H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Elena Likhovtseva vs Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario H2H: 4-5

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 5–4 lead over Elena Likhovtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 4–2 on hard courts, while Elena Likhovtseva leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 2002 Tokyo fourth round 6-2 6-7(1) 6-4.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 50 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 20, 2002* Tokyo WTA 500 R16 Hard Elena Likhovtseva #44 6-2 6-7(1) 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #34 Match data
Apr 19, 2001* Charleston WTA 1000 R32 Clay Elena Likhovtseva #39 6-3 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 Match data
Oct 7, 1999* Filderstadt WTA 250 R32 Hard Elena Likhovtseva #17 6-1 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #15 Match data
Aug 5, 1999* San Diego WTA 500 R32 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 6-2 1-6 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #21 Match data
Sep 25, 1998* Tokyo WTA 500 R16 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-0 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #26 Match data
Sep 1, 1996* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-1 6-0 Elena Likhovtseva #28 Match data
Jun 2, 1996* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-0 6-0 Elena Likhovtseva #32 Match data
May 18, 1996* German Open WTA 1000 QF Clay Elena Likhovtseva #47 6-3 2-6 6-0 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 Match data
Aug 15, 1994 Toronto WTA 1000 R16 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-0 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #62 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 Likhovtseva #1,092 #15 1,807 1,912 358 338 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,385 708 267 72.6% 4 7 0 1 17 29

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 Likhovtseva Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 31–15 67.4% #18 1,809 0 1
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,068 1 3
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,736 0 1 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,081 1 5
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,718 0 1 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,166 1 6
20 1996 30–21 58.8% #18 1,819 0 1 1992 59–15 79.7% #4 2,288 1 8
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,749 0 2 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,829 0 2 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,156 3 22
24 2000 29–27 51.8% #21 1,770 0 2 1996 52–16 76.5% #3 2,106 3 24
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,746 0 2 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,022 3 24
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,666 0 2 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,039 4 26
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,932 4 27
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,828 0 3 2000 38–18 67.9% #8 1,930 4 27
29 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,795 0 3 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,795 4 29
30 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,695 0 3 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29
31 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,665 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3 — — — — — — —