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

Dominika Cibulkova vs Nadia Petrova H2H: 3-2

Dominika Cibulkova holds a 3–2 lead over Nadia Petrova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Dominika Cibulkova leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Nadia Petrova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nadia Petrova won the 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 5-7 6-3 6-2.

SVK Age 37 Right-Handed 161 cm / 5'3"
H2H
3 2
5 main-draw meetings
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nadia Petrova #12 5-7 6-3 6-2 Dominika Cibulkova #15 Match data Feb 21, 2013* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dominika Cibulkova #14 7-6(8) 6-1 Nadia Petrova #21 Match data Jul 21, 2012* SF San Diego Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Nadia Petrova #22 6-2 6-0 Dominika Cibulkova #13 Match data Jun 23, 2012* QF 's Hertogenbosch International modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Dominika Cibulkova #31 7-6(2) 6-2 Nadia Petrova #17 Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16 Canadian Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dominika Cibulkova #32 6-4 3-6 6-3 Nadia Petrova #17 Match data Jul 17, 2008* R32 Stanford Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Dominika Cibulkova #315 #4 5,245 1,964 368 265 58.1% 0 0 1 4 3 8
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,089 444 278 61.5% 0 3 1 5 4 13

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 Dominika Cibulkova Nadia Petrova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–2 50.0% #145 1,536 0 0
17 2006 2–2 50.0% #153 1,506 0 0 1999 3–5 37.5% #93 1,567 0 0
18 2007 17–17 50.0% #51 1,605 0 0 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0
19 2008 36–26 58.1% #19 1,843 0 0 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0
20 2009 20–17 54.1% #28 1,735 0 0 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,745 0 0
21 2010 30–24 55.6% #31 1,753 0 0 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,921 0 0
22 2011 41–21 66.1% #18 1,894 0 1 2004 40–25 61.5% #12 1,879 0 0
23 2012 34–26 56.7% #15 1,790 0 2 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,971 0 1
24 2013 27–23 54.0% #23 1,734 0 3 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,999 0 6
25 2014 33–22 60.0% #10 1,719 0 4 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,918 0 7
26 2015 19–16 54.3% #38 1,756 0 4 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,925 0 9
27 2016 53–21 71.6% #5 1,951 0 8 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,824 0 9
28 2017 26–22 54.2% #26 1,778 0 8 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,852 0 9
29 2018 28–19 59.6% #25 1,872 0 8 2011 25–21 54.3% #29 1,786 0 10
30 2019 2–9 18.2% #315 1,755 0 8 2012 39–19 67.2% #12 1,933 0 13
31 2013 9–13 40.9% #104 1,725 0 13
32 2014 1–5 16.7% #362 1,656 0 13

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 Dominika Cibulkova Nadia Petrova
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 1998 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2006 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
18 2007 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2000 8 5 13 61.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2008 27 18 45 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 8 11 19 42.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2009 7 10 17 41.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2002 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2010 18 18 36 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 2003 20 11 31 64.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2011 29 15 44 65.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2012 19 17 36 52.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2005 34 17 51 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 28 16 44 63.6% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2007 20 11 31 64.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2008 34 17 51 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2016 37 17 54 68.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 2009 17 13 30 56.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2017 22 15 37 59.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2018 18 11 29 62.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2011 18 13 31 58.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 2019 1 5 6 16.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2012 20 11 31 64.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
31 2013 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 254 185 439 57.9% 72 53 125 57.6% 39 24 63 61.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 264 170 434 60.8% 107 62 169 63.3% 51 28 79 64.6% 22 18 40 55.0%

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 558/630 of Dominika Cibulkova's and 414/630 of Nadia Petrova'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 Dominika Cibulkova Nadia Petrova
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 2007 23/34 0.3 3.9 62.2% 56.6% 46.2% 51.0% 47.4% 52.3% 45.7% —/—
19 2008 56/62 0.8 2.7 68.4% 60.8% 48.3% 54.4% 46.5% 56.7% 46.6% —/—
20 2009 36/37 0.6 3.3 67.4% 60.0% 49.3% 52.6% 53.6% 56.4% 46.9% —/—
21 2010 50/54 1.1 3.7 63.2% 60.8% 46.2% 53.9% 50.9% 55.6% 43.9% 2003 12/56 3.7 3.3 56.6% 70.3% 47.3% 61.6% 49.4% 60.0% 51.0%
22 2011 53/62 1.1 4.2 56.1% 64.9% 46.5% 54.6% 53.9% 56.8% 48.0% 2004 10/65 4.7 4.2 56.8% 69.4% 49.1% 44.6% 40.1% 60.7% 44.9%
23 2012 52/60 1.5 4.2 54.2% 66.3% 45.8% 50.4% 53.3% 56.4% 48.0% 2005 22/81 3.9 3.4 60.3% 69.7% 48.9% 61.7% 50.8% 61.3% 47.2%
24 2013 45/50 0.9 4.8 60.8% 61.9% 44.4% 53.5% 44.6% 55.1% 45.9% 2006 50/67 5.1 2.7 61.5% 71.4% 51.1% 58.4% 48.2% 63.7% 47.6%
25 2014 51/55 0.8 4.3 66.5% 62.6% 45.5% 57.1% 50.5% 57.0% 47.7% 2007 49/55 4.4 3.1 61.8% 71.9% 48.2% 58.1% 47.0% 62.6% 45.1%
26 2015 24/35 1.0 4.1 67.0% 61.0% 48.2% 53.0% 43.9% 56.6% 43.0% 2008 63/71 4.7 3.7 60.3% 70.4% 44.7% 57.0% 53.9% 60.4% 45.5%
27 2016 67/74 1.0 3.2 66.4% 62.7% 47.5% 54.7% 50.3% 57.8% 48.0% 2009 47/51 6.2 3.7 58.3% 70.3% 46.5% 50.8% 44.7% 60.2% 42.2%
28 2017 46/48 0.8 2.9 66.1% 62.2% 48.0% 55.2% 49.2% 57.4% 45.5% 2010 47/52 6.2 3.3 57.1% 71.5% 48.2% 63.1% 51.9% 61.5% 43.1%
29 2018 45/48 1.1 3.9 65.2% 63.3% 48.4% 55.6% 48.6% 58.1% 44.3% 2011 41/46 4.2 3.0 58.5% 66.6% 48.1% 55.9% 52.2% 59.1% 42.1%
30 2019 10/11 0.9 4.5 66.1% 58.8% 45.1% 54.3% 40.4% 54.2% 38.4% 2012 45/58 6.0 3.0 55.3% 70.5% 46.7% 51.0% 48.8% 60.0% 44.4%
31 —/— 2013 22/22 6.3 3.0 60.4% 67.2% 41.1% 51.9% 43.8% 57.1% 44.5%
32 —/— 2014 6/6 5.3 5.5 46.7% 66.9% 45.9% 48.3% 39.9% 54.2% 42.2%
Career 558/634 0.9 3.7 63.5% 62.2% 46.9% 54.0% 49.6% 56.5% 46.2% 414/722 5.2 3.3 58.9% 70.2% 47.3% 56.2% 49.0% 60.8% 44.7%

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 Dominika Cibulkova Nadia Petrova
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 1998 1536 108.3 40.0% -1.10 2–0 1–1 -0.21
17 2006 1506 100.7 40.0% -0.20 2–0 1–1 +0.22 1999 1568 119.8 +27 38.9% -1.06 1–1 1–0 -0.10
18 2007 1606 123.4 -2.75 +1.36 0.957 49.0% -43 +45 48.7% +0.04 6–4 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 103.8 +0.03 2000 1625 137.4 +80 -140 -67 48.4% +0.27 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 -0.47
19 2008 1844 155.6 +2.09 +2.87 1.075 51.6% -8 -147 59.4% +0.56 10–9 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 -3.69 2001 1683 138.0 -59 -20 -54 49.4% +0.35 5–6 (45%) 2–11 (15%) 96.0 -0.89
20 2009 1735 137.2 +0.81 +1.93 1.075 51.5% -29 +84 -128 59.0% +0.64 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.6 +0.20 2002 1745 137.3 -48 59.1% +0.68 1–1 1–1 -1.69
21 2010 1754 142.7 +0.27 +0.68 0.989 49.8% -26 +62 -79 54.4% +0.28 9–8 (53%) 8–2 (80%) 105.0 +0.39 2003 1922 156.8 +3.29 +4.32 1.277 55.5% -51 -85 -174 61.1% +0.92 11–9 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 105.2 -2.56
22 2011 1894 146.9 +1.53 +4.23 1.113 52.5% -32 -107 -88 61.0% +0.76 15–7 (68%) 9–5 (64%) 108.0 -1.26 2004 1880 151.4 +3.04 +0.66 1.141 52.4% +11 -49 -143 61.4% +1.02 8–11 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 95.7 +1.78
23 2012 1791 146.5 +0.57 +4.09 1.101 52.3% -2 +69 -30 59.1% +0.78 6–11 (35%) 10–4 (71%) 97.7 +0.95 2005 1971 156.3 +4.70 +2.81 1.221 54.3% -26 +29 -176 69.4% +1.41 13–10 (57%) 7–6 (54%) 102.6 +1.08
24 2013 1735 139.1 +0.40 +2.51 1.022 50.5% +15 +39 +28 51.7% +0.30 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 98.9 +0.89 2006 1999 165.0 +7.12 +3.75 1.310 55.6% -34 +105 70.3% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 102.2 +2.64
25 2014 1719 152.6 +1.29 +4.23 1.109 52.3% +50 +17 +28 59.8% +0.75 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.4 -0.25 2007 1918 152.6 +6.15 +2.04 1.205 53.8% +19 +124 -43 68.2% +1.44 9–3 (75%) 7–7 (50%) 101.3 -0.25
26 2015 1757 143.5 -0.51 +1.77 0.989 49.9% +26 -24 50.6% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–4 (60%) 105.0 -0.11 2008 1926 146.0 +4.49 +1.77 1.149 53.0% -16 +1 +21 66.9% +1.29 7–11 (39%) 9–5 (64%) 94.7 +0.54
27 2016 1952 148.1 +2.12 +4.65 1.136 52.9% -29 -154 -64 65.1% +0.91 19–10 (66%) 9–6 (60%) 108.8 -1.07 2009 1825 141.7 +4.11 -1.32 1.060 51.1% +14 +37 +87 54.4% +0.50 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 100.8 +1.28
28 2017 1778 142.2 +1.03 +1.88 1.067 51.5% +59 -13 +40 55.3% +0.37 9–11 (45%) 5–5 (50%) 93.4 +2.63 2010 1853 154.1 +4.92 +0.47 1.120 52.6% -39 +99 +61 62.1% +0.91 10–8 (56%) 2–5 (29%) 97.3 -0.43
29 2018 1872 145.7 +1.54 +1.61 1.058 51.3% +3 -108 -24 58.3% +0.53 7–7 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.4 -0.82 2011 1787 136.6 +2.64 -0.57 1.028 50.6% -5 +48 +103 56.6% +0.32 5–6 (45%) 8–5 (62%) 97.5 +0.59
30 2019 1755 115.9 -0.72 -0.79 0.839 46.7% +34 -72 29.6% -1.19 1–4 (20%) 0–1 -0.69 2012 1933 142.8 +3.66 +1.17 1.111 52.0% -27 -100 +6 63.6% +0.94 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) 102.3 +2.25
31 2013 1725 130.0 +1.40 +0.62 1.039 50.4% +95 +39 44.2% +0.10 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 +0.77
32 2014 1656 109.1 -1.13 -0.85 0.922 47.9% +85 30.8% -1.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 -0.14
Career 1964 150.3 +0.95 +2.81 1.063 51.4% 0 -11 -38 57.0% +0.50 116–98 (54%) 83–60 (58%) 107.2 -0.41 2089 155.3 +4.43 +1.25 1.140 52.7% -11 +13 -35 61.1% +0.92 116–101 (53%) 76–78 (49%) 96.4 +0.59

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.