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

Elena Vesnina vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-0

Elena Vesnina holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elena Vesnina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Vesnina won the 2007 Strasbourg Open round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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Elena Vesnina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Vesnina #67 6-4 6-1 Zi Yan #191 Match data May 24, 2007* R32 Strasbourg Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 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 Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 0–1 0.0% #259 1,485 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 2005 6–6 50.0% #106 1,512 0 0 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 2006 20–24 45.5% #47 1,617 0 0 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 2007 17–21 44.7% #54 1,631 0 0 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2008 12–19 38.7% #79 1,559 0 0 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2009 31–20 60.8% #23 1,769 0 0 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2 — — — — — — —
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 Zi Yan
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 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% 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2009 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 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% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

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 52/70 of Zi Yan'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 Zi Yan
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% 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 2009 47/51 3.0 4.4 61.7% 64.1% 45.6% 51.2% 46.2% 56.9% 45.6% 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 2010 42/44 2.3 3.5 62.8% 64.3% 47.1% 51.9% 44.2% 57.9% 44.1% 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

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 Zi Yan
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 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 2005 1512 111.3 — — — — +18 +11 — 53.6% +0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.6 +0.78 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
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 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
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 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
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 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
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 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
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 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
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 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
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 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

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.