H2H data updated: 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC

Dinara Safina vs Elena Likhovtseva H2H: 1-1

Dinara Safina and Elena Likhovtseva are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 1–0 on grass, while Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2007 Gold Coast round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #11 6-3 6-2 Elena Likhovtseva #43 Match data Jan 3, 2007* R32 Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #40 7-6(3) 7-5 Dinara Safina #31 Match data Jun 17, 2004* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Dinara Safina — #1 10,521 2,127 309 161 65.7% 0 5 0 2 5 12
Elena Likhovtseva — #15 1,807 1,911 358 341 51.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Dinara Safina Elena Likhovtseva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1
21 2007 43–22 66.2% #15 1,874 0 5 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,033 0 9 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 12 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,756 0 2
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,799 0 12 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,811 0 12 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2
26 — — — — — — — 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2
27 — — — — — — — 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2
28 — — — — — — — 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2007 13–18 41.9% #62 1,662 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,631 0 3

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 Dinara Safina Elena Likhovtseva
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 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2007 24 14 38 63.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7%
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 6 10 16 37.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 163 102 265 61.5% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 181 181 362 50.0% 77 73 150 51.3% 47 34 81 58.0% 53 53 106 50.0%

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 Dinara Safina Elena Likhovtseva
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 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2003 1749 135.3 +0.19 +0.42 0.979 48.8% -102 +66 — 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) 92.7 -1.56 1993 1634 127.2 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42
18 2004 1714 138.8 -1.62 -0.49 0.830 46.5% +32 -9 — 51.2% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 96.6 -1.30 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34
19 2005 1832 141.9 +1.43 -1.83 0.937 48.6% -7 -51 -239 62.5% +0.70 10–8 (56%) 11–4 (73%) 104.7 -1.43 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00
20 2006 1870 153.3 +1.50 +3.28 1.104 52.3% -58 +92 -143 64.8% +1.15 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 105.4 +0.58 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96
21 2007 1874 147.7 +1.87 +1.42 1.047 51.3% -27 +135 -101 61.1% +0.67 12–6 (67%) 10–5 (67%) 107.0 +1.56 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +21 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89
22 2008 2034 163.1 +5.48 +4.99 1.212 54.2% -33 +67 -222 68.8% +1.40 15–7 (68%) 14–7 (67%) 108.4 -1.23 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -49 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26
23 2009 1957 156.2 +4.17 +4.65 1.212 54.1% -63 +244 -32 71.6% +1.59 16–6 (73%) 7–9 (44%) 98.7 -0.82 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.90
24 2010 1799 141.9 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +11 +257 — 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -1.09 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +51 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59
25 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -7 +213 — 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) 99.3 -2.12 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.0 +0.51
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +299 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1679 134.9 +1.49 +0.52 1.089 52.0% -25 +64 +194 50.9% +0.17 7–7 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 99.4 -0.21
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1820 143.6 +1.45 +1.57 1.088 51.6% -18 -75 -35 50.4% -0.33 12–9 (57%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -1.72
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1795 137.5 +0.25 +1.06 1.009 50.2% -28 +31 -16 52.8% +0.02 17–6 (74%) 10–4 (71%) 113.3 +0.64
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1694 129.9 -0.47 +1.55 1.034 50.6% +3 +16 +165 44.4% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 3–1 (75%) 102.3 +1.01
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1663 126.6 +1.87 -0.74 1.007 50.3% -22 +28 +187 42.6% -0.26 3–2 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 99.7 -0.92
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1632 111.1 +0.16 -0.58 0.798 44.5% -20 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.57
Career — 2128 155.0 +2.67 +3.18 1.108 52.3% -31 +108 -139 62.9% +0.89 82–56 (59%) 62–46 (57%) 105.0 -1.65 — 1912 147.6 +0.64 +0.65 1.019 50.4% -12 +4 +83 50.5% +0.03 122–104 (54%) 73–65 (53%) 105.6 -1.07

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.