
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%
16 2006 1/2 3.0 7.0 44.1% 73.1% 33.3% 44.4% 25.0% 50.8% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 32/33 4.7 4.5 51.3% 66.3% 45.9% 52.3% 51.0% 56.4% 44.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 53/55 4.1 3.5 57.0% 64.0% 48.4% 53.8% 49.8% 57.1% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 50/55 3.2 3.6 57.2% 66.1% 48.1% 56.6% 48.4% 58.4% 44.4% 2006 2/3 4.5 6.5 60.8% 75.7% 44.2% 69.7% 36.4% 63.4% 35.6%
21 2011 25/26 3.2 3.0 55.8% 66.2% 45.5% 53.6% 54.0% 56.9% 46.2% 2007 3/3 5.3 4.0 53.0% 62.1% 33.4% 49.0% 50.5% 48.5% 38.6%
22 2012 2/2 5.5 5.5 49.5% 66.1% 44.4% 68.8% 40.2% 55.1% 37.5% 2008 10/10 3.9 3.6 61.9% 59.8% 46.0% 45.3% 43.2% 55.0% 40.2%
23 2013 7/8 5.6 4.1 50.8% 63.2% 35.4% 51.3% 42.8% 49.6% 43.0% 2009 7/8 2.9 4.9 56.7% 61.4% 35.8% 50.3% 36.4% 49.7% 37.8%
24 2014 14/16 3.3 3.8 58.1% 64.7% 40.3% 64.2% 53.9% 54.8% 42.8% 2010 2/2 3.5 5.5 60.5% 62.5% 41.7% 22.2% 57.1% 54.1% 31.5%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 1/1 1.0 2.0 57.7% 60.0% 36.4% 42.9% 25.0% 50.0% 32.1%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 1/2 1.0 7.0 59.4% 57.9% 38.5% 55.6% 28.6% 50.0% 36.4%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 1/1 1.0 2.0 66.0% 67.7% 43.8% 40.0% 0.0% 59.6% 26.9%
Career — 184/200 3.8 3.7 55.6% 65.4% 46.2% 55.1% 50.0% 56.8% 44.5% — 27/30 3.5 4.3 59.3% 62.1% 40.8% 47.2% 39.9% 53.3% 37.5%

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 Alisa Kleybanova Melanie South
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
14 2004 1514 101.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 1–0 — — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 1499 97.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2006 1473 97.0 -1.84 -0.90 0.854 45.7% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 1647 137.2 +0.59 +0.97 1.026 50.5% -43 -112 +90 50.0% +0.24 7–3 (70%) 0–3 (0%) 103.5 -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1781 141.6 +1.51 +0.24 1.040 50.9% -6 -169 -80 56.4% +0.35 10–13 (43%) 5–5 (50%) 100.3 +2.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 1828 151.3 +2.66 +0.90 1.067 51.6% +4 -191 -99 56.8% +0.62 8–7 (53%) 6–9 (40%) 96.7 -1.00 2006 1501 100.3 +0.75 +0.53 0.973 49.6% — — +82 37.5% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.02
21 2011 1780 142.2 +1.00 +1.86 1.072 51.5% +40 -131 — 53.3% +0.53 4–4 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.66 2007 1509 96.1 -2.11 -0.98 0.750 43.6% — — +67 28.6% -2.28 1–0 1–0 — -0.05
22 2012 1777 108.2 -0.89 -1.44 0.834 48.0% — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — -0.25 2008 1510 104.4 -1.32 -2.55 0.893 47.4% -2 — +71 47.6% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.64
23 2013 1770 112.0 -1.63 +0.12 0.852 46.4% +18 — — 42.1% -1.16 3–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 102.1 -0.13 2009 1495 100.7 -1.43 -2.16 0.751 44.4% +21 — +80 18.8% -2.13 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.13
24 2014 1772 126.6 +0.26 +0.71 0.947 49.3% +40 -113 — 50.0% -0.23 1–1 3–0 (100%) — -0.87 2010 1475 97.9 +1.00 -1.93 0.688 43.6% — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.07
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1465 96.5 -6.24 +0.83 0.643 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1477 104.6 +1.56 -0.55 0.727 43.1% — — — 40.0% 0.00 1–0 0–1 — -0.06
27 2017 1764 109.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1468 98.7 +0.72 -2.19 0.666 42.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.09
Career — 1878 145.8 +1.33 +0.77 1.030 50.7% +3 -147 0 53.0% +0.27 35–28 (56%) 16–23 (41%) 99.6 -0.40 — 1565 100.5 -1.11 -1.79 0.802 45.5% +10 — +74 31.8% -1.36 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 98.9 +0.60

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.