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

Cara Black vs Julia Vakulenko H2H: 1-0

Cara Black holds a 1–0 lead over Julia Vakulenko in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cara Black leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cara Black won the 2003 Luxembourg round of 32 6-1 6-4.

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Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Julia Vakulenko
UKR Age 43 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cara Black #52 6-1 6-4 Julia Vakulenko #77 Match data Oct 23, 2003* R32 Luxembourg Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Julia Vakulenko #979 #31 916 1,730 51 76 40.2% 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 Cara Black Julia Vakulenko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2001 2–5 28.6% #132 1,492 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2002 1–5 16.7% #132 1,468 0 0
19 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0 2003 4–8 33.3% #94 1,502 0 0
20 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0 2004 10–18 35.7% #130 1,476 0 0
21 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0 2005 3–3 50.0% #185 1,522 0 0
22 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0 2006 6–5 54.5% #120 1,587 0 0
23 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1 2007 22–19 53.7% #32 1,724 0 0
24 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1 2008 3–12 20.0% #354 1,568 0 0
25 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1 2009 0–1 0.0% #156 1,554 0 0
26 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Cara Black Julia Vakulenko
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2004 6 8 14 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2005 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 13 12 25 52.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2008 2 5 7 28.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7% — 23 32 55 41.8% 25 35 60 41.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 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 14/80 of Cara Black's and 72/114 of Julia Vakulenko'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 Cara Black Julia Vakulenko
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 6/12 2.5 4.2 54.3% 69.0% 45.8% 57.4% 47.1% 58.3% 39.6%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/28 3.6 4.6 61.4% 68.3% 34.5% 44.4% 54.5% 54.6% 42.8%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 4/6 3.8 3.8 65.7% 71.7% 40.8% 64.6% 45.8% 61.0% 40.4%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 9/11 1.6 2.8 63.2% 59.1% 49.8% 43.3% 54.3% 55.0% 49.7%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 35/41 3.7 4.0 60.3% 65.0% 43.7% 49.6% 45.9% 56.1% 45.6%
24 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3% 2008 12/15 2.3 4.8 52.6% 61.4% 37.3% 49.5% 37.6% 49.5% 38.1%
25 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3% 2009 1/1 1.0 3.0 63.6% 52.4% 41.7% 33.3% 20.0% 48.5% 36.7%
26 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6% — 72/127 3.1 4.0 59.3% 64.4% 42.7% 49.7% 45.9% 55.1% 43.8%

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 Cara Black Julia Vakulenko
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1493 107.2 — — — — — +2 — 42.1% -0.32 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.28
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1468 100.2 — — — — — +1 — 23.1% -2.38 0–1 1–0 — +0.08
19 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28 2003 1502 115.0 +1.60 -1.26 0.949 48.8% -16 +36 — 38.5% -0.96 0–2 0–1 — -0.50
20 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66 2004 1477 114.2 -0.14 -0.77 0.943 48.8% +33 +33 — 41.0% -0.59 2–5 (29%) 5–3 (63%) 100.8 +0.59
21 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05 2005 1523 111.0 +0.98 -0.91 1.036 50.9% — +12 — 53.8% +0.31 0–1 1–1 — -0.16
22 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26 2006 1587 121.3 +0.51 +2.47 1.104 52.5% — +44 — 70.0% +1.10 0–2 2–0 — +0.61
23 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04 2007 1724 140.9 +0.53 +1.87 1.040 50.5% -68 +9 -168 54.3% +0.49 10–6 (63%) 3–5 (38%) 106.8 +0.51
24 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 2008 1569 101.1 -3.68 -3.86 0.755 43.8% +18 +42 — 30.3% -1.33 3–4 (43%) — — -0.51
25 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 2009 1555 — +1.66 -1.69 0.713 41.5% — — — — — — — — -0.05
26 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 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 — 1731 126.1 -0.09 +0.34 0.975 49.2% -22 +25 -168 45.8% -0.26 16–25 (39%) 13–11 (54%) 102.1 +0.23

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.