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

Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Taylor Townsend H2H: 2-1

Ekaterina Alexandrova holds a 2–1 lead over Taylor Townsend in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ekaterina Alexandrova leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Taylor Townsend leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Taylor Townsend won the 2024 Charleston Open second round 7-5 6-2.

Russia Age 31 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 1
3 main-draw meetings
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Taylor Townsend #68 7-5 6-2 Ekaterina Alexandrova #15 Match data Apr 4, 2024* R32 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Ekaterina Alexandrova #18 6-3 5-7 6-4 Taylor Townsend #123 Match data Mar 24, 2023* R64 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova #18 1-6 6-2 6-3 Taylor Townsend #135 Match data Jan 19, 2023* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Ekaterina Alexandrova #19 #10 3,375 1,984 250 197 55.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Taylor Townsend #96 #46 1,267 1,886 74 88 45.7% 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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Taylor Townsend
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0
18 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0
19 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0
20 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0
21 2016 3–4 42.9% #109 1,635 0 0 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,624 0 0
22 2017 6–12 33.3% #95 1,554 0 0 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0
23 2018 9–13 40.9% #73 1,679 0 0 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0
24 2019 30–24 55.6% #35 1,785 0 0 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0
25 2020 19–12 61.3% #33 1,797 0 1
26 2021 26–21 55.3% #34 1,795 0 1 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0
27 2022 33–18 64.7% #19 1,906 0 3 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0
28 2023 34–22 60.7% #21 1,869 0 4 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0
29 2024 26–24 52.0% #28 1,768 0 4 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,828 0 0
30 2025 47–25 65.3% #10 1,948 0 5 2026 14–11 56.0% #96 1,881 0 0
31 2026 17–22 43.6% #19 1,830 0 5

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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Taylor Townsend
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 %
17 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2016 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2018 8 6 14 57.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2019 22 16 38 57.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 2020 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2020 15 7 22 68.2% 4 5 9 44.4%
26 2021 16 14 30 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2022 16 12 28 57.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2023 17 15 32 53.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 11 2 13 84.6% 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2024 20 14 34 58.8% 1 7 8 12.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2025 22 17 39 56.4% 17 5 22 77.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2026 12 7 19 63.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2026 11 13 24 45.8% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
Career 153 122 275 55.6% 53 52 105 50.5% 44 23 67 65.7% 58 61 119 48.7% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2%

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 414/447 of Ekaterina Alexandrova's and 158/162 of Taylor Townsend'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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Taylor Townsend
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%
17 —/— 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3%
18 —/— 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8%
19 —/— 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6%
20 —/— 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0%
21 2016 7/7 5.7 4.7 55.9% 69.2% 50.7% 46.0% 45.8% 60.7% 41.8% 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2%
22 2017 18/18 4.1 5.8 53.4% 65.3% 38.3% 48.1% 51.6% 52.4% 40.9% 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2%
23 2018 22/22 5.6 5.5 54.6% 66.2% 39.4% 54.1% 39.9% 53.9% 41.4% 2019 15/15 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5%
24 2019 53/54 5.9 5.3 56.9% 69.7% 44.6% 52.1% 51.0% 58.8% 45.4% 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6%
25 2020 30/31 4.1 4.3 61.1% 68.5% 44.5% 50.4% 50.8% 59.1% 45.1% —/—
26 2021 44/47 5.0 5.0 57.5% 71.4% 45.7% 53.1% 46.4% 60.3% 44.2% 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7%
27 2022 51/51 4.7 5.9 57.0% 72.5% 47.6% 52.4% 54.3% 61.7% 45.5% 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2%
28 2023 54/56 4.9 6.6 56.8% 69.8% 46.3% 57.9% 52.2% 59.6% 43.0% 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2%
29 2024 49/50 5.7 5.7 58.3% 70.3% 43.3% 59.8% 48.5% 59.3% 40.4% 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8%
30 2025 49/72 4.9 4.4 62.4% 69.7% 46.0% 53.7% 48.4% 60.8% 46.8% 2026 24/25 4.4 1.8 65.5% 67.6% 48.3% 60.0% 46.1% 61.0% 42.9%
31 2026 37/39 4.7 4.6 58.1% 68.1% 45.9% 58.7% 40.4% 58.7% 41.0% —/—
Career 414/447 5.1 5.3 57.9% 69.7% 45.0% 54.4% 48.9% 59.2% 43.7% 158/162 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.5% 56.2% 42.3% 58.6% 40.5%

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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Taylor Townsend
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 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 -0.50
18 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +13 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 -0.82
19 2015 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54
20 2016 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% 33.3% -1.11 0–1 +0.05
21 2016 1635 112.5 +0.04 -0.90 1.063 50.9% -4 50.0% +0.25 0–2 2–2 (50%) +0.11 2017 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 +0.49
22 2017 1555 110.1 -2.10 -1.47 0.860 46.9% 0 -11 39.5% -0.93 2–5 (29%) 2–1 (67%) -0.04 2018 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) -0.28
23 2018 1680 121.1 -1.75 -1.67 0.899 47.6% +35 -187 45.1% -0.61 2–5 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 98.7 -0.71 2019 1684 129.6 +1.95 -1.49 0.963 49.3% -20 -103 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.42
24 2019 1785 139.8 +1.93 +2.15 1.101 51.8% +4 -289 -122 52.8% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–11 (15%) 97.7 -0.39 2020 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 +0.01
25 2020 1797 144.5 +1.94 +1.67 1.103 52.0% +45 -246 58.0% +0.55 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 101.2 -0.35
26 2021 1796 144.4 +3.82 +1.85 1.115 52.0% +7 -167 -96 53.5% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 2–12 (14%) 94.0 -1.01 2022 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 33.3% -0.92 0–2 +0.05
27 2022 1907 148.8 +4.62 +2.63 1.190 53.2% -60 -87 -63 60.5% +0.97 11–8 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 105.0 -0.98 2023 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21
28 2023 1870 145.6 +2.73 +0.84 1.064 51.3% -35 -63 +128 58.2% +0.50 9–7 (56%) 13–7 (65%) 104.1 -0.23 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68
29 2024 1769 145.7 +2.24 -1.13 0.993 49.9% +68 -125 +254 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 99.4 +2.01 2025 1829 135.5 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +19 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.55
30 2025 1949 163.0 +3.77 +4.05 1.194 53.6% -29 -31 +157 63.8% +1.26 9–11 (45%) 6–13 (32%) 93.6 -0.04 2026 1882 146.3 +3.98 +1.43 1.101 51.8% +41 -197 55.2% +0.40 4–4 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 102.5 -1.62
31 2026 1831 139.1 +1.36 -0.71 0.993 50.1% +3 -44 +158 46.2% -0.15 6–10 (38%) 5–7 (42%) 93.6 +1.70
Career 1984 149.2 +2.37 +1.14 1.071 51.3% +1 -110 +78 54.8% +0.45 70–76 (48%) 55–77 (42%) 95.2 +0.02 1887 139.3 +1.70 -0.76 0.978 49.4% +13 -107 46.8% -0.25 27–31 (47%) 27–17 (61%) 105.7 -2.84

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.