H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Elena Likhovtseva holds a 2–0 lead over Tiantian Sun in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 2006 US Open first round 4-6 6-0 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Likhovtseva | 4-6 6-0 6-4 | Tiantian Sun | Match data | Aug 30, 2006* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Elena Likhovtseva | 6-3 6-3 | Tiantian Sun | Match data | Jun 29, 2006* | R64 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
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.
| 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 |
| Tiantian Sun | #819 | #77 | 395 | 1,649 | 27 | 54 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Tiantian Sun | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1993 | 11–8 | 57.9% | #67 | 1,633 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #231 | 1,493 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17–19 | 47.2% | #62 | 1,737 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #129 | 1,451 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18–18 | 50.0% | #45 | 1,715 | 0 | 1 | 2004 | 2–9 | 18.2% | #126 | 1,429 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #18 | 1,816 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 7–6 | 53.8% | #105 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24–24 | 50.0% | #31 | 1,747 | 0 | 2 | 2006 | 12–12 | 50.0% | #81 | 1,628 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 35–29 | 54.7% | #26 | 1,828 | 0 | 2 | 2007 | 3–15 | 16.7% | #230 | 1,505 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 34–29 | 54.0% | #18 | 1,755 | 0 | 2 | 2008 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #281 | 1,493 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 29–28 | 50.9% | #21 | 1,757 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 25–24 | 51.0% | #36 | 1,745 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 24–27 | 47.1% | #42 | 1,667 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Tiantian Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2003 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2004 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 2005 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 2006 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 2007 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 50.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41.7% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 34.9% | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
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 28/56 of Tiantian Sun'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 | Tiantian Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 2003 | 1/9 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 59.4% | 60.5% | 30.8% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 48.4% | 40.0% |
| 2004 | 5/50 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 63.3% | 65.5% | 42.0% | 46.7% | 46.9% | 57.0% | 46.9% | 2006 | 9/24 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 67.2% | 58.1% | 44.5% | 53.0% | 49.3% | 53.8% | 37.5% |
| 2005 | 18/52 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 61.4% | 62.1% | 44.7% | 53.8% | 52.4% | 54.8% | 45.6% | 2007 | 14/18 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 65.0% | 55.8% | 43.0% | 44.6% | 35.3% | 51.3% | 40.4% |
| 2006 | 27/36 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 65.2% | 59.3% | 47.6% | 51.3% | 48.8% | 55.2% | 46.4% | 2008 | 4/5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 65.6% | 55.4% | 41.8% | 51.8% | 30.6% | 51.0% | 36.8% |
| 2007 | 23/30 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 64.9% | 64.2% | 45.9% | 55.1% | 47.9% | 57.6% | 42.7% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 3/3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 59.7% | 57.8% | 41.5% | 36.1% | 22.8% | 51.0% | 39.1% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Tiantian Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 2002 | 1493 | 101.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.00 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.19 |
| 1994 | 1737 | 144.1 | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | — | 49.4% | -0.07 | 4–7 (36%) | 2–0 | — | -2.34 | 2003 | 1451 | 101.0 | -0.20 | -1.27 | 0.776 | 43.9% | +17 | — | — | 22.2% | -1.67 | 0–2 | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.54 |
| 1995 | 1716 | 139.9 | — | — | — | — | +42 | -182 | — | 48.1% | -0.27 | 6–3 (67%) | 4–5 (44%) | 102.0 | -1.00 | 2004 | 1430 | 103.5 | — | — | — | — | -34 | +118 | — | 24.0% | -1.68 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | -0.02 |
| 1996 | 1816 | 147.2 | — | — | — | — | -25 | -115 | -207 | 52.0% | +0.03 | 15–4 (79%) | 9–5 (64%) | 114.1 | -0.96 | 2005 | 1520 | 124.6 | — | — | — | — | -19 | — | — | 57.7% | +0.69 | 1–1 | 3–1 (75%) | — | +0.62 |
| 1997 | 1748 | 148.3 | — | — | — | — | +20 | -67 | -109 | 50.9% | +0.16 | 6–8 (43%) | 4–5 (44%) | 95.9 | -1.89 | 2006 | 1629 | 131.4 | -1.14 | -2.98 | 0.811 | 45.8% | -16 | — | — | 52.7% | -0.04 | 2–5 (29%) | — | — | -0.16 |
| 1998 | 1829 | 147.2 | — | — | — | — | -41 | -55 | -44 | 52.5% | +0.22 | 10–11 (48%) | 5–4 (56%) | 102.2 | -1.26 | 2007 | 1505 | 100.0 | -2.48 | -2.77 | 0.830 | 45.9% | +49 | -23 | — | 20.5% | -2.13 | 1–2 (33%) | 4–1 (80%) | 101.7 | -1.14 |
| 1999 | 1756 | 151.4 | — | — | — | — | -21 | +65 | +33 | 52.5% | +0.32 | 8–7 (53%) | 5–10 (33%) | 98.6 | -0.89 | 2008 | 1494 | 101.6 | -1.21 | -2.08 | 0.750 | 43.9% | +30 | — | — | 30.8% | -1.62 | 1–2 (33%) | 2–3 (40%) | 98.7 | +0.02 |
| 2000 | 1757 | 148.3 | — | — | — | — | +3 | +17 | +50 | 50.4% | +0.05 | 11–12 (48%) | 8–4 (67%) | 99.7 | +0.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1746 | 140.2 | — | — | — | — | -54 | +47 | +174 | 53.5% | +0.30 | 7–11 (39%) | 3–7 (30%) | 92.1 | +0.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1667 | 127.8 | — | — | — | — | -65 | +102 | +297 | 48.7% | -0.15 | 8–9 (47%) | 8–6 (57%) | 99.0 | +0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 1650 | 117.9 | -1.79 | -2.69 | 0.810 | 45.5% | 0 | +30 | — | 37.4% | -0.93 | 6–15 (29%) | 11–8 (58%) | 98.4 | -0.41 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Pierce | 4 | 8 | 12 | Oct 15, 2005 | H2H |
| Magdalena Maleeva | 4 | 8 | 12 | Sep 1, 2005 | H2H |
| Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 10 | Mar 23, 2006 | H2H |
| Silvia Farina Elia | 4 | 6 | 10 | Oct 20, 2005 | H2H |
| Dominique Monami | 5 | 5 | 10 | Jun 23, 2000 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginie Razzano | 0 | 3 | 3 | Feb 20, 2008 | H2H |
| Gisela Dulko | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 8, 2007 | H2H |
| Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 | 2 | Apr 17, 2008 | H2H |
| Anastasia Rodionova | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mar 6, 2008 | H2H |
| Martina Hingis | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sep 20, 2007 | H2H |