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

Anabel Medina Garrigues vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 3-2

Anabel Medina Garrigues holds a 3–2 lead over Iveta Benesova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Iveta Benesova leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Anabel Medina Garrigues leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Anabel Medina Garrigues won the 2011 Marbella round of 32 6-0 6-2.

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Anabel Medina Garrigues
ESP Age 44 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Iveta Benesova
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anabel Medina Garrigues #62 6-0 6-2 Iveta Benesova #42 Match data Apr 7, 2011* R32 Marbella International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Iveta Benesova #60 6-0 6-1 Anabel Medina Garrigues #81 Match data Jan 19, 2011* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Anabel Medina Garrigues #26 7-5 6-3 Iveta Benesova #39 Match data Jan 13, 2010* R32 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Iveta Benesova #31 6-4 6-1 Anabel Medina Garrigues #21 Match data Apr 1, 2009* R16 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Anabel Medina Garrigues #34 6-4 7-6(5) Iveta Benesova #52 Match data Jun 16, 2005* R32 Libéma Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Anabel Medina Garrigues #741 #16 2,505 1,834 310 278 52.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Anabel Medina Garrigues Iveta Benesova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2000 2–5 28.6% #109 1,495 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2001 16–20 44.4% #66 1,562 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2002 9–3 75.0% #116 1,687 0 1 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 2003 13–12 52.0% #71 1,613 0 1 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 2004 25–23 52.1% #39 1,708 0 2 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2005 28–23 54.9% #33 1,744 0 4 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2006 34–24 58.6% #27 1,689 0 6 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2007 25–22 53.2% #34 1,682 0 7 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2008 41–25 62.1% #22 1,819 0 8 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 2009 33–26 55.9% #27 1,683 0 9 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 2010 18–25 41.9% #71 1,567 0 9 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 2011 35–21 62.5% #27 1,783 0 11 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 2012 23–26 46.9% #50 1,618 0 11 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
30 2013 8–19 29.6% #100 1,541 0 11 — — — — — — —
31 2014 0–4 0.0% #452 1,491 0 11 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 0 2

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 Anabel Medina Garrigues Iveta Benesova
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 %
17 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2001 2 6 8 25.0% 14 12 26 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2002 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — — — — — 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2005 12 15 27 44.4% 15 5 20 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2006 14 14 28 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2007 9 14 23 39.1% 15 5 20 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2008 21 15 36 58.3% 18 7 25 72.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2009 19 18 37 51.4% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2010 4 13 17 23.5% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2011 12 12 24 50.0% 23 8 31 74.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2012 8 13 21 38.1% 13 9 22 59.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2013 2 8 10 20.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2014 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 125 149 274 45.6% 168 99 267 62.9% 15 21 36 41.7% 2 9 11 18.2% — 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 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 326/508 of Anabel Medina Garrigues's and 5/5 of Iveta Benesova'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 Anabel Medina Garrigues Iveta Benesova
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%
21 2004 6/48 1.8 0.7 78.0% 58.3% 59.5% 62.0% 59.9% 58.6% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2005 5/51 2.2 1.8 64.4% 56.8% 36.3% 52.9% 45.1% 49.6% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2006 24/58 0.8 1.8 61.8% 56.1% 49.6% 49.2% 58.3% 53.5% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2007 42/47 1.2 1.7 62.3% 63.3% 47.4% 49.5% 51.9% 57.3% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2008 51/66 1.1 1.0 67.2% 61.0% 52.7% 53.2% 53.7% 58.3% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2009 47/59 1.1 1.7 65.4% 63.4% 45.4% 46.8% 51.9% 56.9% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 40/43 1.1 1.8 63.9% 59.5% 46.7% 50.2% 45.9% 54.8% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 44/56 0.7 1.0 66.7% 62.3% 49.9% 48.2% 55.5% 58.3% 49.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2012 46/49 1.5 1.3 64.2% 60.7% 46.8% 54.9% 42.5% 55.9% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2013 19/27 1.9 2.3 63.2% 61.4% 43.9% 45.3% 45.3% 55.3% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2014 2/4 0.5 2.0 65.9% 56.8% 23.0% 63.9% 25.0% 45.3% 36.3% 2014 5/5 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%
Career — 326/588 1.2 1.5 64.9% 61.1% 48.0% 50.5% 50.6% 56.5% 45.8% — 5/401 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%

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 Anabel Medina Garrigues Iveta Benesova
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
17 2000 1495 109.4 — — — — — +46 — 37.5% -0.88 0–2 0–1 — -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2001 1563 117.3 — — — — -85 +93 — 48.8% +0.08 4–10 (29%) 2–5 (29%) 93.0 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2002 1688 129.0 — — — — -48 — — 75.0% +1.87 2–0 0–1 — +0.26 2002 1564 116.6 — — — — +44 -100 — 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
20 2003 1613 108.3 — — — — 0 +20 — 49.2% +0.02 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 102.6 +1.71 2003 1479 107.1 — — — — +105 -55 — 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
21 2004 1708 129.8 +1.41 +0.60 1.118 51.8% -57 +9 -121 53.7% +0.07 6–8 (43%) 2–3 (40%) 98.9 -1.46 2004 1647 128.5 — — — — -23 +14 — 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
22 2005 1745 135.2 -1.51 +1.69 0.965 49.2% -99 +158 -209 53.6% +0.26 6–6 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 98.7 -2.02 2005 1610 122.9 — — — — -28 +68 — 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
23 2006 1689 128.8 -1.72 -0.23 0.958 49.1% -75 +209 -104 55.6% +0.38 13–6 (68%) 4–3 (57%) 104.3 +2.64 2006 1592 112.3 — — — — +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
24 2007 1682 135.1 +0.95 +0.79 1.039 50.5% -106 +315 — 53.6% +0.32 7–11 (39%) 8–3 (73%) 98.9 +0.01 2007 1521 104.5 — — — — +85 -42 — 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
25 2008 1820 137.4 +2.98 +3.19 1.133 52.6% -59 +96 -278 58.5% +0.61 11–11 (50%) 8–9 (47%) 97.9 -0.46 2008 1652 126.5 — — — — -4 -18 — 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
26 2009 1684 126.3 +0.93 +1.02 1.069 51.3% -23 +170 -48 52.7% +0.20 11–6 (65%) 5–2 (71%) 104.7 +2.67 2009 1647 132.9 — — — — +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
27 2010 1568 122.5 -1.00 +1.31 1.018 50.4% -21 +188 — 44.7% -0.10 4–8 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 91.6 +0.63 2010 1637 121.1 — — — — +2 +1 — 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
28 2011 1783 138.0 +2.59 +4.74 1.189 53.8% -112 +101 — 61.8% +0.86 2–8 (20%) 6–7 (46%) 94.4 -1.92 2011 1627 135.9 — — — — +26 -37 — 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
29 2012 1619 120.1 +0.13 -0.99 0.970 49.5% -31 +157 -55 49.1% +0.03 5–9 (36%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +1.56 2012 1579 127.8 — — — — +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
30 2013 1542 118.6 -0.14 +0.99 1.001 49.5% -27 +153 -29 38.7% -0.87 2–10 (17%) 2–2 (50%) 91.4 -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2014 1491 90.1 -2.24 -1.41 0.663 41.1% — — — 11.1% -3.22 0–1 — — +0.24 2014 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 — — 0.0% -2.70 — 0–2 — -0.26
Career — 1834 132.6 +0.82 +1.48 1.053 51.0% -62 +135 -114 52.6% +0.21 79–99 (44%) 54–55 (50%) 94.1 +0.50 — 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

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.