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

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario vs Natalia Medvedeva H2H: 2-1

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 2–1 lead over Natalia Medvedeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Natalia Medvedeva won the 1993 Essen semifinal 6-4 2-6 6-4.

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Natalia Medvedeva
UKR Age 54 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Natalia Medvedeva #40 6-4 2-6 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 Match data Oct 30, 1993* SF Essen Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-0 6-2 Natalia Medvedeva #64 Match data Jan 16, 1991* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 6-0 3-6 6-2 Natalia Medvedeva #214 Match data Jun 4, 1989* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,384 720 271 72.7% 4 6 0 12 7 29
Natalia Medvedeva #387 #23 295 1,882 111 111 50.0% 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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Natalia Medvedeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0 1987 0–1 0.0% #197 1,499 0 0
16 1988 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1 1988 0–3 0.0% #317 1,473 0 0
17 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3 1989 10–9 52.6% #67 1,613 0 0
18 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5 1990 15–16 48.4% #56 1,699 0 1
19 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6 1991 9–10 47.4% #83 1,700 0 1
20 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 1 8 1992 20–16 55.6% #41 1,712 0 2
21 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12 1993 24–13 64.9% #23 1,871 0 4
22 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20 1994 17–21 44.7% #57 1,771 0 4
23 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,167 3 22 1995 9–12 42.9% #79 1,694 0 4
24 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24 1996 6–8 42.9% #88 1,691 0 4
25 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24 1997 1–2 33.3% #388 1,669 0 4
26 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26 — — — — — — —
27 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27 — — — — — — —
28 2000 41–19 68.3% #9 1,932 4 27 — — — — — — —
29 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,796 4 29 — — — — — — —
30 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29 — — — — — — —

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Natalia Medvedeva
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 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 28 5 33 84.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 1990 11 8 19 57.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1992 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
21 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1994 15 13 28 53.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 1997 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 22 9 31 71.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 15 15 30 50.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 9 13 22 40.9% 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 297 118 415 71.6% 329 102 431 76.3% 57 18 75 76.0% 37 33 70 52.9% — 75 63 138 54.3% 15 23 38 39.5% 8 13 21 38.1% 13 12 25 52.0%

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Natalia Medvedeva
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 1986 1620 109.9 — — — — -68 +75 — 57.1% +0.13 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.4 +3.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 1639 127.9 — — — — -145 +141 — 48.1% -0.35 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.46 1987 1499 107.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.28
16 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -240 +150 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24 1988 1474 99.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.83 — 0–1 — -0.09
17 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.86 1989 1613 134.5 — — — — +25 -50 — 53.7% +0.44 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 98.2 -0.13
18 1990 2080 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -320 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.18 1990 1699 117.8 — — — — +9 -144 -151 50.7% -0.39 3–4 (43%) 6–3 (67%) 101.4 +0.78
19 1991 2167 175.0 — — — — -80 +84 -250 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.50 1991 1700 125.8 — — — — +6 — — 50.0% +0.14 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.1 +0.02
20 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -6 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89 1992 1713 141.0 — — — — +46 -149 -169 55.3% +0.62 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) 96.0 -0.20
21 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91 1993 1871 140.9 — — — — +13 -238 -251 57.3% +0.49 12–3 (80%) 3–2 (60%) 112.5 +1.62
22 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -15 +77 -382 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.55 1994 1771 141.0 — — — — +49 -194 — 47.7% +0.03 6–8 (43%) 3–7 (30%) 94.6 -1.33
23 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09 1995 1695 122.1 — — — — +28 -71 — 42.9% -0.67 4–3 (57%) 1–1 — -1.63
24 1996 2117 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +90 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50 1996 1692 115.6 — — — — +46 -114 -98 40.7% -0.81 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.11
25 1997 2026 162.2 — — — — -2 +133 +231 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63 1997 1670 103.1 — — — — +44 — — 28.6% -1.72 1–0 — — +0.18
26 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +215 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +205 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 1933 158.0 — — — — -18 +139 +277 62.9% +0.64 14–6 (70%) 9–0 (100%) 108.9 -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 1797 144.3 — — — — -25 +299 — 56.9% +0.68 12–8 (60%) 5–10 (33%) 89.3 +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 1635 126.7 — — — — +18 +228 — 47.0% -0.12 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 92.1 +1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2385 171.0 — — — — -40 +138 -56 68.5% +1.46 151–93 (62%) 92–61 (60%) 103.1 -2.10 — 1882 138.9 — — — — +29 -146 -165 49.9% +0.01 39–32 (55%) 19–27 (41%) 101.4 -0.43

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.