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

Elena Bovina vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-0

Elena Bovina holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elena Bovina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Bovina won the 2004 Berlin Open round of 64 6-7(5) 7-5 6-2.

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Elena Bovina
RUS Age 43 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Bovina #28 6-7(5) 7-5 6-2 Zi Yan #167 Match data May 5, 2004* R64 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 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 Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2000 3–5 37.5% #133 1,500 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 2001 16–19 45.7% #49 1,576 0 0 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 2002 29–19 60.4% #26 1,804 0 2 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 2003 25–22 53.2% #21 1,831 0 2 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2004 37–18 67.3% #15 1,958 0 3 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2005 12–8 60.0% #61 1,915 0 3 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2006 0–2 0.0% #1431 1,869 0 3 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2007 1–6 14.3% #329 1,763 0 3 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2008 2–1 66.7% #186 1,761 0 3 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2009 1–2 33.3% #210 1,732 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 2010 0–4 0.0% #162 1,656 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 2011 1–4 20.0% #301 1,601 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Zi Yan
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% 2002 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% 2003 2 2 4 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% 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2004 23 9 32 71.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2005 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2007 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2008 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 68 65 133 51.1% 32 22 54 59.3% 11 12 23 47.8% 16 11 27 59.3% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

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 52/70 of Zi Yan'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 Zi Yan
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% 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 2005 6/20 2.8 2.2 68.9% 65.3% 46.7% 53.4% 46.3% 59.3% 49.4% 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 2006 1/2 2.0 4.0 70.9% 48.7% 25.0% 37.5% — 41.8% 25.6% 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2007 6/7 3.5 5.7 59.1% 64.7% 36.5% 49.1% 44.8% 53.4% 36.1% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2008 3/3 3.7 4.0 69.5% 61.5% 42.0% 57.1% 75.0% 55.3% 42.1% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2009 3/3 2.7 6.0 58.1% 57.3% 45.6% 40.9% 43.2% 51.8% 52.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 3/4 2.0 4.7 64.5% 56.3% 26.8% 21.7% 36.2% 45.6% 41.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 5/5 2.4 5.0 68.6% 51.8% 33.2% 42.6% 46.6% 46.1% 44.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 40/237 2.7 3.9 66.3% 61.0% 39.3% 46.2% 48.4% 53.5% 43.6% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

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 Elena Bovina Zi Yan
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 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 2001 1576 127.9 — — — — -26 +37 +43 43.2% -0.42 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 104.3 -0.52 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 2002 1804 141.0 — — — — -69 -120 -125 60.2% +0.59 9–13 (41%) 15–4 (79%) 109.1 +0.14 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
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 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
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 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
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 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
23 2006 1870 98.7 +0.28 -2.27 0.441 35.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.18 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
24 2007 1763 112.8 -0.47 -0.97 0.774 45.1% +7 — — 14.3% -2.14 — 0–1 — -0.39 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
25 2008 1762 104.0 +0.40 -0.20 0.940 49.2% +1 — — 57.1% 0.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.01 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
26 2009 1733 106.9 -0.83 +1.03 1.085 51.7% — — — 33.3% 0.00 — — — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 1656 99.2 -3.01 -2.23 0.754 43.5% +5 — — 11.1% -2.67 0–1 — — -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 1602 98.2 -3.89 -0.63 0.821 45.1% +18 — — 25.0% -1.75 1–1 — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

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.