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

Jelena Jankovic vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 3-2

Jelena Jankovic holds a 3–2 lead over Iveta Benesova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Iveta Benesova leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jelena Jankovic won the 2011 Cincinnati Open round of 64 6-0 6-3.

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Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Iveta Benesova
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jelena Jankovic #14 6-0 6-3 Iveta Benesova #41 Match data Aug 17, 2011* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Iveta Benesova #75 7-6(3) 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #3 Match data Aug 19, 2010* R32 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #6 6-2 6-4 Iveta Benesova #35 Match data Jun 25, 2009* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jelena Jankovic #9 6-1 6-2 Iveta Benesova #86 Match data Apr 5, 2007* R32 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Iveta Benesova #34 1-6 6-3 6-1 Jelena Jankovic #28 Match data Feb 4, 2005* R32 Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet

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
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,138 552 337 62.1% 0 6 0 2 7 15
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Jelena Jankovic Iveta Benesova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,529 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,488 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2004 27–26 50.9% #28 1,745 0 1 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,733 0 1 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,925 0 1 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,977 0 5 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2008 66–19 77.6% #1 2,091 0 9 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,952 0 11 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,797 0 12 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,794 0 12 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 2012 31–28 52.5% #22 1,732 0 12 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,920 0 13 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,797 0 13 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
30 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,858 0 15 — — — — — — —
31 2016 23–21 52.3% #54 1,730 0 15 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 0 2
32 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,575 0 15 — — — — — — —

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 Jelena Jankovic Iveta Benesova
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2003 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 17 19 36 47.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2005 22 18 40 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2006 31 17 48 64.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2007 38 18 56 67.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2008 49 15 64 76.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2009 22 12 34 64.7% 15 4 19 78.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2010 17 16 33 51.5% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2011 27 15 42 64.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2012 26 18 44 59.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2013 24 14 38 63.2% 21 6 27 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2014 22 14 36 61.1% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2015 26 14 40 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2017 4 11 15 26.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 348 225 573 60.7% 146 73 219 66.7% 53 32 85 62.4% 5 7 12 41.7% — 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 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 647/868 of Jelena Jankovic's and 5/5 of Iveta Benesova'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 Jelena Jankovic Iveta Benesova
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 2004 5/53 1.0 8.6 68.2% 57.5% 34.2% 47.2% 52.3% 50.5% 49.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 9/65 2.8 3.3 65.5% 66.3% 40.5% 58.7% 57.0% 57.4% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 46/73 2.7 4.6 67.7% 62.7% 43.4% 50.1% 49.7% 56.6% 46.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2007 87/99 2.0 3.0 70.3% 65.5% 46.9% 48.7% 51.9% 59.9% 50.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2008 69/85 2.1 3.5 69.2% 65.0% 46.8% 57.5% 56.7% 59.5% 49.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2009 53/61 2.0 3.5 63.7% 64.2% 49.0% 53.7% 51.3% 58.7% 47.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2010 51/57 2.4 3.6 65.3% 63.1% 46.0% 53.7% 54.0% 57.2% 47.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2011 53/60 2.8 4.0 63.9% 66.8% 47.8% 50.7% 48.4% 60.0% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 53/59 2.7 4.6 60.5% 63.6% 43.8% 55.9% 48.2% 56.1% 46.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2013 62/67 2.5 3.7 62.0% 63.7% 46.5% 55.7% 50.7% 57.1% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2014 56/60 2.6 3.3 63.2% 66.5% 49.0% 57.1% 50.7% 59.7% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2015 41/60 3.2 4.0 63.4% 64.1% 52.6% 53.5% 47.2% 59.9% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 37/44 2.7 3.2 62.2% 65.3% 45.6% 58.3% 52.0% 57.9% 47.4% 2014 5/5 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%
32 2017 25/25 3.4 5.0 60.6% 61.5% 42.6% 54.0% 57.1% 54.2% 39.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 647/889 2.5 3.8 65.0% 64.5% 46.7% 53.9% 51.5% 58.3% 47.2% — 5/401 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%

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 Jelena Jankovic Iveta Benesova
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 1512 104.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 1529 120.6 — — — — +38 — — 35.7% -0.79 1–1 1–1 — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2003 1488 112.5 — — — — +49 -9 — 39.3% -0.36 1–5 (17%) 0–2 — +0.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 1746 139.9 -1.12 +2.19 0.989 49.7% -43 -137 -129 53.7% +0.12 8–11 (42%) 11–2 (85%) 107.5 -0.93 2002 1564 116.6 — — — — +44 -100 — 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
20 2005 1733 142.6 +1.39 +0.98 1.067 51.2% -36 -21 -3 56.8% +0.58 9–15 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 91.2 -0.92 2003 1479 107.1 — — — — +105 -55 — 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
21 2006 1925 155.2 +0.93 +2.16 1.062 51.3% -25 -178 -93 62.0% +0.98 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 105.8 -1.57 2004 1647 128.5 — — — — -23 +14 — 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
22 2007 1977 166.7 +4.61 +7.29 1.259 54.9% -66 +125 -9 71.8% +1.76 15–14 (52%) 9–8 (53%) 99.5 -2.33 2005 1610 122.9 — — — — -28 +68 — 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
23 2008 2091 167.1 +4.57 +5.72 1.211 54.2% 0 +6 -122 72.3% +1.59 14–12 (54%) 9–6 (60%) 97.6 -0.03 2006 1592 112.3 — — — — +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
24 2009 1953 153.9 +3.33 +4.18 1.158 53.2% +35 +106 -56 65.7% +0.99 10–10 (50%) 13–6 (68%) 96.3 +1.47 2007 1521 104.5 — — — — +85 -42 — 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
25 2010 1797 148.2 +1.63 +4.10 1.111 52.3% -26 +268 +127 59.5% +0.69 11–5 (69%) 6–6 (50%) 98.9 +1.90 2008 1652 126.5 — — — — -4 -18 — 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
26 2011 1795 152.5 +3.98 +4.60 1.215 54.2% -5 +179 — 63.5% +1.32 6–15 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 89.2 +2.37 2009 1647 132.9 — — — — +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
27 2012 1733 140.2 +0.76 +2.74 1.061 51.2% +44 +108 +82 51.6% +0.25 6–10 (38%) 8–11 (42%) 90.7 -0.18 2010 1637 121.1 — — — — +2 +1 — 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
28 2013 1921 155.5 +1.91 +3.65 1.103 52.2% -10 +25 — 63.4% +0.98 17–10 (63%) 12–6 (67%) 108.0 +2.23 2011 1627 135.9 — — — — +26 -37 — 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
29 2014 1797 152.0 +3.44 +3.23 1.165 53.1% +32 +152 — 63.1% +1.09 6–8 (43%) 5–9 (36%) 91.3 +1.30 2012 1579 127.8 — — — — +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
30 2015 1858 140.4 +1.72 +0.71 1.039 50.5% +8 +11 -27 61.7% +0.75 15–6 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 106.0 +0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 1730 132.2 +1.48 +2.78 1.125 52.4% +42 +35 +71 56.0% +0.52 4–12 (25%) 4–5 (44%) 86.5 +1.30 2014 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 — — 0.0% -2.70 — 0–2 — -0.26
32 2017 1575 121.7 -1.62 -1.81 0.871 47.5% +83 +113 +164 34.4% -0.87 2–9 (18%) 1–4 (20%) 88.8 -0.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2139 156.2 +2.59 +3.80 1.133 52.7% -3 +72 -8 61.1% +0.87 142–153 (48%) 101–88 (53%) 93.6 +0.58 — 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

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.