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

Anna Kournikova vs Steffi Graf H2H: 1-2

Steffi Graf holds a 2–1 lead over Anna Kournikova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 1–0 on clay, while Anna Kournikova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1999 Roland Garros round of 16 6-3 7-6(4).

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Anna Kournikova
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #6 6-3 7-6(4) Anna Kournikova #18 Match data Jun 1, 1999* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Anna Kournikova #11 6-7 6-3 6-4 Steffi Graf #91 Match data Jun 20, 1998* QF Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-1 Anna Kournikova #144 Match data Sep 3, 1996* R16 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 Olympics 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 0
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 1995 1–1 50.0% #289 1,513 0 0 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,545 0 0
15 1996 5–5 50.0% #65 1,593 0 0 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0
16 1997 17–10 63.0% #30 1,834 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0
17 1998 40–20 66.7% #13 1,979 0 0 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8
18 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30
20 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44
21 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54
22 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 0 0 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61
23 — — — — — — — 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69
24 — — — — — — — 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79
25 — — — — — — — 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86
26 — — — — — — — 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95
27 — — — — — — — 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102
28 — — — — — — — 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103
29 — — — — — — — 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106
30 — — — — — — — 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107

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 Steffi Graf
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
14 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1996 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1997 6 6 12 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 1998 19 10 29 65.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5%
18 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0%
19 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
20 2001 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0%
21 2002 16 11 27 59.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0%
22 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career — 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9% — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5%

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 Anna Kournikova Steffi Graf
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12
14 1995 1513 106.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — -0.07 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35
15 1996 1593 131.7 — — — — +17 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +0.18 1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41
16 1997 1834 148.8 — — — — -142 -148 -89 58.5% +0.48 7–4 (64%) 3–0 (100%) 110.7 -1.86 1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74
17 1998 1980 169.2 — — — — -91 -84 -125 63.7% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 6–3 (67%) 107.6 -3.22 1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94
18 1999 1936 156.5 — — — — -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58 1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82
19 2000 1942 166.7 — — — — +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98
20 2001 1818 134.7 — — — — +10 — — 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40 1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81
21 2002 1739 140.7 — — — — +93 +2 — 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31 1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44
22 2003 1674 109.3 — — — — +111 — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.56 1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55
Career — 2080 161.9 — — — — -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62 — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01

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.