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

Elena Likhovtseva vs Natalia Medvedeva H2H: 2-0

Elena Likhovtseva holds a 2–0 lead over Natalia Medvedeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 1994 US Open round of 32 7-6 7-6.

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Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Natalia Medvedeva
UKR Age 54 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Likhovtseva #59 7-6 7-6 Natalia Medvedeva #42 Match data Sep 4, 1994* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #244 5-7 6-3 6-0 Natalia Medvedeva #64 Match data Aug 5, 1993* R16 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Natalia Medvedeva #387 #23 295 1,882 111 111 50.0% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Natalia Medvedeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1987 0–1 0.0% #197 1,499 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 0–3 0.0% #317 1,473 0 0
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1989 10–9 52.6% #67 1,613 0 0
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1 1990 15–16 48.4% #56 1,699 0 1
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1 1991 9–10 47.4% #83 1,700 0 1
20 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1 1992 20–16 55.6% #41 1,712 0 2
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2 1993 24–13 64.9% #23 1,871 0 4
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2 1994 17–21 44.7% #57 1,771 0 4
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1995 9–12 42.9% #79 1,694 0 4
24 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2 1996 6–8 42.9% #88 1,691 0 4
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2 1997 1–2 33.3% #388 1,669 0 4
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 Natalia Medvedeva
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 2 2 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 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1990 11 8 19 57.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
21 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1994 15 13 28 53.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7% 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 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 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1997 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 75 63 138 54.3% 15 23 38 39.5% 8 13 21 38.1% 13 12 25 52.0%

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 Natalia Medvedeva
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1499 107.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.28
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1474 99.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.83 — 0–1 — -0.09
17 1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42 1989 1613 134.5 — — — — +25 -50 — 53.7% +0.44 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 98.2 -0.13
18 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34 1990 1699 117.8 — — — — +9 -144 -151 50.7% -0.39 3–4 (43%) 6–3 (67%) 101.4 +0.78
19 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00 1991 1700 125.8 — — — — +6 — — 50.0% +0.14 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.1 +0.02
20 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96 1992 1713 141.0 — — — — +46 -149 -169 55.3% +0.62 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) 96.0 -0.20
21 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89 1993 1871 140.9 — — — — +13 -238 -251 57.3% +0.49 12–3 (80%) 3–2 (60%) 112.5 +1.62
22 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26 1994 1771 141.0 — — — — +49 -194 — 47.7% +0.03 6–8 (43%) 3–7 (30%) 94.6 -1.33
23 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89 1995 1695 122.1 — — — — +28 -71 — 42.9% -0.67 4–3 (57%) 1–1 — -1.63
24 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59 1996 1692 115.6 — — — — +46 -114 -98 40.7% -0.81 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.11
25 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51 1997 1670 103.1 — — — — +44 — — 28.6% -1.72 1–0 — — +0.18
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 — 1882 138.9 — — — — +29 -146 -165 49.9% +0.01 39–32 (55%) 19–27 (41%) 101.4 -0.43

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.