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

Elena Likhovtseva vs Sandra Kloesel H2H: 2-0

Elena Likhovtseva holds a 2–0 lead over Sandra Kloesel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 2005 Berlin Open round of 64 7-5 7-6(0).

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Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Sandra Kloesel
GER Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Likhovtseva #18 7-5 7-6(0) Sandra Kloesel #140 Match data May 4, 2005* R64 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Elena Likhovtseva #18 6-4 6-2 Sandra Kloesel #145 Match data Nov 4, 1999* R32 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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
Sandra Kloesel #1,064 #87 400 1,515 16 54 22.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Elena Likhovtseva Sandra Kloesel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1 1996 1–4 20.0% #172 1,487 0 0
1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1 1997 0–2 0.0% #117 1,476 0 0
1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1 1998 2–6 25.0% #177 1,463 0 0
1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1 1999 2–3 40.0% #150 1,489 0 0
1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2 2001 0–1 0.0% #393 1,471 0 0
1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2 2005 2–8 20.0% #101 1,461 0 0
1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2 2006 4–11 26.7% #96 1,475 0 0
2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2 2007 4–13 23.5% #164 1,422 0 0
2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2 2008 1–5 16.7% #158 1,402 0 0
2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2 2009 0–1 0.0% #745 1,391 0 0
2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2 — — — — — — —
2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3 — — — — — — —
2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3 — — — — — — —
2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3 — — — — — — —
2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3 — — — — — — —
2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Elena Likhovtseva Sandra Kloesel
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 %
1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1997 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1999 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2005 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7% 2006 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2007 0 6 6 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2008 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 7 24 31 22.6% 9 26 35 25.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 83/223 of Elena Likhovtseva's and 22/49 of Sandra Kloesel'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.

Elena Likhovtseva Sandra Kloesel
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%
2003 7/52 3.3 4.6 61.6% 67.0% 46.2% 62.5% 46.7% 58.7% 44.9% 2005 2/10 1.0 3.5 64.1% 59.9% 48.5% 12.5% 16.7% 55.5% 43.0%
2004 5/50 1.6 4.4 63.3% 65.5% 42.0% 46.7% 46.9% 57.0% 46.9% 2006 7/15 2.3 4.3 68.6% 59.3% 40.2% 56.7% 35.2% 53.2% 35.5%
2005 18/52 2.3 3.8 61.4% 62.1% 44.7% 53.8% 52.4% 54.8% 45.6% 2007 8/17 1.6 4.1 60.2% 55.0% 41.5% 49.7% 45.8% 49.9% 39.1%
2006 27/36 1.9 3.1 65.2% 59.3% 47.6% 51.3% 48.8% 55.2% 46.4% 2008 4/6 1.0 5.3 66.0% 59.5% 32.1% 50.4% 35.6% 50.4% 40.8%
2007 23/30 1.8 3.5 64.9% 64.2% 45.9% 55.1% 47.9% 57.6% 42.7% 2009 1/1 0.0 4.0 71.6% 58.3% 31.6% 50.0% 37.5% 50.7% 39.7%
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% Career 22/70 1.6 4.3 64.8% 57.8% 39.6% 48.7% 37.5% 51.6% 38.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Elena Likhovtseva Sandra Kloesel
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
1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42 1996 1488 100.9 — — — — — +71 — 20.0% -2.40 — — — -0.06
1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34 1997 1477 105.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.09
1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00 1998 1463 110.0 — — — — — +40 — 29.4% -1.59 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.27
1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96 1999 1490 119.9 — — — — +47 — — 40.0% -0.90 — 1–1 — +0.21
1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89 2001 1472 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.19
1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26 2005 1461 111.2 +0.22 -0.07 0.967 48.6% +21 0 — 26.1% -1.43 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.58
1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89 2006 1475 113.8 -1.03 -3.16 0.758 44.6% +14 -18 — 32.4% -1.27 3–6 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 99.0 -0.63
2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59 2007 1423 99.6 -3.29 -2.70 0.781 44.4% +2 +26 — 25.7% -1.17 0–3 (0%) 0–5 (0%) 91.9 +0.41
2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51 2008 1403 98.0 -0.92 -0.88 0.823 45.8% — -4 — 21.4% -2.00 1–1 0–1 — +0.04
2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12 2009 1391 97.4 +1.05 +1.22 0.806 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.10
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1515 111.6 -1.62 -2.10 0.798 45.1% +18 +21 — 27.6% -1.48 5–15 (25%) 5–14 (26%) 88.1 -0.20

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.