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

Elena Likhovtseva vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 2-1

Elena Likhovtseva holds a 2–1 lead over Mary Joe Fernandez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 1999 Strasbourg Open semifinal 7-6 6-3.

RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
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3 main-draw meetings
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Likhovtseva #21 7-6 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #41 Match data May 22, 1999* SF Strasbourg Open Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #23 6-3 6-1 Mary Joe Fernandez #10 Match data Nov 8, 1996* R16 Oakland Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-2 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #29 Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64 Atlanta Olympics Olympics 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
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1984 0–2 0.0% 1,474 0 0
13 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7
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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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 %
12 1984 0 2 2 0.0%
13 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
14 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 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% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7% 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 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% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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
12 1984 1475 98.2 20.0% -1.20 0–1 +0.18
13 1985 1554 130.0 +65 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 -0.49
14 1986 1765 147.3 -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 1987 1897 158.0 -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 1988 1947 151.0 -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1993 1634 127.1 +37 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 +1.42 1989 1986 162.4 -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1994 1737 144.1 +23 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 -2.34 1990 2126 168.3 +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1995 1716 139.9 +42 -182 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00 1991 2063 164.9 +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1996 1816 147.2 -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96 1992 2121 171.9 +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1997 1748 148.3 +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89 1993 2058 164.0 +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1998 1829 147.2 -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26 1994 1977 147.9 +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1999 1756 151.4 -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89 1995 2039 159.3 +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 2000 1757 148.3 +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59 1996 1935 158.7 -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 2001 1746 140.2 -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51 1997 1990 164.4 +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -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 1935 150.6 +21 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
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 1902 152.1 -1 +93 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
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 1881 102.8 0.0% -2.00 -0.21
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 2197 168.6 +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

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.