H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Anna Kournikova vs Julia Vakulenko H2H: 1-0

Anna Kournikova holds a 1–0 lead over Julia Vakulenko in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Anna Kournikova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Anna Kournikova won the 2002 Bol round of 32 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2.

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Anna Kournikova
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Julia Vakulenko
UKR Age 43 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna Kournikova #68 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 Julia Vakulenko #118 Match data May 2, 2002* R32 Bol Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Julia Vakulenko #979 #31 916 1,730 51 76 40.2% 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 Anna Kournikova Julia Vakulenko
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 2001 2–5 28.6% #132 1,492 0 0
18 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0 2002 1–5 16.7% #132 1,468 0 0
19 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0 2003 4–8 33.3% #94 1,502 0 0
20 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0 2004 10–18 35.7% #130 1,476 0 0
21 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0 2005 3–3 50.0% #185 1,522 0 0
22 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 0 0 2006 6–5 54.5% #120 1,587 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 2007 22–19 53.7% #32 1,724 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 2008 3–12 20.0% #354 1,568 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 2009 0–1 0.0% #156 1,554 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 Anna Kournikova Julia Vakulenko
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% 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 2003 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2001 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 2004 6 8 14 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% 2005 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 13 12 25 52.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2 5 7 28.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9% — 23 32 55 41.8% 25 35 60 41.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 Julia Vakulenko
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 2001 1493 107.2 — — — — — +2 — 42.1% -0.32 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.28
18 1999 1936 156.5 — — — — -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58 2002 1468 100.2 — — — — — +1 — 23.1% -2.38 0–1 1–0 — +0.08
19 2000 1942 166.7 — — — — +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53 2003 1502 115.0 +1.60 -1.26 0.949 48.8% -16 +36 — 38.5% -0.96 0–2 0–1 — -0.50
20 2001 1818 134.7 — — — — +10 — — 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40 2004 1477 114.2 -0.14 -0.77 0.943 48.8% +33 +33 — 41.0% -0.59 2–5 (29%) 5–3 (63%) 100.8 +0.59
21 2002 1739 140.7 — — — — +93 +2 — 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31 2005 1523 111.0 +0.98 -0.91 1.036 50.9% — +12 — 53.8% +0.31 0–1 1–1 — -0.16
22 2003 1674 109.3 — — — — +111 — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.56 2006 1587 121.3 +0.51 +2.47 1.104 52.5% — +44 — 70.0% +1.10 0–2 2–0 — +0.61
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1724 140.9 +0.53 +1.87 1.040 50.5% -68 +9 -168 54.3% +0.49 10–6 (63%) 3–5 (38%) 106.8 +0.51
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1569 101.1 -3.68 -3.86 0.755 43.8% +18 +42 — 30.3% -1.33 3–4 (43%) — — -0.51
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1555 — +1.66 -1.69 0.713 41.5% — — — — — — — — -0.05
Career — 2080 161.9 — — — — -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62 — 1731 126.1 -0.09 +0.34 0.975 49.2% -22 +25 -168 45.8% -0.26 16–25 (39%) 13–11 (54%) 102.1 +0.23

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.