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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 Toyota Princess Cup round of 16 6-2 6-7(1) 6-4.

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Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Likhovtseva #44 6-2 6-7(1) 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #34 Match data Sep 20, 2002* R16 Toyota Princess Cup Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #39 6-3 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 Match data Apr 19, 2001* R32 Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #17 6-1 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #15 Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 6-2 1-6 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #21 Match data Aug 5, 1999* R32 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-0 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #26 Match data Sep 25, 1998* R16 Toyota Princess Cup Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-1 6-0 Elena Likhovtseva #28 Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-0 6-0 Elena Likhovtseva #32 Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #47 6-3 2-6 6-0 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 Match data May 18, 1996* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-0 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #62 Match data Aug 19, 1994* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elena Likhovtseva #1,092 #15 1,807 1,911 358 340 51.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,384 720 271 72.7% 4 6 0 12 7 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 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6
20 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 1 8
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 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 2,167 3 22
24 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3 2000 41–19 68.3% #9 1,932 4 27
29 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,796 4 29
30 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29
31 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Likhovtseva Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 28 5 33 84.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
18 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3%
19 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
22 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
23 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7% 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
25 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 22 9 31 71.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
29 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2001 15 15 30 50.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
30 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2002 9 13 22 40.9% 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — — — — —
31 2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 181 180 361 50.1% 77 73 150 51.3% 47 34 81 58.0% 53 53 106 50.0% — 297 118 415 71.6% 329 102 431 76.3% 57 18 75 76.0% 37 33 70 52.9%

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 Likhovtseva Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1620 109.9 — — — — -68 +75 — 57.1% +0.13 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.4 +3.76
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1639 127.9 — — — — -145 +141 — 48.1% -0.35 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.46
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -240 +150 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24
17 1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.86
18 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34 1990 2080 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -320 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.18
19 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00 1991 2167 175.0 — — — — -80 +84 -250 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.50
20 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -6 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89
21 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91
22 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -15 +77 -382 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.55
23 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09
24 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59 1996 2117 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +90 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50
25 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51 1997 2026 162.2 — — — — -2 +133 +231 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63
26 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +215 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.13
27 2003 1679 134.9 +1.49 +0.52 1.089 52.0% -25 +64 +194 50.9% +0.17 7–7 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 99.4 -0.21 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +205 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61
28 2004 1820 143.6 +1.45 +1.57 1.088 51.6% -18 -76 -35 50.4% -0.33 12–9 (57%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -1.72 2000 1933 158.0 — — — — -18 +139 +277 62.9% +0.64 14–6 (70%) 9–0 (100%) 108.9 -1.55
29 2005 1795 137.5 +0.25 +1.06 1.009 50.2% -28 +31 -16 52.8% +0.02 17–6 (74%) 10–4 (71%) 113.3 +0.64 2001 1797 144.3 — — — — -25 +299 — 56.9% +0.68 12–8 (60%) 5–10 (33%) 89.3 +1.17
30 2006 1694 129.9 -0.47 +1.55 1.034 50.6% +3 +16 +165 44.4% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 3–1 (75%) 102.3 +1.01 2002 1635 126.7 — — — — +18 +228 — 47.0% -0.12 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 92.1 +1.10
31 2007 1666 126.5 +1.88 -0.78 1.007 50.3% -17 +24 +183 44.1% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 99.7 -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 1635 111.2 +0.16 -0.58 0.798 44.5% -16 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1912 147.6 +0.64 +0.64 1.019 50.4% -12 +4 +83 50.6% +0.03 122–104 (54%) 73–65 (53%) 105.6 -1.03 — 2385 171.0 — — — — -40 +138 -56 68.5% +1.46 151–93 (62%) 92–61 (60%) 103.1 -2.10

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.