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

Elena Dementieva vs Nuria Llagostera Vives H2H: 2-0

Elena Dementieva holds a 2–0 lead over Nuria Llagostera Vives in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Dementieva leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Dementieva won the 2005 Charleston Open round of 16 6-0 6-3.

RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
ESP Age 46 Right-Handed 156 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Dementieva #5 6-0 6-3 Nuria Llagostera Vives #63 Match data Apr 15, 2005* R16 Charleston Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Elena Dementieva #10 6-2 6-1 Nuria Llagostera Vives #124 Match data Mar 3, 2001* SF Acapulco Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Nuria Llagostera Vives #775 #35 968 1,685 78 111 41.3% 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Nuria Llagostera Vives
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
17 1999 11–11 50.0% #62 1,583 0 0
18 2000 38–20 65.5% #11 1,897 0 0
19 2001 34–22 60.7% #15 1,840 0 0
20 2002 36–26 58.1% #19 1,764 0 0 2000 4–6 40.0% #128 1,509 0 0
21 2003 47–25 65.3% #8 1,966 0 3 2001 8–12 40.0% #103 1,500 0 0
22 2004 40–23 63.5% #6 1,975 0 4 2002 1–8 11.1% #192 1,442 0 0
23 2005 41–22 65.1% #8 1,916 0 4 2003 1–2 33.3% #140 1,450 0 0
24 2006 45–21 68.2% #8 1,922 0 6 2004 4–6 40.0% #76 1,485 0 0
25 2007 41–18 69.5% #11 1,969 0 8 2005 20–19 51.3% #50 1,617 0 1
26 2008 56–17 76.7% #4 2,050 0 11 2006 6–5 54.5% #275 1,624 0 1
27 2009 55–18 75.3% #5 1,987 0 14 2007 5–10 33.3% #145 1,557 0 1
28 2010 39–19 67.2% #9 1,955 0 16 2008 14–11 56.0% #68 1,626 0 2
29 2009 8–16 33.3% #146 1,562 0 2
30 2010 4–7 36.4% #127 1,566 0 2
31 2011 3–9 25.0% #131 1,550 0 2

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 Nuria Llagostera Vives
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%
17 1999 6 5 11 54.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 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%
19 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
20 2002 15 13 28 53.6% 10 7 17 58.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 2000 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
21 2003 24 13 37 64.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2004 27 14 41 65.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2002 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 2005 28 15 43 65.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2006 24 13 37 64.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2007 24 11 35 68.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 9 13 22 40.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2008 33 10 43 76.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 6 5 11 54.5%
27 2009 35 11 46 76.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2007 0 3 3 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
28 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 0 4 100.0% 2008 3 4 7 42.9% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2009 4 6 10 40.0% 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2011 0 4 4 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
Career 287 142 429 66.9% 103 55 158 65.2% 41 20 61 67.2% 52 28 80 65.0% 28 48 76 36.8% 49 56 105 46.7% 1 7 8 12.5%

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 77/147 of Nuria Llagostera Vives'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 Nuria Llagostera Vives
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% 2004 1/10 2.0 6.0 50.8% 66.7% 31.3% 54.5% 27.3% 49.2% 40.6%
25 2007 54/59 1.5 7.1 56.6% 64.7% 44.3% 48.3% 57.1% 55.7% 50.7% 2005 5/39 1.6 5.8 52.8% 62.1% 45.5% 54.2% 37.3% 54.3% 44.2%
26 2008 59/73 1.5 4.1 64.0% 63.4% 45.2% 57.6% 53.0% 56.9% 48.6% 2006 2/11 1.0 2.5 47.8% 52.5% 40.4% 12.5% 28.6% 46.5% 39.3%
27 2009 67/73 1.9 5.8 60.2% 67.3% 47.2% 57.5% 53.7% 59.5% 49.3% 2007 9/15 0.3 3.4 55.8% 58.6% 43.0% 61.5% 50.2% 51.6% 45.8%
28 2010 51/58 1.5 4.7 64.7% 63.3% 47.4% 56.6% 54.7% 57.9% 50.0% 2008 17/25 1.4 4.6 53.5% 62.2% 47.0% 49.9% 51.9% 55.0% 45.3%
29 —/— 2009 21/24 1.2 5.7 50.7% 63.1% 40.0% 53.6% 47.6% 51.6% 43.8%
30 —/— 2010 10/11 0.7 4.3 54.1% 62.1% 42.3% 53.8% 48.4% 53.4% 39.3%
31 —/— 2011 12/12 1.3 5.8 49.8% 61.0% 42.0% 46.3% 40.8% 51.5% 44.2%
Career 319/728 1.4 6.2 60.8% 64.1% 44.5% 53.8% 53.9% 56.5% 49.7% 77/189 1.1 4.9 52.3% 61.6% 42.8% 51.6% 46.5% 52.6% 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 Dementieva Nuria Llagostera Vives
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
17 1999 1584 124.5 -21 -3 54.0% +0.38 1–7 (13%) 0–1 +1.54
18 2000 1897 159.0 -23 -186 59.6% +0.65 17–7 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 112.6 -1.08
19 2001 1841 149.4 +14 -69 -259 58.3% +0.58 8–10 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 95.9 +1.46
20 2002 1764 143.8 +7 -19 -9 60.1% +0.78 7–16 (30%) 9–12 (43%) 87.6 +3.61 2000 1510 109.4 +32 45.8% -0.33 1–3 (25%) 1–1 +0.01
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 2001 1500 109.9 +59 +14 45.8% -0.60 2–6 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.9 +0.82
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 2002 1443 104.5 +95 -4 27.3% -1.77 0–4 (0%) -0.25
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 2003 1450 110.8 50.0% -0.75 0–2 -0.05
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 2004 1486 108.9 -1.40 -1.05 0.800 45.0% +38 -8 44.0% -0.08 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 98.0 -0.15
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 2005 1618 123.7 -0.47 +0.31 0.967 49.5% -57 +62 49.4% -0.33 7–4 (64%) 6–3 (67%) 105.4 +0.18
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 2006 1625 118.7 -2.02 -1.39 0.733 42.6% -39 58.3% +0.29 2–2 (50%) -0.05
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 2007 1557 102.8 -2.20 +0.35 0.946 48.8% -23 +78 31.0% -1.21 0–1 1–1 -0.03
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 2008 1627 122.9 0.00 +0.20 1.006 50.2% -58 +58 55.4% +0.36 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 98.5 -0.25
29 2009 1563 117.9 -2.95 +0.09 0.904 47.7% +2 +47 41.8% -0.65 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.4 -0.33
30 2010 1567 113.6 -0.81 -2.10 0.844 47.0% -9 +56 36.0% -0.80 2–1 (67%) 1–1 -0.25
31 2011 1551 125.4 -0.89 +0.18 0.911 48.0% -20 +59 32.1% -0.79 1–3 (25%) -1.00
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 1685 122.8 -1.41 -0.16 0.921 48.3% -20 +45 44.5% -0.46 22–41 (35%) 21–15 (58%) 97.7 -0.71

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.