H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Elena Vesnina vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 0-3

Iveta Benesova holds a 3–0 lead over Elena Vesnina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Iveta Benesova leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Iveta Benesova won the 2012 Miami Open round of 128 7-6(5) 6-1.

RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 3
3 main-draw meetings
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Iveta Benesova #47 7-6(5) 6-1 Elena Vesnina #53 Match data Mar 20, 2012* R128 Miami Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Iveta Benesova #51 6-1 6-7(5) 7-5 Elena Vesnina #62 Match data Aug 22, 2008* R16 Forest Hills Tier IV modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Iveta Benesova #83 6-3 7-5 Elena Vesnina #45 Match data May 14, 2008* R64 Italian Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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 Vesnina #573 #13 3,320 1,855 263 261 50.2% 0 1 0 1 1 3
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Vesnina Iveta Benesova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 0–1 0.0% #259 1,485 0 0
18 2005 6–6 50.0% #106 1,512 0 0
19 2006 20–24 45.5% #47 1,617 0 0 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 2007 17–21 44.7% #54 1,631 0 0 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 2008 12–19 38.7% #79 1,559 0 0 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2009 31–20 60.8% #23 1,769 0 0 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 2016 28–17 62.2% #16 1,767 0 2 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
30 2017 25–25 50.0% #18 1,702 0 3
31 2018 8–11 42.1% #137 1,685 0 3 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 0 2
34 2021 4–4 50.0% #310 1,683 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 Vesnina Iveta Benesova
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 2004 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2005 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2007 11 12 23 47.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2009 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2016 11 11 22 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 2017 20 17 37 54.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
31 2018 5 7 12 41.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
34 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career 157 160 317 49.5% 71 73 144 49.3% 33 24 57 57.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 33.3%

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 449/511 of Elena Vesnina's and 5/5 of Iveta Benesova'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 Vesnina Iveta Benesova
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%
19 2006 26/44 1.7 5.1 61.8% 59.6% 48.5% 51.3% 46.9% 55.1% 42.8% —/—
20 2007 28/38 1.8 4.3 58.7% 62.6% 44.0% 50.2% 48.9% 54.9% 40.8% —/—
21 2008 28/31 2.8 5.0 61.2% 59.1% 42.8% 52.2% 49.7% 53.0% 44.3% —/—
22 2009 47/51 3.0 4.4 61.7% 64.1% 45.6% 51.2% 46.2% 56.9% 45.6% —/—
23 2010 42/44 2.3 3.5 62.8% 64.3% 47.1% 51.9% 44.2% 57.9% 44.1% —/—
24 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6% —/—
25 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3% —/—
26 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8% —/—
27 2014 29/33 2.4 4.3 61.2% 59.5% 47.6% 50.9% 48.2% 54.8% 43.1% —/—
28 2015 22/28 2.5 4.5 64.1% 63.6% 46.8% 50.6% 46.0% 57.8% 41.1% —/—
29 2016 43/45 2.7 3.0 63.9% 62.4% 48.1% 53.2% 47.4% 57.3% 44.9% —/—
30 2017 49/50 2.4 4.0 62.4% 63.4% 46.7% 55.2% 47.6% 57.0% 43.5% —/—
31 2018 19/19 1.8 3.3 59.8% 62.3% 46.2% 59.4% 42.2% 55.8% 42.2% 2014 5/5 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%
34 2021 5/8 3.8 2.0 63.9% 65.1% 52.4% 56.3% 51.7% 60.2% 40.4% —/—
Career 449/524 2.3 3.9 62.5% 62.4% 45.9% 52.0% 47.7% 56.2% 43.8% 5/401 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%

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 Vesnina Iveta Benesova
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 2004 1485 94.8 0.0% -3.50 +0.06
18 2005 1512 111.3 +18 +11 53.6% +0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.6 +0.78
19 2006 1617 126.3 -0.84 -1.03 0.952 48.9% -20 -59 -4 45.6% -0.31 10–11 (48%) 6–4 (60%) 103.7 -0.40 2002 1564 116.6 +44 -100 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
20 2007 1632 116.4 -0.58 -2.70 0.905 48.1% -18 -83 +38 45.8% -0.52 5–4 (56%) 3–3 (50%) 101.7 +0.91 2003 1479 107.1 +105 -55 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
21 2008 1559 120.2 -1.61 -0.27 0.943 48.7% +44 -54 +62 40.0% -0.80 7–6 (54%) 2–5 (29%) 98.3 +0.31 2004 1647 128.5 -23 +14 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
22 2009 1769 139.8 +1.52 +2.06 1.060 51.2% -22 -132 -92 56.4% +0.36 13–6 (68%) 7–5 (58%) 111.1 -0.62 2005 1610 122.9 -28 +68 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
23 2010 1722 133.3 +1.99 +0.53 1.050 50.9% +24 -115 51.5% +0.16 4–9 (31%) 4–4 (50%) 95.0 +0.78 2006 1592 112.3 +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
24 2011 1666 128.4 -0.70 +1.97 0.998 49.9% -46 +18 48.2% +0.06 6–5 (55%) 2–9 (18%) 96.7 -0.40 2007 1521 104.5 +85 -42 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
25 2012 1698 129.1 +0.84 +0.09 0.961 49.2% -74 +10 -44 45.3% -0.45 1–3 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 -2.98 2008 1652 126.5 -4 -18 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
26 2013 1803 145.9 +1.77 +2.37 1.059 51.3% -28 -167 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–5 (71%) 5–3 (63%) 108.9 -2.82 2009 1647 132.9 +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
27 2014 1691 123.1 -1.11 -0.16 0.953 49.1% +9 -36 +78 48.7% -0.21 7–5 (58%) 6–4 (60%) 101.7 +0.88 2010 1637 121.1 +2 +1 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
28 2015 1612 121.6 -0.23 -1.00 0.974 49.4% +14 +26 41.5% -0.49 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -1.02 2011 1627 135.9 +26 -37 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
29 2016 1768 136.6 +1.65 +2.12 1.053 51.1% -87 -6 +106 58.0% +0.37 8–4 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 105.9 -0.78 2012 1579 127.8 +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
30 2017 1703 142.6 +0.47 +0.66 1.010 50.2% +15 +11 +176 50.0% +0.24 9–6 (60%) 2–8 (20%) 98.6 +1.55
31 2018 1686 126.3 -0.27 -0.49 0.954 49.3% +7 -3 44.2% -0.49 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.3 +0.52 2014 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 0.0% -2.70 0–2 -0.26
34 2021 1683 111.9 +1.14 +0.26 1.014 49.6% -35 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 +0.15
Career 1856 136.9 +0.45 +0.62 1.000 50.0% -13 -43 +33 49.5% -0.03 90–75 (55%) 52–64 (45%) 102.6 -0.59 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

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.