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

Elena Bovina vs Nathalie Dechy H2H: 2-1

Elena Bovina holds a 2–1 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Elena Bovina leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Bovina won the 2004 New Haven final 6-2 2-6 7-5.

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Elena Bovina
RUS Age 43 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Bovina #27 6-2 2-6 7-5 Nathalie Dechy #29 Match data Aug 29, 2004* F New Haven Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Nathalie Dechy #20 6-4 3-6 7-5 Elena Bovina #26 Match data Jan 4, 2003* SF Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Elena Bovina #141 6-3 2-6 7-5 Nathalie Dechy #36 Match data Mar 8, 2001 R16 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
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 Bovina Nathalie Dechy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0
17 2000 3–5 37.5% #133 1,500 0 0 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0
18 2001 16–19 45.7% #49 1,576 0 0 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0
19 2002 29–19 60.4% #26 1,804 0 2 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0
20 2003 25–22 53.2% #21 1,831 0 2 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0
21 2004 37–18 67.3% #15 1,958 0 3 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0
22 2005 12–8 60.0% #61 1,915 0 3 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0
23 2006 0–2 0.0% #1431 1,869 0 3 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0
24 2007 1–6 14.3% #329 1,763 0 3 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1
25 2008 2–1 66.7% #186 1,761 0 3 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1
26 2009 1–2 33.3% #210 1,732 0 3 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1
27 2010 0–4 0.0% #162 1,656 0 3 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1
28 2011 1–4 20.0% #301 1,601 0 3 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 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 Bovina 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 2000 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2001 7 13 20 35.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 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 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2004 23 9 32 71.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
22 2005 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2007 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2008 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2010 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2011 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 68 65 133 51.1% 32 22 54 59.3% 11 12 23 47.8% 16 11 27 59.3% — 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 40/146 of Elena Bovina'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 Bovina 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%
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 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8%
25 2008 3/3 3.7 4.0 69.5% 61.5% 42.0% 57.1% 75.0% 55.3% 42.1% 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5%
26 2009 3/3 2.7 6.0 58.1% 57.3% 45.6% 40.9% 43.2% 51.8% 52.3% 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6%
27 2010 3/4 2.0 4.7 64.5% 56.3% 26.8% 21.7% 36.2% 45.6% 41.0% 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0%
28 2011 5/5 2.4 5.0 68.6% 51.8% 33.2% 42.6% 46.6% 46.1% 44.2% 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 40/237 2.7 3.9 66.3% 61.0% 39.3% 46.2% 48.4% 53.5% 43.6% — 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 Bovina 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 2000 1501 117.9 — — — — +56 — — 46.7% -0.13 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.64 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56
18 2001 1576 127.9 — — — — -26 +37 +43 43.2% -0.42 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 104.3 -0.52 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35
19 2002 1804 141.0 — — — — -69 -120 -125 60.2% +0.59 9–13 (41%) 15–4 (79%) 109.1 +0.14 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60
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 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15
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 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62
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 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20
23 2006 1870 98.7 +0.28 -2.27 0.441 35.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.18 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89
24 2007 1763 112.8 -0.47 -0.97 0.774 45.1% +7 — — 14.3% -2.14 — 0–1 — -0.39 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 2008 1762 104.0 +0.40 -0.20 0.940 49.2% +1 — — 57.1% 0.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.01 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 2009 1733 106.9 -0.83 +1.03 1.085 51.7% — — — 33.3% 0.00 — — — -0.22 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 2010 1656 99.2 -3.01 -2.23 0.754 43.5% +5 — — 11.1% -2.67 0–1 — — -0.20 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 2011 1602 98.2 -3.89 -0.63 0.821 45.1% +18 — — 25.0% -1.75 1–1 — — -0.01 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
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 — 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.