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

Jelena Ostapenko vs Mihaela Buzarnescu H2H: 3-2

Jelena Ostapenko holds a 3–2 lead over Mihaela Buzarnescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Jelena Ostapenko leads 2–0 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Jelena Ostapenko won the 2019 Eastbourne Open round of 64 6-4 6-4.

Latvia Age 29 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 2
5 main-draw meetings
Romania Age 38 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jelena Ostapenko #35 6-4 6-4 Mihaela Buzarnescu #47 Match data Jun 26, 2019* R64 Eastbourne Open Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Mihaela Buzarnescu #29 6-2 5-4 (ret.) Jelena Ostapenko #27 Match data May 15, 2019* R64 Italian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jelena Ostapenko #22 6-1 4-6 6-2 Mihaela Buzarnescu #29 Match data Feb 13, 2019* R32 Qatar Open Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jelena Ostapenko #12 6-1 6-2 Mihaela Buzarnescu #28 Match data Jun 25, 2018 R16 Eastbourne Open Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Mihaela Buzarnescu #43 6-1 6-3 Jelena Ostapenko #6 Match data Feb 15, 2018* R32 Qatar Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Mihaela Buzarnescu #798 #20 2,068 1,883 60 65 48.0% 0 0 0 1 0 1

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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
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
20 2017 43–20 68.3% #7 1,904 1 2
21 2018 23–21 52.3% #22 1,764 1 2
22 2019 25–26 49.0% #45 1,796 1 3
23 2020 8–7 53.3% #44 1,794 1 3
24 2021 31–19 62.0% #28 1,885 1 4
25 2022 31–19 62.0% #18 1,842 1 5
26 2023 38–22 63.3% #13 1,904 1 6
27 2024 29–18 61.7% #15 1,821 1 8
28 2025 17–19 47.2% #23 1,768 1 9
29 2026 21–18 53.8% #32 1,806 1 9 2017 3–3 50.0% #60 1,573 0 0
30 2018 36–22 62.1% #24 1,807 0 1
31 2019 13–23 36.1% #113 1,638 0 1
32 2020 0–1 0.0% #137 1,622 0 1
33 2021 7–12 36.8% #122 1,640 0 1
34 2022 1–3 25.0% #404 1,609 0 1
37 2025 0–1 0.0% 1,534 0 1

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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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%
20 2017 22 14 36 61.1% 16 4 20 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
21 2018 13 15 28 46.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 7 2 9 77.8%
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%
24 2021 18 13 31 58.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 2022 22 13 35 62.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
26 2023 23 16 39 59.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 2 10 80.0%
27 2024 18 10 28 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
28 2025 8 14 22 36.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2026 9 11 20 45.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2017 3 3 6 50.0%
30 2018 13 10 23 56.5% 14 8 22 63.6% 9 4 13 69.2%
31 2019 5 13 18 27.8% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0%
33 2021 2 7 9 22.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 2022 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 2025 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 174 147 321 54.2% 63 47 110 57.3% 56 25 81 69.1% 23 35 58 39.7% 26 21 47 55.3% 11 9 20 55.0%

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 118/124 of Mihaela Buzarnescu'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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
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% —/—
20 2017 57/63 3.0 6.0 52.4% 66.3% 44.4% 52.2% 49.7% 55.7% 47.9% —/—
21 2018 41/44 3.2 6.0 53.7% 62.2% 43.2% 44.4% 53.4% 53.9% 45.0% —/—
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% —/—
24 2021 48/50 2.3 4.9 59.2% 65.5% 44.8% 47.2% 51.4% 57.3% 47.9% —/—
25 2022 50/50 3.3 4.5 58.7% 65.7% 46.0% 51.8% 50.2% 57.5% 45.7% —/—
26 2023 59/60 3.9 4.8 57.7% 67.9% 44.8% 53.0% 51.2% 58.0% 45.4% —/—
27 2024 46/47 4.2 5.5 58.2% 67.2% 44.3% 53.9% 47.3% 57.6% 44.9% —/—
28 2025 26/38 3.8 6.3 56.3% 64.1% 42.6% 45.4% 52.0% 54.8% 44.0% —/—
29 2026 38/39 3.6 5.9 57.5% 68.9% 39.9% 53.8% 55.6% 56.7% 44.6% 2017 6/6 3.0 3.2 67.2% 62.5% 48.8% 53.1% 35.0% 58.2% 41.5%
30 —/— 2018 54/58 2.3 3.2 62.2% 63.4% 48.4% 50.2% 47.1% 57.8% 45.1%
31 —/— 2019 36/36 1.6 4.5 61.7% 62.7% 42.7% 53.3% 52.5% 54.9% 41.4%
32 —/— 2020 1/1 3.0 7.0 68.9% 57.1% 31.6% 50.0% 40.0% 49.2% 36.2%
33 —/— 2021 17/19 1.1 5.1 62.2% 59.9% 47.0% 46.0% 47.4% 54.5% 40.1%
34 —/— 2022 4/4 0.5 2.8 66.6% 54.6% 40.6% 39.3% 50.0% 49.7% 36.5%
Career 477/514 3.2 5.9 56.3% 65.8% 43.5% 50.2% 50.8% 56.1% 45.9% 118/125 1.9 3.9 62.5% 62.3% 46.1% 50.3% 48.2% 56.1% 42.7%

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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 2016 1485 97.8
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 2017 1573 120.2 +0.92 -0.16 0.992 49.4% -14 42.9% -0.29 2–0 3–3 (50%) -0.47
30 2018 1808 137.2 +1.56 +2.47 1.069 51.3% -121 -68 -54 58.8% +0.57 12–7 (63%) 8–5 (62%) 107.6 -1.35
31 2019 1638 120.0 -1.04 -1.58 0.917 48.4% -54 +59 +91 38.8% -0.69 3–9 (25%) 2–3 (40%) 92.2 +0.04
32 2020 1623 99.7 -2.53 -0.84 0.712 42.9% 0.0% -3.00 +0.07
33 2021 1640 125.0 -1.96 -2.07 0.883 47.2% -37 +90 41.3% -0.94 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) 99.4 -0.31
34 2022 1609 93.0 -1.53 -3.06 0.725 43.9% 25.0% -2.25 +0.26
37 2025 1534 79.6 0.0% -4.00 -0.18
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 1883 126.9 +0.09 +0.23 0.973 49.4% -75 +3 -20 47.7% -0.21 20–21 (49%) 15–14 (52%) 101.5 -1.55

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.