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

Aryna Sabalenka vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 2-1

Aryna Sabalenka holds a 2–1 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Aryna Sabalenka leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Aryna Sabalenka won the 2020 Qatar Open semifinal 6-4 6-3.

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Aryna Sabalenka
Belarus Age 28 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Aryna Sabalenka #13 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #46 Match data Feb 28, 2020* SF Qatar Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #101 7-5 6-4 Aryna Sabalenka #10 Match data May 6, 2019 R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Aryna Sabalenka #63 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #18 Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Aryna Sabalenka #1 #1 12,420 2,324 416 145 74.2% 4 11 1 6 2 24
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,098 594 323 64.8% 2 2 0 8 6 18

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,743 0 2
18 — — — — — — — 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2
19 2017 9–5 64.3% #96 1,674 0 0 2004 57–20 74.0% #5 2,031 1 5
20 2018 43–21 67.2% #13 1,963 0 2 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,871 1 5
21 2019 36–21 63.2% #11 1,938 0 5 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,043 1 8
22 2020 28–9 75.7% #10 2,006 0 8 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,998 1 9
23 2021 45–18 71.4% #2 1,975 0 10 2008 41–21 66.1% #8 1,928 1 9
24 2022 33–22 60.0% #5 1,955 0 10 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,988 2 12
25 2023 56–14 80.0% #2 2,082 1 13 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,885 2 13
26 2024 56–14 80.0% #1 2,173 3 17 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13
27 2025 64–12 84.2% #1 2,227 4 21 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13
28 2026 46–9 83.6% #1 2,185 4 24 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,825 2 13
29 — — — — — — — 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,851 2 14
30 — — — — — — — 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,843 2 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 46–21 68.7% #9 1,926 2 17
32 — — — — — — — 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,829 2 17
33 — — — — — — — 2018 11–13 45.8% #106 1,756 2 18
34 — — — — — — — 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,787 2 18
35 — — — — — — — 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,797 2 18
36 — — — — — — — 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 10 4 14 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2017 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2004 40 14 54 74.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2018 32 12 44 72.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2005 11 9 20 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
21 2019 29 12 41 70.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2006 38 11 49 77.6% 19 6 25 76.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 23 7 30 76.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2021 25 12 37 67.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2008 31 16 47 66.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
24 2022 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 23 12 35 65.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2023 36 9 45 80.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 20 10 30 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
26 2024 40 9 49 81.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 20 13 33 60.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
27 2025 40 7 47 85.1% 17 3 20 85.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2026 33 4 37 89.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2013 21 14 35 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 15 12 27 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 15 13 28 53.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 34 15 49 69.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 9 6 15 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 286 91 377 75.9% 90 33 123 73.2% 40 21 61 65.6% — — — — — 378 207 585 64.6% 160 79 239 66.9% 49 30 79 62.0% 7 7 14 50.0%

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 679/882 of Svetlana Kuznetsova'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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 9/38 3.8 3.0 58.1% 68.2% 52.0% 64.1% 47.7% 61.2% 45.0%
19 2017 12/14 5.3 3.7 58.2% 67.6% 47.5% 61.1% 52.8% 59.8% 45.6% 2004 15/77 5.6 2.2 56.1% 69.1% 53.6% 46.7% 54.8% 62.1% 46.7%
20 2018 58/64 4.4 4.6 59.3% 69.7% 49.1% 61.4% 44.8% 61.2% 42.1% 2005 21/46 4.6 3.3 54.9% 70.1% 49.9% 57.7% 49.7% 60.7% 48.2%
21 2019 56/57 4.4 6.2 61.4% 69.5% 46.4% 58.6% 48.7% 60.6% 45.2% 2006 66/81 3.6 2.4 60.9% 66.8% 51.5% 58.6% 49.7% 60.7% 45.8%
22 2020 37/37 4.5 4.5 62.2% 68.5% 48.4% 52.0% 51.2% 61.0% 46.1% 2007 68/71 3.9 2.2 64.6% 67.5% 48.9% 60.8% 47.0% 60.9% 44.2%
23 2021 59/63 6.0 5.4 58.3% 70.8% 49.9% 63.5% 52.0% 62.0% 45.3% 2008 55/62 3.7 2.7 59.2% 68.3% 48.2% 49.2% 47.3% 60.0% 46.9%
24 2022 54/55 4.7 7.9 60.6% 67.9% 42.9% 50.4% 47.0% 58.0% 45.3% 2009 53/57 3.8 2.8 61.8% 67.8% 51.2% 57.2% 47.5% 61.4% 45.3%
25 2023 69/70 5.9 4.1 61.2% 74.4% 50.3% 61.9% 46.3% 65.1% 45.7% 2010 38/42 3.6 3.9 60.8% 69.9% 44.6% 54.0% 42.7% 60.0% 44.5%
26 2024 70/71 4.4 2.9 62.8% 71.1% 51.5% 63.6% 50.6% 63.8% 46.1% 2011 49/50 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3%
27 2025 63/77 4.0 2.3 63.3% 69.5% 53.0% 61.0% 51.6% 63.2% 46.6% 2012 22/25 3.6 2.2 62.6% 62.8% 48.5% 44.1% 52.1% 57.5% 46.2%
28 2026 55/55 5.0 2.3 64.8% 72.4% 54.4% 59.9% 48.5% 66.0% 45.2% 2013 45/47 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 42/45 2.9 2.6 62.3% 65.6% 48.6% 51.4% 45.9% 59.0% 45.7%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 30/45 3.0 3.5 65.2% 65.1% 52.8% 49.9% 46.5% 61.0% 41.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 48/67 3.5 2.9 64.6% 65.9% 44.5% 52.7% 49.4% 58.1% 45.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 46/49 2.7 3.6 67.1% 63.7% 49.2% 54.9% 52.7% 58.9% 46.2%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 17/24 2.1 5.1 68.6% 60.5% 38.3% 56.5% 49.4% 53.4% 41.7%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 27/27 2.3 2.5 67.0% 64.4% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 59.0% 43.9%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 14/15 3.1 2.6 66.2% 64.9% 45.0% 54.0% 55.7% 58.0% 43.6%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 14/14 2.4 3.1 62.3% 61.3% 41.9% 56.3% 53.0% 54.0% 41.1%
Career — 533/563 4.8 4.4 61.4% 70.5% 49.7% 59.7% 49.0% 62.4% 45.3% — 679/917 3.4 2.8 62.7% 66.1% 48.4% 53.9% 48.4% 59.4% 45.2%

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1520 107.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.20 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.10
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1744 121.2 — — — — -72 -31 — 59.1% +0.33 9–3 (75%) 6–1 (86%) 111.8 +0.76
18 2016 1499 99.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1820 144.4 +3.33 +1.48 1.157 53.1% -66 -110 -93 55.4% +0.58 5–2 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 102.4 -2.01
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 2004 2031 163.4 +5.05 +2.22 1.230 54.2% -28 -160 -233 68.5% +1.26 16–8 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 109.0 -2.09
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 2005 1872 147.9 +4.37 +2.97 1.228 54.4% -43 +83 +24 60.6% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 96.1 +0.12
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 2006 2043 167.5 +5.36 +2.70 1.166 53.2% +5 +9 -127 68.0% +1.45 18–5 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 110.0 -2.64
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 2007 1999 160.7 +5.24 +2.13 1.130 52.6% -13 +130 -21 67.3% +1.16 14–7 (67%) 9–8 (53%) 101.1 +2.11
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 2008 1929 163.8 +5.05 +3.51 1.174 53.2% +25 +134 +5 63.3% +0.95 9–8 (53%) 9–4 (69%) 101.0 +0.11
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 2009 1988 158.7 +5.86 +2.71 1.175 53.2% -19 +185 -126 66.4% +1.18 15–9 (63%) 9–8 (53%) 99.0 -1.17
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 2010 1886 147.2 +4.05 +1.31 1.114 52.0% +32 +162 -41 55.9% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 +1.44
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 2011 1805 143.9 +1.84 +3.01 1.121 52.5% +38 +165 +37 59.5% +0.78 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 92.2 +1.49
27 2025 2228 172.4 +6.38 +4.36 1.266 54.8% +55 +38 -80 78.4% +1.81 12–6 (67%) 22–3 (88%) 112.7 -1.25 2012 1777 144.7 +1.94 +2.27 1.088 51.9% +43 +160 — 57.1% +0.82 1–4 (20%) 2–5 (29%) 92.1 -2.07
28 2026 2185 170.4 +7.81 +3.66 1.331 55.3% +150 +21 -55 81.1% +1.84 5–7 (42%) 12–5 (71%) 95.2 -0.42 2013 1826 146.2 +2.31 +1.13 1.043 50.8% +7 +96 — 57.8% +0.39 10–5 (67%) 6–1 (86%) 107.8 -0.29
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1851 143.7 +2.93 +2.59 1.115 52.2% -47 +87 — 60.0% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.59
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1843 140.8 +2.63 +0.95 1.064 51.1% -25 +86 -72 55.6% +0.51 8–7 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 101.6 -0.59
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1926 153.4 +2.42 +2.62 1.075 51.4% -2 +50 -129 60.5% +0.77 22–9 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 104.6 -0.88
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1830 142.1 +2.37 +2.49 1.124 52.4% -11 +139 +52 62.6% +0.81 9–8 (53%) 12–2 (86%) 102.3 +1.99
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1756 126.6 -1.70 -0.48 0.895 47.7% +48 +88 +52 45.6% -0.10 5–4 (56%) 2–3 (40%) 97.5 -0.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1788 136.6 +2.21 +1.61 1.071 51.1% +61 -52 — 50.0% -0.08 5–5 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 100.6 -0.53
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1797 138.9 +1.05 +0.87 1.039 50.9% +54 -63 — 48.5% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 99.3 -0.82
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1726 127.8 -0.59 -0.05 0.894 47.7% +83 — — 41.7% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 2325 167.7 +5.54 +3.13 1.206 53.8% +36 -73 -132 69.4% +1.29 106–78 (58%) 96–52 (65%) 106.9 -1.83 — 2099 158.3 +3.46 +2.20 1.112 52.2% -3 +61 -45 60.7% +0.80 192–127 (60%) 129–102 (56%) 102.9 -0.80

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.