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

Elena Bovina vs Cara Black H2H: 1-1

Elena Bovina and Cara Black are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Bovina won the 2003 Canadian Open round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Elena Bovina
RUS Age 43 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Bovina #21 6-3 6-2 Cara Black #52 Match data Aug 14, 2003* R32 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Cara Black #63 6-4 6-0 Elena Bovina #51 Match data Oct 25, 2001* 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
Elena Bovina #777 #14 1,758 1,967 127 110 53.6% 0 0 0 1 2 3
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 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 Bovina Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2000 3–5 37.5% #133 1,500 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2001 16–19 45.7% #49 1,576 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2002 29–19 60.4% #26 1,804 0 2 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 2003 25–22 53.2% #21 1,831 0 2 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 2004 37–18 67.3% #15 1,958 0 3 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 2005 12–8 60.0% #61 1,915 0 3 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 2006 0–2 0.0% #1431 1,869 0 3 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 2007 1–6 14.3% #329 1,763 0 3 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 2008 2–1 66.7% #186 1,761 0 3 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2009 1–2 33.3% #210 1,732 0 3 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2010 0–4 0.0% #162 1,656 0 3 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
28 2011 1–4 20.0% #301 1,601 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Elena Bovina Cara Black
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 2000 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2001 7 13 20 35.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2004 23 9 32 71.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2005 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2007 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2008 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2010 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2011 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 68 65 133 51.1% 32 22 54 59.3% 11 12 23 47.8% 16 11 27 59.3% — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 40/146 of Elena Bovina's and 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Bovina Cara Black
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%
20 2003 5/47 2.2 2.4 72.2% 61.8% 37.5% 30.5% 47.3% 55.3% 40.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2004 8/55 2.4 2.9 66.6% 64.8% 43.8% 59.1% 56.9% 57.3% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2005 6/20 2.8 2.2 68.9% 65.3% 46.7% 53.4% 46.3% 59.3% 49.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2006 1/2 2.0 4.0 70.9% 48.7% 25.0% 37.5% — 41.8% 25.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2007 6/7 3.5 5.7 59.1% 64.7% 36.5% 49.1% 44.8% 53.4% 36.1% 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 2008 3/3 3.7 4.0 69.5% 61.5% 42.0% 57.1% 75.0% 55.3% 42.1% 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 2009 3/3 2.7 6.0 58.1% 57.3% 45.6% 40.9% 43.2% 51.8% 52.3% 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 2010 3/4 2.0 4.7 64.5% 56.3% 26.8% 21.7% 36.2% 45.6% 41.0% 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
28 2011 5/5 2.4 5.0 68.6% 51.8% 33.2% 42.6% 46.6% 46.1% 44.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
Career — 40/237 2.7 3.9 66.3% 61.0% 39.3% 46.2% 48.4% 53.5% 43.6% — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Bovina Cara Black
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 2000 1501 117.9 — — — — +56 — — 46.7% -0.13 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2001 1576 127.9 — — — — -26 +37 +43 43.2% -0.42 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 104.3 -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2002 1804 141.0 — — — — -69 -120 -125 60.2% +0.59 9–13 (41%) 15–4 (79%) 109.1 +0.14 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28
20 2003 1831 146.3 +0.86 +0.06 0.914 47.8% +11 -204 -192 52.7% +0.35 8–8 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 98.7 -0.30 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 2004 1958 154.4 +1.40 +1.73 1.094 52.5% +18 -254 -308 62.6% +0.99 9–6 (60%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.10 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 2005 1916 135.0 +1.64 +3.12 1.215 54.3% -5 -119 — 57.1% +0.47 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -0.03 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 2006 1870 98.7 +0.28 -2.27 0.441 35.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.18 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
24 2007 1763 112.8 -0.47 -0.97 0.774 45.1% +7 — — 14.3% -2.14 — 0–1 — -0.39 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
25 2008 1762 104.0 +0.40 -0.20 0.940 49.2% +1 — — 57.1% 0.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.01 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
26 2009 1733 106.9 -0.83 +1.03 1.085 51.7% — — — 33.3% 0.00 — — — -0.22 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03
27 2010 1656 99.2 -3.01 -2.23 0.754 43.5% +5 — — 11.1% -2.67 0–1 — — -0.20 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
28 2011 1602 98.2 -3.89 -0.63 0.821 45.1% +18 — — 25.0% -1.75 1–1 — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07
33 2016 1581 98.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1967 144.5 -0.17 +0.44 0.938 48.7% -6 -134 -125 52.4% +0.22 41–39 (51%) 33–17 (66%) 109.0 -0.92 — 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

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.