H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Elena Likhovtseva vs Magdalena Maleeva H2H: 4-8

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 8–4 lead over Elena Likhovtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Magdalena Maleeva leads 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 2005 US Open second round 6-2 6-1.

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Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 50 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 8
12 main draw meetings
Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 1, 2005* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Elena Likhovtseva #21 6-2 6-1 Magdalena Maleeva #55 Match data
Apr 29, 2004* Warsaw WTA 500 R32 Clay Magdalena Maleeva #24 6-3 6-1 Elena Likhovtseva #47 Match data
Aug 7, 2003* Los Angeles WTA 500 R32 Hard Magdalena Maleeva #11 6-3 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #43 Match data
Aug 1, 2003* San Diego WTA 500 R16 Hard Elena Likhovtseva #51 6-4 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #13 Match data
Jun 20, 2003* Eastbourne WTA 500 R16 Grass Magdalena Maleeva #12 3-6 7-5 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #32 Match data
Feb 15, 2003* Doha WTA 1000 QF Hard Elena Likhovtseva #36 6-4 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #14 Match data
Jul 3, 2002* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Elena Likhovtseva #48 6-3 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #19 Match data
Feb 9, 2001* Paris WTA 500 R32 Carpet Magdalena Maleeva #21 6-1 6-1 Elena Likhovtseva #27 Match data
Feb 17, 1996* Paris WTA 500 R16 Clay Magdalena Maleeva #7 6-0 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #33 Match data
Feb 10, 1995* Chicago WTA 250 R16 Carpet Magdalena Maleeva #11 (w/o) Elena Likhovtseva #63 Match data
Sep 24, 1994* Moscow WTA 500 QF Carpet Magdalena Maleeva #14 6-2 4-6 6-2 Elena Likhovtseva #49 Match data
Jan 23, 1994* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Magdalena Maleeva #16 6-4 6-2 Elena Likhovtseva #75 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
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,083 384 272 58.5% 0 2 0 2 6 10

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 Magdalena Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,497 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,718 0 0
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1992 28–14 66.7% #20 1,908 0 1
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,736 0 1 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,962 0 1
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,718 0 1 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,980 0 3
20 1996 30–21 58.8% #18 1,819 0 1 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,029 0 6
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,749 0 2 1996 18–15 54.5% #19 1,908 0 6
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,829 0 2 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,746 0 6
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,713 0 6
24 2000 29–27 51.8% #21 1,770 0 2 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,737 0 7
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,746 0 2 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,666 0 2 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,849 0 8
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,855 0 9
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,828 0 3 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10
29 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,795 0 3 2004 27–24 52.9% #25 1,710 0 10
30 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,695 0 3 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,682 0 10
31 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,665 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3 — — — — — — —