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

Elena Likhovtseva vs Catalina Cristea H2H: 4-0

Elena Likhovtseva holds a 4–0 lead over Catalina Cristea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 1999 US Open round of 128 6-7 6-4 6-1.

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Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Catalina Cristea
ROM Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Likhovtseva #19 6-7 6-4 6-1 Catalina Cristea #117 Match data Sep 1, 1999* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #23 6-2 6-4 Catalina Cristea #65 Match data Mar 20, 1999* R64 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #36 3-6 6-0 6-3 Catalina Cristea #68 Match data May 22, 1998* R16 Strasbourg Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #18 6-3 6-4 Catalina Cristea #97 Match data Jan 3, 1997* R16 Hope Island Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Catalina Cristea #687 #59 440 1,632 49 99 33.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Catalina Cristea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1992 0–1 0.0% #430 1,496 0 0
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1 1993 5–4 55.6% #127 1,558 0 0
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1 1994 2–9 18.2% #189 1,513 0 0
20 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1 1995 5–10 33.3% #106 1,518 0 0
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2 1996 6–13 31.6% #97 1,534 0 0
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2 1997 11–19 36.7% #77 1,565 0 0
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1998 11–17 39.3% #67 1,618 0 0
24 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2 1999 5–15 25.0% #127 1,520 0 0
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2 2000 4–11 26.7% #119 1,490 0 0
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Catalina Cristea
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 %
17 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1993 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1996 1 5 6 16.7% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7% 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1999 2 6 8 25.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2000 2 4 6 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 20 47 67 29.9% 23 35 58 39.7% 4 10 14 28.6% 2 7 9 22.2%

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 Catalina Cristea
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
17 1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42 1992 1497 104.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.23
18 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34 1993 1559 105.5 — — — — +30 — — 42.1% -0.68 3–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.12
19 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00 1994 1513 115.1 — — — — +40 — — 28.0% -1.60 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 98.5 -0.35
20 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96 1995 1519 114.8 — — — — -17 +68 — 33.3% -1.33 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.41
21 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89 1996 1535 120.1 — — — — -48 +70 +46 37.0% -0.93 3–5 (38%) 1–1 — -0.65
22 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26 1997 1566 121.5 — — — — -73 +71 -7 39.7% -0.97 3–7 (30%) 4–3 (57%) 98.3 -0.25
23 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89 1998 1618 121.7 — — — — -92 +40 -69 37.7% -1.02 4–3 (57%) 2–1 (67%) 103.9 -1.32
24 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59 1999 1521 107.5 — — — — -32 +88 — 30.4% -1.39 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 97.3 +0.08
25 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51 2000 1491 103.1 — — — — +1 +50 — 27.3% -1.79 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -0.55
26 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1632 120.5 — — — — -27 +64 -16 34.8% -1.19 19–26 (42%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 -2.41

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.