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

Anna Kournikova vs Ludmila Richterova H2H: 1-0

Anna Kournikova holds a 1–0 lead over Ludmila Richterova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Anna Kournikova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Anna Kournikova won the 1996 US Open round of 128 7-6 6-3.

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Anna Kournikova
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ludmila Richterova
CZE Age 49 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna Kournikova #144 7-6 6-3 Ludmila Richterova #76 Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128 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
Ludmila Richterova #873 #62 334 1,707 39 52 42.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Ludmila Richterova
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 1994 9–12 42.9% #115 1,518 0 0
18 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0 1995 17–16 51.5% #67 1,642 0 1
19 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0 1996 9–15 37.5% #67 1,621 0 1
20 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0 1997 3–7 30.0% #161 1,578 0 1
21 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0 1998 1–2 33.3% #221 1,568 0 1
22 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 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 Ludmila Richterova
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% 1994 2 5 7 28.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1996 4 8 12 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2001 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9% — 11 24 35 31.4% 27 20 47 57.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%

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 Ludmila Richterova
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 1994 1518 115.8 — — — — -14 +121 — 48.0% -0.12 2–6 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 96.5 +0.93
18 1999 1936 156.5 — — — — -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58 1995 1642 123.4 — — — — -140 +112 — 48.0% -0.44 7–4 (64%) 7–3 (70%) 105.8 -1.15
19 2000 1942 166.7 — — — — +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53 1996 1621 129.4 — — — — -127 +153 — 40.7% -0.82 1–5 (17%) 5–4 (56%) 98.5 -0.18
20 2001 1818 134.7 — — — — +10 — — 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40 1997 1578 110.7 — — — — -93 +164 — 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–0 — +0.58
21 2002 1739 140.7 — — — — +93 +2 — 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31 1998 1568 96.9 — — — — — — — 28.6% -2.28 1–0 — — -0.01
22 2003 1674 109.3 — — — — +111 — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2080 161.9 — — — — -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62 — 1707 124.2 — — — — -99 +130 — 44.7% -0.53 11–17 (39%) 16–9 (64%) 101.7 +0.19

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.