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

Elena Dementieva vs Paola Suarez H2H: 3-1

Elena Dementieva holds a 3–1 lead over Paola Suarez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Elena Dementieva leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Dementieva won the 2004 Roland Garros semifinal 6-0 7-5.

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Elena Dementieva
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Paola Suarez
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Dementieva #10 6-0 7-5 Paola Suarez #14 Match data Jun 5, 2004* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elena Dementieva #13 6-4 6-2 Paola Suarez #32 Match data Aug 1, 2002* R32 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Paola Suarez #61 7-5 6-3 Elena Dementieva #14 Match data Mar 2, 2002* SF Acapulco Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Elena Dementieva #64 6-0 3-6 8-6 Paola Suarez #69 Match data Jan 19, 2000* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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 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
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Paola Suarez
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 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 2000 38–20 65.5% #11 1,897 0 0 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 2001 34–22 60.7% #15 1,840 0 0 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 2002 36–26 58.1% #19 1,764 0 0 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 2003 47–25 65.3% #8 1,966 0 3 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 2004 40–23 63.5% #6 1,975 0 4 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 2005 41–22 65.1% #8 1,916 0 4 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 2006 45–21 68.2% #8 1,922 0 6 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 2007 41–18 69.5% #11 1,969 0 8 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2008 56–17 76.7% #4 2,050 0 11 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2009 55–18 75.3% #5 1,987 0 14 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 2010 39–19 67.2% #9 1,955 0 16 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 — — — — — — — 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4

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 Paola Suarez
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% 1993 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 2000 25 10 35 71.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2002 15 13 28 53.6% 10 7 17 58.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2003 24 13 37 64.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 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% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2005 28 15 43 65.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2006 24 13 37 64.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 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% 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2009 35 11 46 76.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 287 142 429 66.9% 103 55 158 65.2% 41 20 61 67.2% 52 28 80 65.0% — 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%

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 34/149 of Paola Suarez'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 Paola Suarez
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 54/59 1.5 7.1 56.6% 64.7% 44.3% 48.3% 57.1% 55.7% 50.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 59/73 1.5 4.1 64.0% 63.4% 45.2% 57.6% 53.0% 56.9% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 67/73 1.9 5.8 60.2% 67.3% 47.2% 57.5% 53.7% 59.5% 49.3% 2003 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 2010 51/58 1.5 4.7 64.7% 63.3% 47.4% 56.6% 54.7% 57.9% 50.0% 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
Career — 319/728 1.4 6.2 60.8% 64.1% 44.5% 53.8% 53.9% 56.5% 49.7% — 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Paola Suarez
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 1993 1519 104.4 — — — — — +58 — 66.7% +1.17 — — — +0.38
18 2000 1897 159.0 — — — — -23 -186 — 59.6% +0.65 17–7 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 112.6 -1.08 1994 1536 111.5 — — — — -23 +102 — 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.29
19 2001 1841 149.4 — — — — +14 -69 -259 58.3% +0.58 8–10 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 95.9 +1.46 1995 1522 118.6 — — — — -37 +115 — 28.6% -0.86 — 0–1 — -0.13
20 2002 1764 143.8 — — — — +7 -19 -9 60.1% +0.78 7–16 (30%) 9–12 (43%) 87.6 +3.61 1996 1618 124.9 — — — — -93 +76 — 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
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 1997 1555 120.2 — — — — -22 +67 — 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
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 1998 1534 107.3 — — — — -20 +87 — 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
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 1999 1596 122.0 — — — — -100 +73 — 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
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 2000 1676 138.4 — — — — -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
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 2001 1736 140.5 — — — — -153 +171 — 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
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 2002 1693 139.5 — — — — -132 +227 — 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
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 2003 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
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 2004 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 — 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.17
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.50
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 — — 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 — +0.05
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 — 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.