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

Aryna Sabalenka vs Lyudmyla Kichenok

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Aryna Sabalenka vs Lyudmyla Kichenok.

Belarus Age 28 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 0
0 main-draw meetings
Ukraine Age 34 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Aryna Sabalenka #143 7-5 6-0 Lyudmyla Kichenok #406 Match data Feb 17, 2017 Q1 Q Dubai Tennis Championships Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Aryna Sabalenka #1 #1 12,420 2,324 416 145 74.2% 4 11 1 6 2 24
Lyudmyla Kichenok #1,014 #156 384 1,500 5 10 33.3% 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 Aryna Sabalenka Lyudmyla Kichenok
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2017 9–5 64.3% #96 1,674 0 0
20 2018 43–21 67.2% #13 1,963 0 2 2013 0–1 0.0% #198 1,489 0 0
21 2019 36–21 63.2% #11 1,938 0 5 2014 2–5 28.6% #197 1,468 0 0
22 2020 28–9 75.7% #10 2,006 0 8 2015 1–1 50.0% #339 1,482 0 0
23 2021 45–18 71.4% #2 1,975 0 10 2016 2–3 40.0% #363 1,450 0 0
24 2022 33–22 60.0% #5 1,955 0 10
25 2023 56–14 80.0% #2 2,082 1 13
26 2024 56–14 80.0% #1 2,173 3 17
27 2025 64–12 84.2% #1 2,227 4 21
28 2026 46–9 83.6% #1 2,185 4 24

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 Aryna Sabalenka Lyudmyla Kichenok
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 2017 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2018 32 12 44 72.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2013 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2019 29 12 41 70.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2014 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 23 7 30 76.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2015 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2021 25 12 37 67.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2016 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2022 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 2023 36 9 45 80.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0%
26 2024 40 9 49 81.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2025 40 7 47 85.1% 17 3 20 85.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
28 2026 33 4 37 89.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
Career 286 91 377 75.9% 90 33 123 73.2% 40 21 61 65.6% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 533/563 of Aryna Sabalenka's and 12/13 of Lyudmyla Kichenok'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 Aryna Sabalenka Lyudmyla Kichenok
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%
19 2017 12/14 5.3 3.7 58.2% 67.6% 47.5% 61.1% 52.8% 59.8% 45.6% —/—
20 2018 58/64 4.4 4.6 59.3% 69.7% 49.1% 61.4% 44.8% 61.2% 42.1% 2013 1/1 2.0 6.0 47.8% 63.6% 38.9% 60.0% 33.3% 50.7% 32.1%
21 2019 56/57 4.4 6.2 61.4% 69.5% 46.4% 58.6% 48.7% 60.6% 45.2% 2014 6/7 4.3 4.3 56.6% 67.5% 46.0% 50.3% 25.2% 58.3% 33.6%
22 2020 37/37 4.5 4.5 62.2% 68.5% 48.4% 52.0% 51.2% 61.0% 46.1% —/—
23 2021 59/63 6.0 5.4 58.3% 70.8% 49.9% 63.5% 52.0% 62.0% 45.3% 2016 5/5 2.0 6.8 53.6% 66.4% 43.9% 48.0% 34.7% 55.9% 40.8%
24 2022 54/55 4.7 7.9 60.6% 67.9% 42.9% 50.4% 47.0% 58.0% 45.3% —/—
25 2023 69/70 5.9 4.1 61.2% 74.4% 50.3% 61.9% 46.3% 65.1% 45.7% —/—
26 2024 70/71 4.4 2.9 62.8% 71.1% 51.5% 63.6% 50.6% 63.8% 46.1% —/—
27 2025 63/77 4.0 2.3 63.3% 69.5% 53.0% 61.0% 51.6% 63.2% 46.6% —/—
28 2026 55/55 5.0 2.3 64.8% 72.4% 54.4% 59.9% 48.5% 66.0% 45.2% —/—
Career 533/563 4.8 4.4 61.4% 70.5% 49.7% 59.7% 49.0% 62.4% 45.3% 12/15 3.2 5.5 54.6% 66.7% 44.5% 50.2% 29.8% 56.7% 36.5%

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 Aryna Sabalenka Lyudmyla Kichenok
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
18 2016 1499 99.6
19 2017 1674 126.8 +1.97 +0.43 1.134 52.8% +32 65.6% +1.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.60
20 2018 1963 152.3 +4.32 +0.38 1.084 51.7% +5 -387 -239 60.4% +0.62 19–7 (73%) 13–6 (68%) 113.7 -2.90 2013 1490 98.4 +0.05 +1.01 0.652 42.4% 0.0% -3.50 -0.05
21 2019 1938 149.8 +3.72 +2.29 1.148 53.1% +36 -321 -241 59.5% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 5–7 (42%) 98.6 +0.95 2014 1468 93.8 +0.29 -4.19 0.807 46.2% +23 33.3% -2.07 0–1 2–1 (67%) +0.26
22 2020 2007 154.4 +3.98 +2.79 1.182 53.5% +20 -307 67.0% +1.13 11–5 (69%) 5–7 (42%) 99.3 -0.98 2015 1482 109.3 60.0% 0.00 0–1 1–0 -0.09
23 2021 1975 161.3 +5.49 +3.40 1.194 53.7% -3 -39 -109 68.9% +1.37 10–14 (42%) 9–6 (60%) 95.5 -0.98 2016 1451 93.8 -1.53 -2.61 0.926 48.3% +16 41.7% -1.08 1–1 1–0 +0.56
24 2022 1956 152.8 +1.65 +3.23 1.078 51.5% -5 -17 -80 56.6% +0.40 15–13 (54%) 9–5 (64%) 102.3 -1.09 2017 1443 97.5
25 2023 2082 170.8 +8.10 +3.76 1.309 55.2% +25 +2 -99 75.3% +1.71 10–6 (63%) 13–6 (68%) 105.4 -2.05
26 2024 2174 173.0 +7.39 +4.30 1.275 54.8% +37 -17 75.8% +1.72 12–9 (57%) 7–5 (58%) 95.7 -2.10 2019 1427 91.2
27 2025 2228 172.3 +6.38 +4.36 1.266 54.8% +54 +38 -80 78.4% +1.81 12–6 (67%) 22–3 (88%) 112.7 -1.23
28 2026 2185 170.4 +7.80 +3.65 1.331 55.3% +150 +21 -55 81.1% +1.84 5–7 (42%) 12–5 (71%) 95.2 -0.43 2021 1409 101.8
29 2022 1402 95.5
32 2025 1391 99.9
Career 2325 167.7 +5.53 +3.13 1.206 53.8% +36 -73 -132 69.4% +1.29 106–78 (58%) 96–52 (65%) 106.9 -1.83 1500 93.9 -0.49 -3.10 0.843 46.8% +20 38.2% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 4–1 (80%) 99.0 +4.53

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.