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

Elitsa Kostova vs Francesca Schiavone H2H: 0-1

Francesca Schiavone holds a 1–0 lead over Elitsa Kostova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Francesca Schiavone leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Francesca Schiavone won the 2016 Bucharest first round 6-2 7-6(3).

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Elitsa Kostova
Bulgaria Age 36 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Francesca Schiavone
ITA Age 46 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Francesca Schiavone #157 1-6 6-0 6-0 Elitsa Kostova #141 Match data Mar 7, 2017 Q2 Q Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Francesca Schiavone #101 6-2 7-6(3) Elitsa Kostova #136 Match data Jul 14, 2016* R32 Bucharest International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Elitsa Kostova #1,063 #130 456 1,546 8 18 30.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francesca Schiavone #486 #4 5,246 1,965 445 370 54.6% 1 0 0 1 6 8

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 Elitsa Kostova Francesca Schiavone
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1999 0–1 0.0% #200 1,494 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2000 7–4 63.6% #80 1,576 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2001 26–22 54.2% #31 1,656 0 0
22 2012 0–1 0.0% #252 1,482 0 0 2002 20–22 47.6% #41 1,691 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 2003 32–23 58.2% #20 1,803 0 0
24 2014 1–1 50.0% #208 1,487 0 0 2004 35–23 60.3% #19 1,839 0 0
25 2015 1–1 50.0% #247 1,485 0 0 2005 39–21 65.0% #13 1,957 0 0
26 2016 3–8 27.3% #136 1,453 0 0 2006 35–23 60.3% #15 1,800 0 0
27 2017 1–4 20.0% #201 1,448 0 0 2007 27–22 55.1% #24 1,836 0 1
28 2018 2–2 50.0% #214 1,529 0 0 2008 24–22 52.2% #30 1,774 0 1
29 2019 0–1 0.0% #199 1,462 0 0 2009 35–25 58.3% #17 1,828 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2010 38–21 64.4% #7 1,901 1 4
31 — — — — — — — 2011 34–21 61.8% #11 1,811 1 4
32 — — — — — — — 2012 21–22 48.8% #35 1,684 1 5
33 — — — — — — — 2013 25–24 51.0% #39 1,724 1 6
34 — — — — — — — 2014 14–25 35.9% #78 1,620 1 6
35 — — — — — — — 2015 9–17 34.6% #114 1,562 1 6
36 — — — — — — — 2016 13–13 50.0% #103 1,595 1 7
37 — — — — — — — 2017 11–14 44.0% #91 1,619 1 8
38 — — — — — — — 2018 0–5 0.0% #486 1,501 1 8

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 Elitsa Kostova Francesca Schiavone
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 6 7 13 46.2% 15 10 25 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 2012 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 22 14 36 61.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2014 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 20 15 35 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 2015 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 27 15 42 64.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
26 2016 0 4 4 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2006 20 15 35 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2017 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 14 13 27 51.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2018 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 19 17 36 52.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2019 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 17 14 31 54.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 22 15 37 59.5% 15 3 18 83.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 7 13 20 35.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 10 14 24 41.7% 12 7 19 63.2% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 10 16 26 38.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 6 8 14 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 8 8 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 0 6 6 0.0% 8 12 20 40.0% — — — — — — — — — 241 222 463 52.1% 147 91 238 61.8% 39 42 81 48.1% 18 15 33 54.5%

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 24/26 of Elitsa Kostova's and 516/714 of Francesca Schiavone'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 Elitsa Kostova Francesca Schiavone
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%
22 2012 1/1 3.0 5.0 58.5% 54.8% 13.6% 33.3% 40.0% 37.7% 37.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 10/55 2.4 3.0 50.8% 65.9% 49.0% 54.3% 53.1% 57.1% 45.1%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 8/58 3.3 2.4 48.7% 69.7% 46.9% 67.2% 65.9% 58.0% 42.7%
25 2015 2/2 0.0 1.0 67.0% 47.0% 61.0% 31.3% 52.5% 51.9% 38.4% 2005 13/60 3.8 3.3 54.1% 67.9% 48.8% 53.2% 47.0% 58.5% 42.8%
26 2016 11/13 1.0 1.8 64.9% 51.8% 36.8% 35.5% 67.5% 46.3% 39.0% 2006 42/58 2.9 4.0 53.0% 70.3% 49.7% 55.6% 46.2% 60.4% 46.4%
27 2017 5/5 0.4 0.6 67.3% 57.8% 51.1% 54.9% 55.3% 54.7% 39.5% 2007 45/49 2.5 5.0 52.4% 67.8% 45.9% 57.6% 45.9% 57.3% 43.2%
28 2018 4/4 2.3 2.3 63.6% 52.6% 41.8% 59.0% 82.4% 48.5% 41.0% 2008 38/46 2.2 3.9 52.0% 66.6% 46.0% 50.7% 47.9% 56.5% 43.4%
29 2019 1/1 0.0 2.0 58.8% 60.0% 23.8% 37.5% 16.7% 45.1% 37.7% 2009 55/60 2.5 3.9 54.7% 67.4% 47.5% 51.6% 50.5% 58.4% 45.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 54/59 1.9 3.5 57.5% 65.7% 49.4% 57.4% 50.9% 58.8% 46.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 51/55 2.8 4.8 54.2% 68.4% 46.3% 48.7% 44.7% 58.2% 43.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 39/43 2.4 5.5 51.1% 65.0% 47.0% 51.3% 42.6% 56.0% 41.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 47/49 2.4 5.9 53.6% 63.5% 44.8% 52.1% 51.5% 54.7% 43.0%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 36/39 3.1 3.6 55.5% 65.1% 47.8% 53.8% 48.8% 57.3% 42.5%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 22/26 2.1 4.2 55.3% 61.7% 49.2% 48.0% 45.8% 56.1% 42.0%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 26/27 1.8 5.2 52.7% 64.1% 42.5% 39.1% 50.0% 53.8% 45.6%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 25/25 2.0 4.3 56.5% 64.3% 46.8% 53.8% 46.2% 57.0% 42.1%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 5/5 2.2 7.0 53.1% 61.4% 44.1% 55.5% 29.7% 53.1% 37.5%
Career — 24/28 1.0 1.7 64.8% 53.3% 41.1% 43.1% 62.9% 48.5% 39.3% — 516/816 2.5 4.4 53.9% 66.2% 47.0% 52.6% 48.0% 57.3% 43.9%

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 Elitsa Kostova Francesca Schiavone
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1495 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.10
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1577 111.6 — — — — +27 -58 — 61.5% +0.77 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.07
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1656 124.9 — — — — -51 +25 -48 52.3% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 101.6 +0.44
22 2012 1482 94.3 -1.80 -2.20 0.598 37.5% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.18 2002 1692 130.7 — — — — -56 -1 -76 45.5% -0.20 10–5 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 104.9 +0.48
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1804 145.2 +1.14 +1.01 1.051 51.1% +5 -111 -146 54.6% +0.26 10–3 (77%) 4–4 (50%) 107.0 -0.09
24 2014 1488 97.4 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 — — +0.12 2004 1840 144.5 +1.62 -0.20 1.017 50.9% -13 -40 -204 56.1% +0.32 12–4 (75%) 11–7 (61%) 107.4 +0.09
25 2015 1485 97.3 +0.26 -1.24 0.798 45.6% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 — — +0.33 2005 1958 157.0 +1.87 +0.33 1.031 50.8% +6 -125 — 61.4% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 9–5 (64%) 105.0 -2.53
26 2016 1453 96.1 -4.69 -3.14 0.726 43.1% -29 +147 — 30.4% -2.09 0–1 1–1 — +1.01 2006 1800 149.9 +4.22 +2.51 1.172 53.2% -2 +102 -135 59.0% +1.00 8–6 (57%) 3–4 (43%) 99.5 +0.44
27 2017 1448 101.5 -2.45 -1.65 0.873 47.6% — +114 — 20.0% -1.40 — 0–1 — -0.02 2007 1836 133.7 +1.60 -0.02 1.013 50.4% -7 +41 -168 50.5% -0.15 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 101.6 -0.91
28 2018 1530 99.2 -3.01 -2.04 0.796 46.0% — +84 — 44.4% -0.67 1–0 — — +0.39 2008 1774 149.6 +1.76 +0.31 0.997 50.0% +15 +71 -153 53.4% +0.36 4–9 (31%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -2.68
29 2019 1462 96.3 -4.16 -3.78 0.687 41.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.10 2009 1829 141.0 +2.94 +1.36 1.088 51.6% -32 -4 -42 55.6% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 5–9 (36%) 99.4 -0.75
30 2020 1422 92.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1901 156.3 +3.15 +2.63 1.128 52.6% -46 +83 — 62.5% +0.98 6–6 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 -0.28
31 2021 1414 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1811 143.2 +2.98 +0.45 1.049 51.1% -43 +181 -71 58.3% +0.59 11–10 (52%) 6–8 (43%) 98.0 +2.37
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1685 125.9 +0.25 -1.18 0.947 49.0% -45 +232 +102 48.9% -0.11 7–5 (58%) 4–2 (67%) 101.5 +0.43
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1724 139.3 0.00 -0.13 0.949 48.7% -23 +111 +43 49.1% -0.12 11–9 (55%) 11–9 (55%) 103.8 -3.10
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1621 131.4 +0.79 -0.71 0.996 50.0% -4 +144 +100 38.9% -0.30 5–9 (36%) 2–5 (29%) 93.1 -1.85
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1562 117.6 -1.24 -0.38 0.957 48.9% +24 +121 — 37.3% -0.73 3–4 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.9 -0.20
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1596 117.3 -1.53 +0.62 0.987 49.7% -20 +130 +36 53.6% +0.07 4–4 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 101.4 +0.46
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1619 116.3 +0.12 -0.86 0.980 49.6% -110 +194 -13 45.5% -0.13 2–3 (40%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.33
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1502 100.1 -2.95 -1.92 0.801 45.1% — +232 — 16.7% -2.58 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.10
Career — 1546 95.4 -3.39 -2.48 0.762 44.4% -29 +121 — 30.4% -1.61 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 102.3 +8.12 — 1966 145.3 +1.57 +0.52 1.028 50.6% -17 +67 -42 52.9% +0.26 130–106 (55%) 88–91 (49%) 101.3 -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.