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

Elena Vesnina vs Na Li H2H: 3-1

Elena Vesnina holds a 3–1 lead over Na Li in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Elena Vesnina leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Elena Vesnina won the 2013 Eastbourne Open quarterfinal 7-6(4) 6-3.

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Elena Vesnina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Na Li
CHN Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Vesnina #36 7-6(4) 6-3 Na Li #6 Match data Jun 22, 2013* QF Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Elena Vesnina #75 1-6 6-4 6-4 Na Li #37 Match data Feb 17, 2009* R64 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Vesnina #56 6-2 1-6 7-6(11) Na Li #20 Match data Oct 12, 2006* R32 Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Na Li #23 3-6 6-1 6-1 Elena Vesnina #54 Match data Sep 22, 2006* R16 China Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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
Na Li #9 #2 7,585 2,117 338 159 68.0% 2 1 0 1 5 9

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 Na Li
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 2000 1–3 25.0% #136 1,496 0 0
19 2006 20–24 45.5% #47 1,617 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #302 1,480 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 2004 6–1 85.7% #78 1,599 0 1
23 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0 2005 23–14 62.2% #56 1,710 0 1
24 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0 2006 36–22 62.1% #21 1,818 0 1
25 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0 2007 22–12 64.7% #29 1,819 0 1
26 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2 2008 28–14 66.7% #23 1,863 0 2
27 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2 2009 35–17 67.3% #15 1,938 0 2
28 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2 2010 36–20 64.3% #11 1,849 0 3
29 2016 28–17 62.2% #16 1,767 0 2 2011 33–17 66.0% #5 1,862 1 5
30 2017 25–25 50.0% #18 1,702 0 3 2012 43–17 71.7% #7 1,999 1 6
31 2018 8–11 42.1% #137 1,685 0 3 2013 46–14 76.7% #3 2,067 1 7
32 — — — — — — — 2014 29–7 80.6% #9 2,024 2 9
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 Na Li
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% — — — — — — — — 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — 2004 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 16 12 28 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — —
24 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2007 13 5 18 72.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2008 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2009 22 9 31 71.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
29 2016 11 11 22 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 2017 20 17 37 54.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 30 10 40 75.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2018 5 7 12 41.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2013 35 8 43 81.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 22 3 25 88.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
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% — 222 104 326 68.1% 77 33 110 70.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 2 4 6 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 372/485 of Na Li'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 Na Li
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% 2005 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6%
24 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6% 2006 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2%
25 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3% 2007 33/34 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2%
26 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8% 2008 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8%
27 2014 29/33 2.4 4.3 61.2% 59.5% 47.6% 50.9% 48.2% 54.8% 43.1% 2009 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1%
28 2015 22/28 2.5 4.5 64.1% 63.6% 46.8% 50.6% 46.0% 57.8% 41.1% 2010 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3%
29 2016 43/45 2.7 3.0 63.9% 62.4% 48.1% 53.2% 47.4% 57.3% 44.9% 2011 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2%
30 2017 49/50 2.4 4.0 62.4% 63.4% 46.7% 55.2% 47.6% 57.0% 43.5% 2012 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8%
31 2018 19/19 1.8 3.3 59.8% 62.3% 46.2% 59.4% 42.2% 55.8% 42.2% 2013 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0%
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% — 372/497 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2%

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 Na Li
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 2000 1497 107.1 — — — — +34 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.21
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 2001 1481 95.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12
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 2004 1600 125.7 — — — — +18 — — 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +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 2005 1711 139.1 -0.18 +0.14 0.999 49.8% -25 -56 — 61.4% +1.04 8–5 (62%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 -0.97
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 2006 1819 148.7 +1.65 +1.60 1.068 51.4% -79 -12 -62 61.2% +1.05 9–4 (69%) 7–4 (64%) 111.4 -2.52
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 2007 1820 150.2 +2.75 +2.06 1.133 52.7% +69 -38 -48 62.2% +0.96 7–7 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.95
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 2008 1864 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 — -127 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.2 -1.80
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 2009 1938 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +49 -152 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -2.23
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 2010 1850 150.5 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -23 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.93
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 2011 1862 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -57 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26
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 2012 2000 162.2 +5.42 +5.11 1.234 54.2% -1 -5 -158 68.1% +1.30 11–10 (52%) 6–4 (60%) 100.7 0.00
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 2013 2067 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +56 -126 -177 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -110 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97
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 — 2117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% +13 -21 -66 65.1% +1.13 89–64 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.5 -1.53

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.