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

Elena Vesnina vs Mara Santangelo H2H: 0-1

Mara Santangelo holds a 1–0 lead over Elena Vesnina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mara Santangelo leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Mara Santangelo won the 2006 Birmingham round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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Elena Vesnina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Mara Santangelo
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mara Santangelo #39 6-3 6-3 Elena Vesnina #63 Match data Jun 15, 2006* R32 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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.

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
Mara Santangelo #970 #27 918 1,823 74 94 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Mara Santangelo
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 — — — — — — —
20 2007 17–21 44.7% #54 1,631 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2008 12–19 38.7% #79 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2009 31–20 60.8% #23 1,769 0 0 2003 0–2 0.0% #138 1,475 0 0
23 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0 2004 8–14 36.4% #86 1,489 0 0
24 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0 2005 6–13 31.6% #88 1,478 0 0
25 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0 2006 29–25 53.7% #31 1,657 0 1
26 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2 2007 27–21 56.2% #35 1,749 0 1
27 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2 2008 2–10 16.7% #134 1,610 0 1
28 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2 2009 2–9 18.2% #342 1,545 0 1
29 2016 28–17 62.2% #16 1,767 0 2 — — — — — — —
30 2017 25–25 50.0% #18 1,702 0 3 — — — — — — —
31 2018 8–11 42.1% #137 1,685 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Mara Santangelo
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 11 12 23 47.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 4 10 14 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2007 12 11 23 52.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2016 11 11 22 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 45 56 101 44.6% 17 24 41 41.5% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%

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 102/168 of Mara Santangelo'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 Mara Santangelo
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% 2003 1/2 3.0 6.0 54.2% 66.2% 54.5% 72.7% 60.0% 60.8% 35.6%
23 2010 42/44 2.3 3.5 62.8% 64.3% 47.1% 51.9% 44.2% 57.9% 44.1% 2004 6/22 2.0 3.0 65.3% 57.9% 41.5% 49.7% 43.5% 51.6% 39.0%
24 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6% 2005 5/19 2.0 5.0 64.4% 63.5% 47.1% 61.5% 65.7% 57.4% 35.0%
25 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3% 2006 33/54 3.1 3.8 65.0% 65.0% 46.5% 56.3% 46.9% 58.7% 39.0%
26 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8% 2007 39/48 2.8 4.1 61.6% 65.2% 40.1% 48.1% 45.0% 55.7% 42.2%
27 2014 29/33 2.4 4.3 61.2% 59.5% 47.6% 50.9% 48.2% 54.8% 43.1% 2008 9/12 2.6 5.9 61.3% 67.9% 37.9% 46.0% 51.2% 56.2% 34.5%
28 2015 22/28 2.5 4.5 64.1% 63.6% 46.8% 50.6% 46.0% 57.8% 41.1% 2009 9/11 2.3 4.0 64.1% 61.9% 48.1% 62.1% 44.5% 57.1% 39.1%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 102/168 2.7 4.2 63.2% 64.6% 43.3% 52.8% 47.2% 56.7% 39.6%

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 Mara Santangelo
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2003 1475 102.0 -0.51 -1.78 0.910 49.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.10
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 2004 1490 110.4 -0.81 -1.76 0.806 45.2% +62 -7 — 34.0% -1.25 7–2 (78%) 1–3 (25%) 106.8 -0.24
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 2005 1478 117.0 +0.72 -2.40 0.822 46.9% +14 +6 — 41.3% -0.44 1–7 (13%) 2–3 (40%) 93.3 -0.08
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 2006 1658 133.7 +2.27 -3.42 0.945 48.9% -42 -54 -60 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 102.7 -0.61
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 2007 1749 136.5 +0.56 -1.08 0.951 49.0% -101 -32 -7 55.4% +0.25 7–4 (64%) 8–1 (89%) 109.8 -0.89
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 2008 1610 108.4 +0.63 -4.83 0.787 45.7% -32 +7 — 26.9% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 -0.82
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 2009 1545 109.9 +0.58 -2.22 0.910 48.0% +9 — — 23.8% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -1.07
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1824 129.5 +1.04 -2.38 0.915 48.3% -27 -31 -28 45.2% -0.34 26–28 (48%) 17–18 (49%) 103.6 -2.16

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.