H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Elena Likhovtseva vs Sabine Appelmans H2H: 4-2

Elena Likhovtseva holds a 4–2 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 2–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 1999 Paris third round 7-6 6-3.

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Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 50 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 25, 1999* Paris WTA 500 R32 Carpet Elena Likhovtseva #22 7-6 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #76 Match data
Nov 5, 1998* Leipzig WTA 250 R32 Carpet Elena Likhovtseva #28 6-1 7-5 Sabine Appelmans #37 Match data
Apr 30, 1998* Hamburg WTA 250 R32 Clay Elena Likhovtseva #38 6-0 3-6 6-0 Sabine Appelmans #22 Match data
Aug 21, 1997* Atlanta WTA 250 R32 Hard Elena Likhovtseva #26 4-6 7-6 4-2 (ret.) Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data
Aug 30, 1995* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Sabine Appelmans #34 6-2 6-1 Elena Likhovtseva #43 Match data
Feb 11, 1994* Linz WTA 500 R16 Carpet Sabine Appelmans #30 1-6 6-2 6-2 Elena Likhovtseva #71 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
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,923 279 202 58.0% 0 0 0 2 5 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 Sabine Appelmans
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0
17 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,468 0 0
18 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,736 0 1 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0
19 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,718 0 1 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2
20 1996 30–21 58.8% #18 1,819 0 1 1992 26–15 63.4% #26 1,875 0 3
21 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,749 0 2 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,828 0 3
22 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,829 0 2 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5
23 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6
24 2000 29–27 51.8% #21 1,770 0 2 1996 26–16 61.9% #21 1,843 0 7
25 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,746 0 2 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,856 0 7
26 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,666 0 2 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,721 0 7
27 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,777 0 7
28 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,828 0 3 2000 20–22 47.6% #49 1,692 0 7
29 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,795 0 3 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,685 0 7
30 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,695 0 3 — — — — — — —
31 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,665 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3 — — — — — — —