H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Anna Smashnova vs Cara Black H2H: 0-2

Cara Black holds a 2–0 lead over Anna Smashnova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cara Black leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cara Black won the 2003 Indian Wells Open round of 64 7-6(3) 6-3.

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Anna Smashnova
ISR Age 50 Right-Handed 157 cm / 5'2"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cara Black #56 7-6(3) 6-3 Anna Smashnova #16 Match data Mar 5, 2003 R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Cara Black #117 6-2 6-1 Anna Smashnova #58 Match data Jun 10, 1998* R64 Birmingham 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
Anna Smashnova #994 #15 1,616 1,881 242 222 52.2% 0 0 0 0 12 12
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 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 Smashnova Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1991 0–1 0.0% #264 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1992 1–2 33.3% #236 1,489 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1993 0–1 0.0% #139 1,485 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1994 10–11 47.6% #47 1,600 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1995 8–12 40.0% #68 1,577 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1996 4–11 26.7% #132 1,562 0 0 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 1998 12–14 46.2% #49 1,583 0 0 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 1999 21–23 47.7% #47 1,636 0 1 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 2000 25–23 52.1% #46 1,669 0 2 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 2001 13–19 40.6% #88 1,605 0 2 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 2002 43–25 63.2% #16 1,794 0 6 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2003 37–21 63.8% #16 1,856 0 8 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2004 28–24 53.8% #32 1,709 0 9 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
28 2005 24–16 60.0% #43 1,738 0 11 — — — — — — —
29 2006 16–16 50.0% #63 1,698 0 12 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1
30 2007 0–3 0.0% #921 1,646 0 12 — — — — — — —

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 Smashnova Cara Black
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 1991 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1994 7 4 11 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1995 3 5 8 37.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1998 3 6 9 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1999 10 8 18 55.6% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2000 7 11 18 38.9% 14 7 21 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2001 2 7 9 22.2% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2002 28 14 42 66.7% 15 8 23 65.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2003 12 9 21 57.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2004 12 13 25 48.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2005 6 6 12 50.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 4 7 11 36.4% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 98 99 197 49.7% 132 81 213 62.0% 6 21 27 22.2% 6 21 27 22.2% — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 26/185 of Anna Smashnova's and 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Anna Smashnova Cara Black
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%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 2003 4/58 0.3 4.5 66.1% 62.1% 46.2% 68.5% 41.2% 56.1% 45.9% 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 2004 2/52 0.0 4.0 68.3% 46.3% 26.8% 39.6% 47.3% 40.2% 47.2% 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
28 2005 7/40 0.4 3.7 62.1% 51.7% 43.1% 37.2% 40.9% 48.2% 43.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 12/32 0.1 4.9 69.0% 53.7% 41.6% 44.8% 46.0% 50.7% 43.4% 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
30 2007 1/3 0.0 2.0 77.4% 47.9% 50.0% 44.4% 25.0% 48.4% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 26/464 0.2 4.3 67.0% 53.7% 41.9% 46.0% 43.2% 50.0% 44.0% — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Smashnova Cara Black
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 1991 1492 99.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1992 1489 98.0 — — — — +33 — — 37.5% -1.50 1–1 1–0 — +0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1993 1486 98.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1994 1600 126.0 — — — — +9 -40 — 46.0% -0.46 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — +0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1995 1578 118.0 — — — — +7 +20 — 42.9% -0.38 2–2 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 +1.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 1562 121.4 — — — — +39 -21 — 32.4% -1.14 3–4 (43%) 1–1 — -1.26 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 1998 1583 118.4 — — — — -14 +56 — 50.0% -0.14 4–8 (33%) 7–0 (100%) 102.4 +0.55 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 1999 1636 138.3 — — — — -5 +52 — 48.5% -0.03 7–8 (47%) 3–5 (38%) 99.1 +0.50 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 2000 1669 125.9 — — — — -101 +130 -144 50.0% +0.02 6–2 (75%) 4–5 (44%) 103.6 +1.10 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
24 2001 1605 116.1 — — — — -128 +190 — 41.3% -0.43 6–5 (55%) 4–2 (67%) 102.2 +0.41 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01
25 2002 1794 147.7 — — — — -18 +92 — 60.0% +0.67 12–7 (63%) 8–2 (80%) 109.9 +0.08 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84
26 2003 1857 141.4 +0.50 +0.98 1.045 51.1% -69 +127 -365 60.2% +0.59 11–7 (61%) 7–4 (64%) 104.0 -0.34 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03
27 2004 1710 136.5 -2.30 +0.59 0.788 43.9% -59 +259 — 55.7% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 4–3 (57%) 102.3 +1.59 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
28 2005 1739 136.2 -2.91 +0.20 0.837 45.6% -103 +249 — 59.5% +0.79 2–4 (33%) 0–2 — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2006 1698 126.6 -3.06 -0.34 0.879 46.7% -96 +184 — 52.2% +0.22 5–6 (45%) — — +0.02 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07
30 2007 1646 92.0 +0.35 -1.43 0.805 44.6% — — — 0.0% -4.33 — — — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1882 137.9 -2.28 +0.04 0.879 46.8% -46 +137 -242 51.8% +0.13 70–61 (53%) 40–30 (57%) 105.3 +0.96 — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09

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.