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

Irina Spirlea vs Elena Tatarkova H2H: 0-1

Elena Tatarkova holds a 1–0 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elena Tatarkova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Tatarkova won the 1998 Manhattan Beach round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Elena Tatarkova
UKR Age 50 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Tatarkova #63 6-2 6-2 Irina Spirlea #9 Match data Aug 14, 1998* R16 Manhattan Beach 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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Elena Tatarkova #532 #45 581 1,600 21 49 30.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Irina Spirlea Elena Tatarkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #240 1,485 0 0
18 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 1995 3–4 42.9% #192 1,505 0 0
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0 1996 2–2 50.0% #196 1,517 0 0
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1997 0–3 0.0% #134 1,475 0 0
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2 1998 7–8 46.7% #47 1,588 0 0
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3 1999 6–19 24.0% #116 1,514 0 0
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4 2001 0–2 0.0% #189 1,494 0 0
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4 2002 1–4 20.0% #176 1,489 0 0
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 2003 2–4 33.3% #130 1,486 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2004 0–2 0.0% #236 1,472 0 0

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 Irina Spirlea Elena Tatarkova
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 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1998 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1999 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2001 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 2002 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2% — 10 22 32 31.2% 3 12 15 20.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 3 8 11 27.3%

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 Irina Spirlea Elena Tatarkova
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 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13 1994 1485 97.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.02
18 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10 1995 1506 103.3 — — — — +40 — — 30.8% -1.85 1–0 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
19 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20 1996 1517 100.4 — — — — +50 — — 55.6% -0.44 0–1 2–0 — +0.59
20 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37 1997 1476 94.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — 0–1 — +0.22
21 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60 1998 1588 136.7 — — — — -2 -31 — 48.6% +0.14 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 99.4 +0.01
22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50 1999 1514 110.0 — — — — -7 -20 +78 27.8% -1.46 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 97.6 -0.17
23 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82 2001 1494 96.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.18
25 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88 2002 1490 100.7 — — — — — — +112 20.0% -2.20 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.54
26 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20 2003 1487 104.1 — — — — -15 — — 40.0% -1.00 1–2 (33%) — — +0.19
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1472 103.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 — — -0.12
Career — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39 — 1601 115.1 — — — — +7 -24 +89 32.7% -1.17 5–10 (33%) 11–9 (55%) 99.7 -0.01

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.