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

Elena Likhovtseva vs Paola Suarez H2H: 4-2

Elena Likhovtseva holds a 4–2 lead over Paola Suarez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 2–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Paola Suarez won the 2003 US Open round of 16 6-2 3-6 7-5.

RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 2
6 main-draw meetings
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paola Suarez #25 6-2 3-6 7-5 Elena Likhovtseva #36 Match data Sep 2, 2003* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Paola Suarez #28 4-6 7-5 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #31 Match data Apr 17, 2003* R32 Amelia Island Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #39 6-0 7-5 Paola Suarez #28 Match data Apr 20, 2001* R16 Charleston Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #30 6-4 6-0 Paola Suarez #43 Match data Oct 18, 2000* R16 Linz Open Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Elena Likhovtseva #21 6-2 3-6 6-4 Paola Suarez #59 Match data May 27, 1999* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #18 6-1 7-5 Paola Suarez #62 Match data Jan 2, 1997* R32 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
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 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 Paola Suarez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4
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 Paola Suarez
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% 1993 2 1 3 66.7%
18 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 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% 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 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% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 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% 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 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% 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 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% 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%

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 34/149 of Paola Suarez'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 Paola Suarez
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% 2003 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 2004 5/50 1.6 4.4 63.3% 65.5% 42.0% 46.7% 46.9% 57.0% 46.9% 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 2005 18/52 2.3 3.8 61.4% 62.1% 44.7% 53.8% 52.4% 54.8% 45.6% 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 2006 27/36 1.9 3.1 65.2% 59.3% 47.6% 51.3% 48.8% 55.2% 46.4% 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 2007 23/30 1.8 3.5 64.9% 64.2% 45.9% 55.1% 47.9% 57.6% 42.7% 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
32 2008 3/3 1.0 3.7 59.7% 57.8% 41.5% 36.1% 22.8% 51.0% 39.1% —/—
Career 83/698 2.0 3.6 63.7% 62.2% 45.8% 53.0% 48.1% 56.0% 44.8% 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Paola Suarez
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 1993 1519 104.4 +58 66.7% +1.17 +0.38
18 1994 1737 144.1 +23 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 -2.34 1994 1536 111.5 -23 +102 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 +0.29
19 1995 1716 139.9 +42 -182 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00 1995 1522 118.6 -37 +115 28.6% -0.86 0–1 -0.13
20 1996 1816 147.2 -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96 1996 1618 124.9 -93 +76 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
21 1997 1748 148.3 +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89 1997 1555 120.2 -22 +67 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
22 1998 1829 147.2 -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26 1998 1534 107.3 -20 +87 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
23 1999 1756 151.4 -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89 1999 1596 122.0 -100 +73 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
24 2000 1757 148.3 +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59 2000 1676 138.4 -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
25 2001 1746 140.2 -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51 2001 1736 140.5 -153 +171 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
26 2002 1667 127.8 -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12 2002 1693 139.5 -132 +227 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
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 2003 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
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 2004 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
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 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) -0.17
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 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 -0.50
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 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 +0.05
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 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.