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

Elena Baltacha vs Nathalie Dechy H2H: 0-1

Nathalie Dechy holds a 1–0 lead over Elena Baltacha in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nathalie Dechy leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nathalie Dechy won the 2001 Wimbledon round of 128 6-1 7-5.

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Elena Baltacha
GBR Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Dechy #38 6-1 7-5 Elena Baltacha #244 Match data Jun 27, 2001* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Elena Baltacha #225 #49 1,179 1,670 48 75 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Elena Baltacha Nathalie Dechy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0
17 2001 0–2 0.0% #242 1,488 0 0 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0
18 2002 2–2 50.0% #157 1,518 0 0 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0
19 2003 0–3 0.0% #382 1,491 0 0 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0
20 2004 1–2 33.3% #185 1,498 0 0 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0
21 2005 3–4 42.9% #129 1,506 0 0 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0
23 2007 2–4 33.3% #187 1,508 0 0 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0
24 2008 1–4 20.0% #136 1,495 0 0 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1
25 2009 3–5 37.5% #84 1,521 0 0 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1
26 2010 15–15 50.0% #55 1,630 0 0 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1
27 2011 14–18 43.8% #51 1,627 0 0 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1
28 2012 5–12 29.4% #174 1,566 0 0 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1
29 2013 2–4 33.3% #225 1,558 0 0 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,580 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 Elena Baltacha Nathalie Dechy
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2001 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2002 — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 2004 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2005 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2007 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2010 12 10 22 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2011 10 13 23 43.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2012 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2013 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 28 35 63 44.4% 4 11 15 26.7% 16 29 45 35.6% — — — — — 160 145 305 52.5% 71 66 137 51.8% 34 33 67 50.7% 28 28 56 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 104/117 of Elena Baltacha's and 132/292 of Nathalie Dechy'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 Elena Baltacha Nathalie Dechy
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 1/3 3.0 5.0 47.5% 78.9% 45.2% 57.1% 30.0% 61.3% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2004 2/3 3.0 2.5 62.1% 66.4% 41.4% 70.0% 58.3% 56.4% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2005 6/7 3.5 3.5 55.6% 66.5% 44.3% 53.9% 27.3% 56.4% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2007 4/6 3.3 5.0 60.1% 66.3% 41.3% 54.7% 49.3% 56.4% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2008 5/5 2.2 3.4 60.0% 57.5% 36.8% 33.9% 59.5% 49.3% 39.5% 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8%
25 2009 7/8 3.9 3.0 56.1% 66.6% 48.2% 58.3% 37.8% 58.5% 37.0% 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5%
26 2010 28/30 3.0 2.9 58.3% 63.1% 45.7% 57.1% 45.9% 55.8% 39.1% 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6%
27 2011 30/32 2.3 2.4 58.4% 65.2% 45.9% 49.0% 42.3% 57.3% 42.8% 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0%
28 2012 15/17 1.5 2.9 60.0% 58.4% 42.9% 47.2% 40.1% 52.3% 37.6% 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4%
29 2013 6/6 2.5 1.5 67.9% 59.0% 42.2% 41.0% 54.0% 53.6% 34.1% 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 15/15 1.3 3.5 68.6% 58.7% 41.0% 48.6% 48.4% 53.2% 39.3%
Career — 104/123 2.6 2.8 58.9% 63.3% 44.6% 51.3% 43.7% 55.6% 39.4% — 132/565 1.5 3.5 69.6% 59.6% 44.5% 52.1% 49.9% 54.9% 43.0%

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 Elena Baltacha Nathalie Dechy
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03
17 2001 1489 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — -0.22 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56
18 2002 1519 104.8 — — — — — — +76 44.4% -0.33 1–0 0–1 — -0.01 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35
19 2003 1491 107.9 -0.79 +0.01 1.032 49.4% — — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 — — -0.18 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60
20 2004 1499 104.0 -0.78 +0.29 0.975 50.4% — — +21 33.3% -0.50 — — — -0.12 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15
21 2005 1507 102.4 +0.64 -3.12 0.843 46.5% +45 — -23 41.2% -0.88 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.62 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20
23 2007 1509 98.7 +0.25 -1.20 0.861 47.7% — — -36 37.5% -0.81 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — 0.00 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89
24 2008 1496 97.3 -1.84 -2.72 0.779 44.5% — — -35 18.2% -2.09 1–0 0–1 — -0.36 2003 1840 138.9 +1.35 +3.00 1.221 54.2% -60 +48 -96 58.5% +0.48 12–2 (86%) 2–3 (40%) 108.2 -0.85
25 2009 1521 116.1 +1.47 -1.58 0.893 47.9% +38 — -14 42.1% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.14 2004 1810 147.7 +1.35 +0.63 1.034 51.1% +6 +3 -86 57.9% +0.62 7–9 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 95.0 -1.40
26 2010 1630 120.5 -0.45 -3.14 0.886 47.6% +7 -108 -118 49.2% -0.49 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 105.7 -0.05 2005 1798 146.1 +1.56 +0.35 1.048 51.3% +22 -36 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–6 (67%) 9–10 (47%) 98.9 +1.39
27 2011 1628 127.6 +1.21 -0.89 1.001 50.1% -1 -104 -106 44.6% -0.42 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 99.1 -0.98 2006 1648 128.2 +0.04 -1.40 0.952 49.0% -1 +72 +148 42.7% -0.42 7–9 (44%) 3–7 (30%) 92.6 +0.62
28 2012 1567 100.8 -2.26 -3.52 0.788 45.0% -16 -73 +14 28.2% -1.44 4–1 (80%) 1–3 (25%) 101.9 -0.13 2007 1651 130.6 -1.46 -0.89 0.907 47.9% -3 +66 +97 45.6% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 4–8 (33%) 95.8 -1.91
29 2013 1558 95.9 -1.94 -2.72 0.736 44.1% — -79 -29 38.5% -1.77 0–1 2–0 — +0.27 2008 1671 130.8 -1.57 -0.33 0.919 48.2% +12 -28 +59 45.5% -0.24 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 -1.85
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1581 108.4 -1.61 -3.48 0.839 46.8% +48 +1 +106 32.4% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 96.4 -0.41
Career — 1670 116.9 -0.18 -2.22 0.888 47.6% +4 -93 -26 39.6% -0.85 20–15 (57%) 15–13 (54%) 106.0 -1.07 — 1919 143.2 -0.42 -0.73 0.953 49.1% -9 0 -6 51.4% +0.13 98–90 (52%) 60–67 (47%) 96.4 -1.34

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.