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

Anna Kournikova vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 1-2

Irina Spirlea holds a 2–1 lead over Anna Kournikova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Irina Spirlea leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Anna Kournikova won the 2000 Paris quarterfinal 4-6 6-4 6-2.

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Anna Kournikova
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna Kournikova #11 4-6 6-4 6-2 Irina Spirlea #40 Match data Feb 12, 2000* QF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Irina Spirlea #26 6-0 0-6 6-1 Anna Kournikova #13 Match data Oct 29, 1999* R16 Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Irina Spirlea #12 6-1 3-6 6-3 Anna Kournikova #26 Match data Aug 28, 1997* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Anna Kournikova #606 #8 2,158 2,080 184 121 60.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Anna Kournikova Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1995 1–1 50.0% #289 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1996 5–5 50.0% #65 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1997 17–10 63.0% #30 1,834 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1998 40–20 66.7% #13 1,979 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2
22 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 0 0 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 — — — — — — — 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 — — — — — — — 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 — — — — — — — 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 — — — — — — — 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4

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 Anna Kournikova Irina Spirlea
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 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 6 6 12 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 19 10 29 65.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 2001 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2002 16 11 27 59.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9% — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2%

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 Anna Kournikova Irina Spirlea
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 1995 1513 106.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 1593 131.7 — — — — +17 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 1834 148.8 — — — — -142 -148 -89 58.5% +0.48 7–4 (64%) 3–0 (100%) 110.7 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 1980 169.2 — — — — -91 -84 -125 63.7% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 6–3 (67%) 107.6 -3.22 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1999 1936 156.5 — — — — -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 2000 1942 166.7 — — — — +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 2001 1818 134.7 — — — — +10 — — 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37
21 2002 1739 140.7 — — — — +93 +2 — 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60
22 2003 1674 109.3 — — — — +111 — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.56 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
Career — 2080 161.9 — — — — -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39

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.