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

Jelena Ostapenko vs Kristina Kucova H2H: 0-1

Kristina Kucova holds a 1–0 lead over Jelena Ostapenko in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kristina Kucova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kristina Kucova won the 2018 Hong Kong Open first round 5-7 6-3 6-2.

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Jelena Ostapenko
Latvia Age 29 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Kristina Kucova
Slovak Republic Age 36 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kristina Kucova #317 5-7 6-3 6-2 Jelena Ostapenko #18 Match data Oct 11, 2018* R32 Hong Kong Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Jelena Ostapenko #32 #5 5,611 2,022 293 219 57.2% 1 0 0 5 3 9
Kristina Kucova #1,375 #71 899 1,697 40 68 37.0% 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 Jelena Ostapenko Kristina Kucova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2014 1–1 50.0% #271 1,505 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2015 6–5 54.5% #84 1,563 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2016 20–24 45.5% #44 1,587 0 0 2009 1–3 25.0% #112 1,479 0 0
20 2017 43–20 68.3% #7 1,904 1 2 2010 0–3 0.0% #228 1,447 0 0
21 2018 23–21 52.3% #22 1,764 1 2 2011 2–2 50.0% #209 1,485 0 0
22 2019 25–26 49.0% #45 1,796 1 3 — — — — — — —
23 2020 8–7 53.3% #44 1,794 1 3 2013 0–1 0.0% #147 1,472 0 0
24 2021 31–19 62.0% #28 1,885 1 4 2014 4–3 57.1% #147 1,514 0 0
25 2022 31–19 62.0% #18 1,842 1 5 2015 1–4 20.0% #146 1,490 0 0
26 2023 38–22 63.3% #13 1,904 1 6 2016 12–9 57.1% #81 1,675 0 0
27 2024 29–18 61.7% #15 1,821 1 8 2017 3–11 21.4% #245 1,567 0 0
28 2025 17–19 47.2% #23 1,768 1 9 2018 2–5 28.6% #259 1,543 0 0
29 2026 21–18 53.8% #32 1,806 1 9 2019 1–5 16.7% #175 1,543 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2020 0–1 0.0% #147 1,628 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 2021 10–8 55.6% #97 1,624 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2022 4–8 33.3% #268 1,560 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2023 0–5 0.0% #507 1,496 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 Jelena Ostapenko Kristina Kucova
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 2014 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 13 16 29 44.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2017 22 14 36 61.1% 16 4 20 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2018 13 15 28 46.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2011 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2019 18 16 34 52.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2020 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2013 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2021 18 13 31 58.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2014 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2022 22 13 35 62.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2023 23 16 39 59.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2016 6 5 11 54.5% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2024 18 10 28 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2017 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2025 8 14 22 36.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2026 9 11 20 45.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 174 147 321 54.2% 63 47 110 57.3% 56 25 81 69.1% — — — — — 16 34 50 32.0% 20 28 48 41.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 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 477/514 of Jelena Ostapenko's and 102/108 of Kristina Kucova'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 Ostapenko Kristina Kucova
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 2014 2/2 2.5 7.5 50.3% 64.2% 40.8% 59.2% 46.9% 52.5% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 4/11 2.3 8.8 51.3% 68.6% 37.4% 46.0% 55.6% 53.2% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 41/44 3.2 6.0 55.9% 63.9% 44.3% 46.5% 47.3% 55.3% 47.0% 2009 4/4 0.5 3.5 63.4% 53.3% 49.0% 36.3% 55.7% 51.8% 42.2%
20 2017 57/63 3.0 6.0 52.4% 66.3% 44.4% 52.2% 49.7% 55.7% 47.9% 2010 3/3 0.0 4.0 65.9% 49.5% 30.1% 36.1% 56.0% 42.2% 33.9%
21 2018 41/44 3.2 6.0 53.7% 62.2% 43.2% 44.4% 53.4% 53.9% 45.0% 2011 4/4 0.0 1.8 62.3% 52.3% 41.0% 45.8% 36.9% 48.1% 41.3%
22 2019 50/51 2.6 8.5 54.2% 65.5% 40.4% 49.4% 49.8% 53.8% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2020 15/15 2.1 6.7 56.0% 63.0% 42.4% 52.5% 56.4% 54.3% 47.8% 2013 1/1 0.0 8.0 60.4% 55.7% 32.5% 25.0% 64.3% 46.5% 49.0%
24 2021 48/50 2.3 4.9 59.2% 65.5% 44.8% 47.2% 51.4% 57.3% 47.9% 2014 3/7 0.3 2.3 64.4% 61.5% 50.3% 34.4% 42.9% 56.7% 46.0%
25 2022 50/50 3.3 4.5 58.7% 65.7% 46.0% 51.8% 50.2% 57.5% 45.7% 2015 4/5 0.0 5.3 68.4% 57.0% 50.7% 57.3% 42.7% 55.1% 41.3%
26 2023 59/60 3.9 4.8 57.7% 67.9% 44.8% 53.0% 51.2% 58.0% 45.4% 2016 20/21 0.5 3.9 63.1% 58.5% 44.8% 49.6% 45.3% 52.8% 45.8%
27 2024 46/47 4.2 5.5 58.2% 67.2% 44.3% 53.9% 47.3% 57.6% 44.9% 2017 14/14 0.8 2.4 65.7% 51.7% 43.6% 42.7% 48.0% 48.3% 39.5%
28 2025 26/38 3.8 6.3 56.3% 64.1% 42.6% 45.4% 52.0% 54.8% 44.0% 2018 7/7 0.4 2.6 66.4% 53.5% 38.6% 42.0% 54.2% 48.8% 44.9%
29 2026 38/39 3.6 5.9 57.5% 68.9% 39.9% 53.8% 55.6% 56.7% 44.6% 2019 6/6 0.0 4.2 56.8% 54.3% 43.2% 51.3% 33.7% 50.0% 36.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 1/1 0.0 5.0 53.4% 45.2% 44.4% 44.4% 18.2% 44.8% 39.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 18/18 0.3 3.3 63.4% 62.0% 46.9% 46.5% 48.6% 56.6% 44.1%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 12/12 0.8 3.4 68.2% 57.9% 38.7% 43.8% 40.4% 52.1% 40.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 5/5 0.6 4.6 60.1% 54.3% 34.6% 46.1% 36.2% 46.8% 35.5%
Career — 477/514 3.2 5.9 56.3% 65.8% 43.5% 50.2% 50.8% 56.1% 45.9% — 102/108 0.4 3.4 64.0% 56.5% 43.1% 45.3% 45.3% 51.6% 42.0%

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 Ostapenko Kristina Kucova
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 2014 1506 102.9 -0.95 -1.08 0.989 49.6% — — — 50.0% 0.00 — 0–1 — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 1564 113.6 -0.38 -0.84 0.917 48.0% +1 — — 51.9% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 1587 129.6 -0.26 +3.66 1.052 51.1% -18 -56 +58 47.0% -0.01 5–9 (36%) 6–2 (75%) 100.1 +0.42 2009 1480 100.8 -2.45 -1.32 0.875 46.9% — — — 22.2% -1.11 1–0 0–2 — +0.33
20 2017 1905 140.7 -0.06 +4.38 1.081 51.7% -121 -14 -156 61.0% +0.69 19–7 (73%) 8–7 (53%) 113.0 -0.70 2010 1447 97.3 -2.20 -1.19 0.587 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.83 — — — +0.09
21 2018 1765 135.8 -1.97 +1.80 0.976 49.4% -46 +60 +98 52.5% -0.15 5–6 (45%) 11–3 (79%) 104.3 +1.89 2011 1485 109.5 -1.91 +0.52 0.796 44.8% +42 — — 57.1% +0.29 1–0 1–0 — -0.22
22 2019 1797 138.3 -2.06 +2.13 0.973 49.4% -6 -63 +57 49.5% -0.12 10–7 (59%) 6–2 (75%) 105.6 +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2020 1795 129.8 -1.03 +3.31 1.046 51.1% -14 -42 — 50.0% +0.33 1–1 0–2 — -0.12 2013 1472 100.2 -1.44 -3.90 0.916 47.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
24 2021 1886 145.5 +0.96 +4.80 1.122 52.4% -58 -102 +128 60.3% +0.78 10–10 (50%) 6–4 (60%) 101.7 -0.11 2014 1515 114.8 +1.12 -0.31 1.062 51.2% -9 +53 — 56.3% +0.31 1–1 0–1 — +0.23
25 2022 1842 151.3 +0.61 +3.32 1.076 51.7% +25 -134 +215 56.9% +0.71 12–8 (60%) 5–6 (45%) 97.1 +0.07 2015 1490 105.8 -1.50 +0.60 0.919 48.3% — +35 — 35.7% -0.93 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.16
26 2023 1905 154.5 +1.65 +2.98 1.082 51.8% -12 -121 +196 58.2% +0.74 19–11 (63%) 5–6 (45%) 106.0 -0.43 2016 1676 125.2 -2.13 +1.39 0.970 49.6% -47 -40 — 52.0% -0.10 7–2 (78%) 1–4 (20%) 106.7 -0.02
27 2024 1821 149.7 +0.73 +1.92 1.057 51.4% +46 -10 +294 58.3% +0.57 9–5 (64%) 7–3 (70%) 103.5 +1.64 2017 1567 106.6 -4.42 -2.38 0.765 43.8% +37 +13 -25 30.0% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.09
28 2025 1769 150.6 -1.17 +1.25 0.972 49.2% -34 +155 — 45.8% +0.11 7–4 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 99.3 +0.73 2018 1544 107.0 -1.75 +0.58 0.878 46.9% +47 -42 — 26.7% -1.47 1–0 0–1 — -0.09
29 2026 1807 143.7 -0.48 +1.17 1.030 50.5% -68 +101 +265 54.9% +0.32 7–8 (47%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +2.03 2019 1544 115.2 -2.55 -2.28 0.726 43.4% — -57 — 20.0% -2.20 — 0–1 — -0.35
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1629 99.0 -1.17 +0.49 0.714 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.03
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1625 124.4 -0.01 +0.98 1.015 50.1% -47 +108 — 52.4% +0.02 4–2 (67%) 5–2 (71%) 103.9 +0.65
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1561 112.8 -3.79 -3.02 0.846 46.3% -8 +74 — 37.0% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 95.6 +0.58
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1496 97.5 -3.95 -3.42 0.666 41.1% +3 — — 0.0% -3.30 — 0–1 — +0.24
Career — 2022 149.7 -0.12 +2.85 1.045 51.0% -27 -7 +135 54.9% +0.40 107–78 (58%) 60–44 (58%) 108.9 +1.22 — 1698 119.0 -2.22 -0.58 0.868 46.8% -11 +22 -25 39.0% -0.79 18–14 (56%) 9–19 (32%) 99.2 +1.18

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.