H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Elena Dementieva vs Cara Black H2H: 2-1
Elena Dementieva holds a 2–1 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Cara Black leads 1–0 on carpet, while Elena Dementieva leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Dementieva won the 2003 New Haven quarterfinal 6-1 6-1.
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RUS
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
ZIM
Age 47
Right-Handed
167 cm / 5'6"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2003* | New Haven | WTA 500 | QF | Hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-1 6-1 | Cara Black | Match data |
| Oct 17, 2000* | Linz | WTA 500 | R32 | Carpet | Cara Black | 7-5 6-3 | Elena Dementieva | Match data |
| May 8, 2000* | Berlin | WTA 1000 | R64 | Clay | Elena Dementieva | 2-6 7-6(0) 6-2 | Cara Black | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Dementieva | #10 | #3 | 8,286 | 2,108 | 472 | 243 | 66.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Cara Black | #679 | #31 | 869 | 1,770 | 114 | 149 | 43.3% | 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 Dementieva | Cara Black | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1997 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #349 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1998 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #186 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1999 | 11–11 | 50.0% | #62 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2000 | 33–19 | 63.5% | #11 | 1,859 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2001 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #15 | 1,833 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #44 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002 | 36–26 | 58.1% | #19 | 1,763 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 17–22 | 43.6% | #50 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2003 | 47–25 | 65.3% | #8 | 1,966 | 0 | 3 | 2000 | 22–20 | 52.4% | #41 | 1,742 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2004 | 40–22 | 64.5% | #6 | 1,986 | 0 | 4 | 2001 | 19–25 | 43.2% | #58 | 1,635 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2005 | 41–22 | 65.1% | #8 | 1,925 | 0 | 4 | 2002 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #56 | 1,620 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2006 | 45–21 | 68.2% | #8 | 1,908 | 0 | 6 | 2003 | 18–25 | 41.9% | #51 | 1,601 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2007 | 41–18 | 69.5% | #11 | 1,964 | 0 | 8 | 2004 | 5–20 | 20.0% | #138 | 1,457 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2008 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #4 | 2,014 | 0 | 10 | 2005 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #179 | 1,491 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2009 | 55–18 | 75.3% | #5 | 1,981 | 0 | 13 | 2006 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #288 | 1,496 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 2010 | 39–19 | 67.2% | #9 | 1,928 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2008 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #660 | 1,480 | 0 | 1 |