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

Elina Svitolina vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 4-2

Elina Svitolina holds a 4–2 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Elina Svitolina leads 3–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships second round 2-6 6-4 6-1.

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Elina Svitolina
Ukraine Age 32 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main-draw meetings
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Svetlana Kuznetsova #41 2-6 6-4 6-1 Elina Svitolina #5 Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships WTA 1000 Hard
Elina Svitolina #6 7-6(6) 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #38 Match data Sep 19, 2020* R16 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Elina Svitolina #3 6-4 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #69 Match data Sep 26, 2019* R16 Wuhan Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Elina Svitolina #7 7-6(1) 4-6 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #88 Match data Aug 16, 2018* R32 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #9 6-1 6-7(2) 6-4 Elina Svitolina #15 Match data Oct 21, 2016 SF Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elina Svitolina #47 6-3 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #20 Match data Jan 15, 2014* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Elina Svitolina #9 #3 6,085 2,136 450 234 65.8% 0 5 1 2 12 20
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,098 594 323 64.8% 2 2 0 8 6 18

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 Elina Svitolina Svetlana Kuznetsova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0
17 2012 0–3 0.0% #131 1,465 0 0 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,743 0 2
18 2013 13–19 40.6% #45 1,561 0 1 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2
19 2014 36–24 60.0% #28 1,790 0 2 2004 57–20 74.0% #5 2,031 1 5
20 2015 40–24 62.5% #19 1,790 0 3 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,871 1 5
21 2016 41–22 65.1% #14 1,895 0 4 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,043 1 8
22 2017 50–15 76.9% #6 1,987 0 9 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,998 1 9
23 2018 44–15 74.6% #4 1,994 0 13 2008 41–21 66.1% #8 1,928 1 9
24 2019 40–22 64.5% #6 1,965 0 13 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,988 2 12
25 2020 19–8 70.4% #5 1,928 0 15 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,885 2 13
26 2021 39–20 66.1% #15 1,919 0 16 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13
27 2022 5–8 38.5% #240 1,778 0 16 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13
28 2023 18–9 66.7% #25 1,890 0 17 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,825 2 13
29 2024 29–17 63.0% #23 1,912 0 17 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,851 2 14
30 2025 33–14 70.2% #14 1,981 0 18 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,843 2 15
31 2026 43–14 75.4% #9 2,065 0 20 2016 46–21 68.7% #9 1,926 2 17
32 — — — — — — — 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,829 2 17
33 — — — — — — — 2018 11–13 45.8% #106 1,756 2 18
34 — — — — — — — 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,787 2 18
35 — — — — — — — 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,797 2 18
36 — — — — — — — 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18

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 Elina Svitolina Svetlana Kuznetsova
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2012 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 10 4 14 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — — — — —
18 2013 9 12 21 42.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2014 25 14 39 64.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 40 14 54 74.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2015 25 18 43 58.1% 14 4 18 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 11 9 20 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
21 2016 36 16 52 69.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 38 11 49 77.6% 19 6 25 76.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2017 32 11 43 74.4% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2018 33 10 43 76.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 31 16 47 66.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
24 2019 33 16 49 67.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2009 23 12 35 65.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — — — — — 2010 20 10 30 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
26 2021 31 13 44 70.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2011 20 13 33 60.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
27 2022 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2023 4 3 7 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2013 21 14 35 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — —
29 2024 16 9 25 64.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2014 15 12 27 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2025 14 8 22 63.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2015 15 13 28 53.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
31 2026 28 9 37 75.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2016 34 15 49 69.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 9 6 15 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 300 156 456 65.8% 116 51 167 69.5% 32 26 58 55.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — 378 207 585 64.6% 160 79 239 66.9% 49 30 79 62.0% 7 7 14 50.0%

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 600/684 of Elina Svitolina's and 679/882 of Svetlana Kuznetsova'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 Elina Svitolina Svetlana Kuznetsova
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%
17 2012 3/3 2.3 2.3 52.0% 58.6% 39.9% 33.1% 30.0% 49.1% 33.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2013 28/32 2.3 4.3 58.0% 60.4% 42.9% 57.0% 45.7% 53.0% 44.6% 2003 9/38 3.8 3.0 58.1% 68.2% 52.0% 64.1% 47.7% 61.2% 45.0%
19 2014 56/60 2.0 2.8 63.9% 64.3% 44.4% 48.5% 49.8% 57.2% 44.3% 2004 15/77 5.6 2.2 56.1% 69.1% 53.6% 46.7% 54.8% 62.1% 46.7%
20 2015 51/64 2.5 2.4 63.7% 63.7% 48.2% 43.8% 49.8% 58.1% 44.5% 2005 21/46 4.6 3.3 54.9% 70.1% 49.9% 57.7% 49.7% 60.7% 48.2%
21 2016 50/63 2.7 2.6 62.6% 64.8% 45.9% 49.9% 51.7% 57.7% 45.7% 2006 66/81 3.6 2.4 60.9% 66.8% 51.5% 58.6% 49.7% 60.7% 45.8%
22 2017 56/65 3.0 3.0 60.0% 68.3% 49.3% 58.2% 51.7% 60.7% 49.5% 2007 68/71 3.9 2.2 64.6% 67.5% 48.9% 60.8% 47.0% 60.9% 44.2%
23 2018 54/59 3.5 2.1 62.4% 68.3% 50.0% 48.9% 48.5% 61.2% 46.4% 2008 55/62 3.7 2.7 59.2% 68.3% 48.2% 49.2% 47.3% 60.0% 46.9%
24 2019 56/62 3.4 3.1 60.0% 66.9% 44.9% 53.6% 49.3% 58.3% 45.4% 2009 53/57 3.8 2.8 61.8% 67.8% 51.2% 57.2% 47.5% 61.4% 45.3%
25 2020 27/27 2.6 2.3 60.8% 65.5% 45.9% 57.9% 41.9% 57.9% 44.6% 2010 38/42 3.6 3.9 60.8% 69.9% 44.6% 54.0% 42.7% 60.0% 44.5%
26 2021 53/59 3.5 2.8 59.9% 67.8% 48.8% 58.9% 48.2% 60.3% 45.3% 2011 49/50 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3%
27 2022 12/13 2.8 2.8 61.3% 63.3% 45.9% 55.7% 45.9% 56.3% 43.7% 2012 22/25 3.6 2.2 62.6% 62.8% 48.5% 44.1% 52.1% 57.5% 46.2%
28 2023 26/27 3.6 3.0 62.6% 65.2% 46.0% 51.2% 51.6% 57.9% 44.5% 2013 45/47 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5%
29 2024 43/46 3.2 2.6 61.2% 66.8% 47.1% 53.4% 47.2% 59.1% 44.7% 2014 42/45 2.9 2.6 62.3% 65.6% 48.6% 51.4% 45.9% 59.0% 45.7%
30 2025 34/47 3.3 3.7 57.3% 68.3% 48.0% 58.6% 51.7% 59.1% 46.6% 2015 30/45 3.0 3.5 65.2% 65.1% 52.8% 49.9% 46.5% 61.0% 41.5%
31 2026 51/57 3.2 3.2 60.0% 68.3% 47.5% 61.0% 52.9% 60.1% 48.2% 2016 48/67 3.5 2.9 64.6% 65.9% 44.5% 52.7% 49.4% 58.1% 45.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 46/49 2.7 3.6 67.1% 63.7% 49.2% 54.9% 52.7% 58.9% 46.2%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 17/24 2.1 5.1 68.6% 60.5% 38.3% 56.5% 49.4% 53.4% 41.7%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 27/27 2.3 2.5 67.0% 64.4% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 59.0% 43.9%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 14/15 3.1 2.6 66.2% 64.9% 45.0% 54.0% 55.7% 58.0% 43.6%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 14/14 2.4 3.1 62.3% 61.3% 41.9% 56.3% 53.0% 54.0% 41.1%
Career — 600/684 3.0 2.9 61.1% 66.2% 47.0% 53.5% 49.4% 58.7% 45.8% — 679/917 3.4 2.8 62.7% 66.1% 48.4% 53.9% 48.4% 59.4% 45.2%

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 Elina Svitolina Svetlana Kuznetsova
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1520 107.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.20 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.10
17 2012 1466 100.5 -1.44 -1.31 0.658 41.7% +21 — — 0.0% -3.17 — 0–1 — +0.18 2002 1744 121.2 — — — — -72 -31 — 59.1% +0.33 9–3 (75%) 6–1 (86%) 111.8 +0.76
18 2013 1561 121.0 -1.24 +0.27 0.948 48.9% -7 +4 — 41.7% -0.57 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.6 -0.01 2003 1820 144.4 +3.33 +1.48 1.157 53.1% -66 -110 -93 55.4% +0.58 5–2 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 102.4 -2.01
19 2014 1791 137.5 +0.84 +1.00 1.036 50.8% 0 -193 -198 56.1% +0.29 10–6 (63%) 9–5 (64%) 108.3 +0.54 2004 2031 163.4 +5.05 +2.22 1.230 54.2% -28 -160 -233 68.5% +1.26 16–8 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 109.0 -2.09
20 2015 1790 147.4 +0.25 +3.27 1.062 51.2% +14 -22 -205 59.4% +0.57 12–7 (63%) 11–4 (73%) 109.5 +0.39 2005 1872 147.9 +4.37 +2.97 1.228 54.4% -43 +83 +24 60.6% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 96.1 +0.12
21 2016 1895 148.6 +1.89 +2.98 1.080 51.6% +19 -120 -343 60.0% +0.75 16–8 (67%) 8–7 (53%) 104.1 -0.32 2006 2043 167.5 +5.36 +2.70 1.166 53.2% +5 +9 -127 68.0% +1.45 18–5 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 110.0 -2.64
22 2017 1988 154.8 +4.05 +5.94 1.259 55.0% +9 -29 -359 73.1% +1.55 13–8 (62%) 10–7 (59%) 101.9 +0.07 2007 1999 160.7 +5.24 +2.13 1.130 52.6% -13 +130 -21 67.3% +1.16 14–7 (67%) 9–8 (53%) 101.1 +2.11
23 2018 1994 158.3 +4.84 +3.77 1.197 53.6% +22 -2 -341 68.2% +1.32 12–6 (67%) 3–6 (33%) 100.1 +0.02 2008 1929 163.8 +5.05 +3.51 1.174 53.2% +25 +134 +5 63.3% +0.95 9–8 (53%) 9–4 (69%) 101.0 +0.11
24 2019 1965 159.8 +2.26 +3.05 1.088 51.8% +28 -22 -241 60.9% +0.78 10–9 (53%) 7–10 (41%) 93.5 -0.58 2009 1988 158.7 +5.86 +2.71 1.175 53.2% -19 +185 -126 66.4% +1.18 15–9 (63%) 9–8 (53%) 99.0 -1.17
25 2020 1929 129.5 +1.04 +1.65 1.059 51.2% -34 +74 — 65.5% +0.48 4–0 (100%) 5–0 (100%) 108.0 +0.90 2010 1886 147.2 +4.05 +1.31 1.114 52.0% +32 +162 -41 55.9% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 +1.44
26 2021 1920 154.9 +4.17 +3.12 1.141 52.7% +24 +84 -218 61.4% +0.70 14–10 (58%) 7–9 (44%) 97.5 -0.37 2011 1805 143.9 +1.84 +3.01 1.121 52.5% +38 +165 +37 59.5% +0.78 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 92.2 +1.49
27 2022 1778 119.9 -0.55 -0.61 0.999 49.9% +11 — — 43.3% -0.13 1–5 (17%) 3–4 (43%) 92.9 +1.08 2012 1777 144.7 +1.94 +2.27 1.088 51.9% +43 +160 — 57.1% +0.82 1–4 (20%) 2–5 (29%) 92.1 -2.07
28 2023 1890 139.8 +2.32 +1.33 1.059 51.2% -58 +95 -76 59.7% +0.42 7–3 (70%) 6–1 (86%) 108.5 -1.63 2013 1826 146.2 +2.31 +1.13 1.043 50.8% +7 +96 — 57.8% +0.39 10–5 (67%) 6–1 (86%) 107.8 -0.29
29 2024 1912 155.0 +2.59 +2.04 1.092 52.2% -17 +33 +19 62.3% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 99.6 -0.52 2014 1851 143.7 +2.93 +2.59 1.115 52.2% -47 +87 — 60.0% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.59
30 2025 1982 164.1 +1.92 +3.74 1.139 53.0% -11 +106 -34 67.0% +1.34 7–5 (58%) 6–8 (43%) 102.0 -0.90 2015 1843 140.8 +2.63 +0.95 1.064 51.1% -25 +86 -72 55.6% +0.51 8–7 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 101.6 -0.59
31 2026 2065 166.4 +3.36 +5.26 1.206 54.2% +18 +100 -140 67.7% +1.42 16–4 (80%) 10–5 (67%) 109.2 -0.42 2016 1926 153.4 +2.42 +2.62 1.075 51.4% -2 +50 -129 60.5% +0.77 22–9 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 104.6 -0.88
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1830 142.1 +2.37 +2.49 1.124 52.4% -11 +139 +52 62.6% +0.81 9–8 (53%) 12–2 (86%) 102.3 +1.99
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1756 126.6 -1.70 -0.48 0.895 47.7% +48 +88 +52 45.6% -0.10 5–4 (56%) 2–3 (40%) 97.5 -0.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1788 136.6 +2.21 +1.61 1.071 51.1% +61 -52 — 50.0% -0.08 5–5 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 100.6 -0.53
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1797 138.9 +1.05 +0.87 1.039 50.9% +54 -63 — 48.5% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 99.3 -0.82
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1726 127.8 -0.59 -0.05 0.894 47.7% +83 — — 41.7% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 2137 157.6 +2.30 +3.00 1.107 52.2% +10 +15 -183 61.8% +0.81 134–83 (62%) 94–75 (56%) 108.3 -0.23 — 2099 158.3 +3.46 +2.20 1.112 52.2% -3 +61 -45 60.7% +0.80 192–127 (60%) 129–102 (56%) 102.9 -0.80

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.