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Elena Likhovtseva vs Els Callens H2H: 4-2

Elena Likhovtseva holds a 4–2 lead over Els Callens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 2002 Birmingham round of 64 6-4 6-2.

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Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main-draw meetings
Els Callens
BEL Age 56 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Likhovtseva #42 6-4 6-2 Els Callens #124 Match data Jun 12, 2002* R64 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Elena Likhovtseva #23 7-6 4-6 6-1 Els Callens #85 Match data Aug 22, 2000 R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #18 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 Els Callens #89 Match data Jan 23, 2000* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Els Callens #51 1-6 7-6 2-0 (ret.) Elena Likhovtseva #16 Match data Jan 10, 1997* R16 Hobart International Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Els Callens #73 6-0 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #24 Match data Oct 26, 1996* SF Canadian Indoor Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Elena Likhovtseva #30 7-6 6-3 Els Callens #121 Match data Jun 26, 1996* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Els Callens #473 #43 582 1,715 83 128 39.3% 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 Els Callens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1 1991 1–1 50.0% #168 1,509 0 0
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2 1992 0–1 0.0% #231 1,492 0 0
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2 1993 2–1 66.7% #188 1,513 0 0
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1994 4–3 57.1% #110 1,560 0 0
24 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2 1995 8–11 42.1% #95 1,551 0 0
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2 1996 13–12 52.0% #51 1,692 0 0
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2 1997 8–16 33.3% #98 1,579 0 0
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 1998 2–8 20.0% #102 1,525 0 0
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3 1999 7–9 43.8% #82 1,569 0 0
29 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3 2000 8–13 38.1% #100 1,564 0 0
30 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3 2001 2–6 25.0% #177 1,522 0 0
31 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3 2002 9–10 47.4% #67 1,606 0 0
32 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3 2003 13–19 40.6% #73 1,637 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2004 5–15 25.0% #122 1,539 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2005 1–3 25.0% #224 1,521 0 0

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 Els Callens
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1991 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1992 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7% 1994 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
25 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
26 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 1 4 5 20.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
29 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2000 5 6 11 45.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 4 7 11 36.4% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 3 9 12 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 181 180 361 50.1% 77 73 150 51.3% 47 34 81 58.0% 53 53 106 50.0% — 26 49 75 34.7% 15 29 44 34.1% 19 23 42 45.2% 23 27 50 46.0%

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 83/223 of Elena Likhovtseva's and 10/56 of Els Callens'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 Likhovtseva Els Callens
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%
27 2003 7/52 3.3 4.6 61.6% 67.0% 46.2% 62.5% 46.7% 58.7% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2004 5/50 1.6 4.4 63.3% 65.5% 42.0% 46.7% 46.9% 57.0% 46.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 18/52 2.3 3.8 61.4% 62.1% 44.7% 53.8% 52.4% 54.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 27/36 1.9 3.1 65.2% 59.3% 47.6% 51.3% 48.8% 55.2% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 23/30 1.8 3.5 64.9% 64.2% 45.9% 55.1% 47.9% 57.6% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 3/3 1.0 3.7 59.7% 57.8% 41.5% 36.1% 22.8% 51.0% 39.1% 2003 4/32 3.5 6.0 58.1% 64.9% 34.7% 44.6% 62.6% 51.9% 36.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/20 3.6 3.8 63.1% 62.0% 34.6% 39.8% 26.0% 51.9% 37.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 1/4 3.0 5.0 59.1% 66.7% 51.9% 0.0% 33.3% 60.6% 31.3%
Career — 83/698 2.0 3.6 63.7% 62.2% 45.8% 53.0% 48.1% 56.0% 44.8% — 10/211 3.5 4.8 60.7% 63.6% 36.3% 37.8% 41.4% 52.8% 36.4%

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 Els Callens
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96 1991 1509 97.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 1–0 1–1 — +0.24
21 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89 1992 1493 94.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06
22 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26 1993 1514 102.8 — — — — +47 — — 57.1% +0.14 1–0 — — +0.46
23 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89 1994 1561 113.2 — — — — +25 — — 56.3% +0.63 1–1 1–0 — -0.16
24 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59 1995 1551 116.0 — — — — -68 +43 +105 45.2% -0.24 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.58
25 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51 1996 1692 128.2 — — — — -52 -110 +3 48.1% -0.30 4–2 (67%) 4–4 (50%) 103.8 +0.50
26 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12 1997 1579 109.4 — — — — +17 -21 +72 33.3% -1.26 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.4 +0.32
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 1998 1525 102.8 — — — — +21 — — 34.8% -1.00 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — +0.31
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 1999 1570 122.3 — — — — -17 +45 — 44.4% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.02
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 2000 1565 124.4 — — — — +8 +10 -5 44.9% -0.06 1–6 (14%) 2–4 (33%) 93.3 -0.24
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 2001 1523 118.1 — — — — +25 +26 — 33.3% -0.72 0–2 0–2 — -0.05
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 2002 1606 123.2 — — — — +7 -75 -6 42.6% -0.40 7–2 (78%) 2–3 (40%) 105.1 -0.33
32 2008 1635 111.2 +0.16 -0.58 0.798 44.5% -16 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.57 2003 1637 127.2 -0.92 -1.45 0.759 44.5% +8 -178 +36 41.1% -0.48 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 102.9 -1.93
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1539 102.6 -1.13 -2.60 0.779 44.6% +15 -107 +61 33.3% -1.44 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 97.1 -0.15
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1522 96.0 -1.14 -3.36 0.793 46.2% +16 — — 25.0% -1.88 — 1–1 — +0.11
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 — 1716 123.9 -1.05 -2.22 0.772 44.7% -2 -39 +39 41.1% -0.57 30–36 (45%) 22–25 (47%) 98.5 -0.12

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.