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

Elena Dementieva vs Nathalie Dechy H2H: 11-2 (incl. walkovers)

Elena Dementieva vs Nathalie Dechy: 10–2 excluding walkovers; 11–2 including 1 walkover. Across 13 main-draw results including walkovers, Elena Dementieva leads 5–1 on hard courts and 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Elena Dementieva won the 2009 Paris quarterfinal 6-3 6-2.

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Elena Dementieva
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H including walkovers
11 – 2
13 main-draw results
Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Dementieva #4 6-3 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #58 Match data Feb 14, 2009* QF Paris Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Elena Dementieva #13 6-2 7-6(7) Nathalie Dechy #48 Match data Jun 27, 2007* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Elena Dementieva #8 7-6(3) 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #20 Match data Feb 10, 2006* R16 Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Elena Dementieva #8 5-7 6-2 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #14 Match data Oct 21, 2005* R16 Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Dementieva #8 5-7 6-3 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #15 Match data Oct 7, 2005* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Dementieva #6 (w/o) Nathalie Dechy #28 Match data Sep 5, 2004* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Dementieva #16 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #35 Match data Apr 12, 2002* R16 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Elena Dementieva #9 6-4 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #38 Match data Apr 12, 2001* R32 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Nathalie Dechy #26 2-6 6-4 6-4 Elena Dementieva #11 Match data Jan 12, 2001* QF Canberra Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Elena Dementieva #32 6-4 4-6 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #22 Match data Aug 10, 2000* R32 Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Dementieva #26 7-5 6-1 Nathalie Dechy #20 Match data May 31, 2000* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elena Dementieva #59 7-6(2) 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #23 Match data Mar 18, 2000* R16 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nathalie Dechy #29 6-2 1-6 7-5 Elena Dementieva #127 Match data May 27, 1999* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elena Dementieva #10 #3 8,286 2,125 483 245 66.3% 0 1 3 0 7 5 16
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 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 Dementieva Nathalie Dechy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 0–1 0.0% #349 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1998 0–2 0.0% #186 1,478 0 0 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0
17 1999 11–11 50.0% #62 1,583 0 0 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0
18 2000 38–20 65.5% #11 1,897 0 0 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0
19 2001 34–22 60.7% #15 1,840 0 0 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0
20 2002 36–26 58.1% #19 1,764 0 0 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0
21 2003 47–25 65.3% #8 1,966 0 3 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0
22 2004 40–23 63.5% #6 1,975 0 4 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0
23 2005 41–22 65.1% #8 1,916 0 4 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0
24 2006 45–21 68.2% #8 1,922 0 6 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1
25 2007 41–18 69.5% #11 1,969 0 8 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1
26 2008 56–17 76.7% #4 2,050 0 11 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1
27 2009 55–18 75.3% #5 1,987 0 14 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1
28 2010 39–19 67.2% #9 1,955 0 16 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 Dementieva 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 %
15 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1999 6 5 11 54.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2000 25 10 35 71.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 2002 15 13 28 53.6% 10 7 17 58.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2003 24 13 37 64.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
22 2004 27 14 41 65.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2005 28 15 43 65.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2006 24 13 37 64.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2007 24 11 35 68.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 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 2008 33 10 43 76.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2009 35 11 46 76.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 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 — 287 142 429 66.9% 103 55 158 65.2% 41 20 61 67.2% 52 28 80 65.0% — 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 319/527 of Elena Dementieva'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 Dementieva 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%
21 2003 8/72 1.3 3.9 63.6% 65.3% 42.0% 57.8% 70.6% 56.9% 47.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 13/63 0.8 9.8 57.2% 62.8% 38.5% 44.9% 55.2% 52.5% 49.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 21/63 0.8 8.7 57.0% 62.1% 39.9% 50.1% 50.1% 52.2% 50.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 46/66 0.8 8.4 60.8% 61.8% 41.0% 50.6% 49.1% 53.7% 49.9% 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8%
25 2007 54/59 1.5 7.1 56.6% 64.7% 44.3% 48.3% 57.1% 55.7% 50.7% 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5%
26 2008 59/73 1.5 4.1 64.0% 63.4% 45.2% 57.6% 53.0% 56.9% 48.6% 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6%
27 2009 67/73 1.9 5.8 60.2% 67.3% 47.2% 57.5% 53.7% 59.5% 49.3% 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0%
28 2010 51/58 1.5 4.7 64.7% 63.3% 47.4% 56.6% 54.7% 57.9% 50.0% 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 — 319/728 1.4 6.2 60.8% 64.1% 44.5% 53.8% 53.9% 56.5% 49.7% — 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 Dementieva 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
15 1997 1493 97.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 1479 106.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.13 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03
17 1999 1584 124.5 — — — — -21 -3 — 54.0% +0.38 1–7 (13%) 0–1 — +1.54 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56
18 2000 1897 159.0 — — — — -23 -186 — 59.6% +0.65 17–7 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 112.6 -1.08 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35
19 2001 1841 149.4 — — — — +14 -69 -259 58.3% +0.58 8–10 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 95.9 +1.46 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60
20 2002 1764 143.8 — — — — +7 -19 -9 60.1% +0.78 7–16 (30%) 9–12 (43%) 87.6 +3.61 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15
21 2003 1967 156.8 +1.60 +2.78 1.106 52.3% -16 -140 -134 61.8% +0.81 15–12 (56%) 10–3 (77%) 107.7 -1.46 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62
22 2004 1976 161.0 -0.64 +4.50 1.046 51.0% +8 -84 — 58.0% +0.42 14–4 (78%) 7–3 (70%) 108.8 -2.48 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20
23 2005 1916 156.8 -1.41 +5.17 1.059 51.3% +26 -5 -155 59.7% +0.74 18–6 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 +2.18 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89
24 2006 1922 155.6 -0.92 +5.86 1.077 51.8% +31 -42 -40 61.4% +0.70 18–3 (86%) 9–1 (90%) 116.2 +1.22 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 2007 1969 151.5 +0.08 +6.52 1.145 53.1% +12 +5 -105 66.4% +1.22 10–3 (77%) 6–5 (55%) 104.2 +1.18 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 2008 2051 160.2 +2.18 +5.30 1.128 52.8% -4 -41 -104 71.0% +1.43 17–8 (68%) 10–8 (56%) 103.5 -2.32 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 2009 1988 160.0 +3.77 +5.90 1.216 54.3% +41 -23 -33 71.7% +1.67 9–10 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 93.9 -0.09 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 2010 1956 165.7 +2.28 +6.35 1.189 54.0% +28 -23 — 65.6% +1.32 12–6 (67%) 4–10 (29%) 96.4 -1.18 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
Career — 2125 161.4 +1.36 +5.78 1.141 53.0% +11 -53 -91 62.8% +0.92 146–93 (61%) 82–64 (56%) 106.3 +0.35 — 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.