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

Kim Clijsters vs Elena Bovina H2H: 2-1

Kim Clijsters holds a 2–1 lead over Elena Bovina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Kim Clijsters leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2005 Warsaw quarterfinal 7-6(4) 6-3.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Elena Bovina
RUS Age 43 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Clijsters #17 7-6(4) 6-3 Elena Bovina #14 Match data Apr 30, 2005* QF Warsaw Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Elena Bovina #17 6-4 2-2 (ret.) Kim Clijsters #7 Match data Oct 2, 2004* SF Hasselt Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Kim Clijsters #19 6-2 6-2 Elena Bovina #141 Match data Mar 8, 2001 QF Indian Wells Open Tier I → 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
Kim Clijsters #1,140 #1 8,895 2,299 466 128 78.5% 4 7 3 18 9 41
Elena Bovina #777 #14 1,758 1,967 127 110 53.6% 0 0 0 1 2 3

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 Kim Clijsters Elena Bovina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,913 0 3 2000 3–5 37.5% #133 1,500 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 2001 16–19 45.7% #49 1,576 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 2002 29–19 60.4% #26 1,804 0 2
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19 2003 25–22 53.2% #21 1,831 0 2
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 2004 37–18 67.3% #15 1,958 0 3
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 2005 12–8 60.0% #61 1,915 0 3
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 2006 0–2 0.0% #1431 1,869 0 3
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 2007 1–6 14.3% #329 1,763 0 3
25 — — — — — — — 2008 2–1 66.7% #186 1,761 0 3
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 2009 1–2 33.3% #210 1,732 0 3
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2010 0–4 0.0% #162 1,656 0 3
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2011 1–4 20.0% #301 1,601 0 3
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 — — — — — — —
37 2020 0–3 0.0% #1030 1,956 4 41 — — — — — — —
38 2021 0–2 0.0% #1154 1,908 4 41 — — — — — — —

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 Kim Clijsters Elena Bovina
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 1999 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2000 17 9 26 65.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2000 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 2001 32 12 44 72.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 2001 7 13 20 35.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0%
20 2003 57 7 64 89.1% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2004 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2004 23 9 32 71.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2005 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — —
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2011 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2020 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 322 80 402 80.1% 59 23 82 72.0% 54 17 71 76.1% 31 8 39 79.5% — 68 65 133 51.1% 32 22 54 59.3% 11 12 23 47.8% 16 11 27 59.3%

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 201/388 of Kim Clijsters's and 40/146 of Elena Bovina'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 Kim Clijsters Elena Bovina
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%
20 2003 20/98 2.1 2.5 66.4% 70.7% 49.9% 61.6% 57.5% 64.3% 52.7% 2003 5/47 2.2 2.4 72.2% 61.8% 37.5% 30.5% 47.3% 55.3% 40.9%
21 2004 7/22 1.0 4.7 61.9% 68.5% 52.6% 58.8% 62.8% 62.3% 53.8% 2004 8/55 2.4 2.9 66.6% 64.8% 43.8% 59.1% 56.9% 57.3% 46.7%
22 2005 21/75 2.8 4.3 62.2% 71.7% 47.9% 48.4% 54.4% 62.6% 51.1% 2005 6/20 2.8 2.2 68.9% 65.3% 46.7% 53.4% 46.3% 59.3% 49.4%
23 2006 32/53 2.0 3.3 64.2% 67.8% 47.9% 60.1% 49.3% 60.7% 49.1% 2006 1/2 2.0 4.0 70.9% 48.7% 25.0% 37.5% — 41.8% 25.6%
24 2007 13/18 1.8 4.6 60.4% 68.1% 53.6% 46.8% 48.2% 62.7% 49.3% 2007 6/7 3.5 5.7 59.1% 64.7% 36.5% 49.1% 44.8% 53.4% 36.1%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 3/3 3.7 4.0 69.5% 61.5% 42.0% 57.1% 75.0% 55.3% 42.1%
26 2009 16/16 2.8 4.1 63.0% 69.2% 54.9% 62.5% 54.3% 63.7% 48.5% 2009 3/3 2.7 6.0 58.1% 57.3% 45.6% 40.9% 43.2% 51.8% 52.3%
27 2010 42/46 2.9 4.5 62.0% 69.3% 51.6% 61.4% 53.0% 62.6% 50.3% 2010 3/4 2.0 4.7 64.5% 56.3% 26.8% 21.7% 36.2% 45.6% 41.0%
28 2011 27/28 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% 2011 5/5 2.4 5.0 68.6% 51.8% 33.2% 42.6% 46.6% 46.1% 44.2%
29 2012 18/27 2.5 3.4 66.3% 71.8% 49.0% 57.8% 43.7% 64.1% 47.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2020 3/3 5.3 6.7 66.9% 62.7% 44.2% 61.9% 30.0% 56.2% 32.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2021 2/2 2.0 9.0 63.1% 58.9% 37.9% 49.2% 41.7% 51.0% 42.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 201/594 2.4 4.1 63.5% 69.1% 49.7% 57.7% 51.7% 62.1% 49.7% — 40/237 2.7 3.9 66.3% 61.0% 39.3% 46.2% 48.4% 53.5% 43.6%

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 Kim Clijsters Elena Bovina
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 1999 1725 145.5 — — — — -30 -155 -56 67.3% +1.53 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2000 1913 156.2 — — — — +15 -370 -218 60.2% +0.62 11–8 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -1.40 2000 1501 117.9 — — — — +56 — — 46.7% -0.13 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.64
18 2001 2036 161.2 — — — — +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 2001 1576 127.9 — — — — -26 +37 +43 43.2% -0.42 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 104.3 -0.52
19 2002 2146 168.0 — — — — +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 2002 1804 141.0 — — — — -69 -120 -125 60.2% +0.59 9–13 (41%) 15–4 (79%) 109.1 +0.14
20 2003 2262 176.5 +7.01 +7.29 1.478 58.4% +19 -206 -246 83.9% +2.65 12–7 (63%) 5–1 (83%) 104.0 -2.52 2003 1831 146.3 +0.86 +0.06 0.914 47.8% +11 -204 -192 52.7% +0.35 8–8 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 98.7 -0.30
21 2004 2247 155.4 +3.47 +3.81 1.426 57.9% +5 — — 90.2% +2.95 2–1 (67%) 4–0 (100%) 102.2 -0.05 2004 1958 154.4 +1.40 +1.73 1.094 52.5% +18 -254 -308 62.6% +0.99 9–6 (60%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.10
22 2005 2235 173.2 +5.59 +5.46 1.367 56.6% +51 -182 -131 85.4% +2.89 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 97.3 -0.64 2005 1916 135.0 +1.64 +3.12 1.215 54.3% -5 -119 — 57.1% +0.47 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -0.03
23 2006 2166 165.9 +5.11 +5.07 1.249 54.5% +47 -71 -23 75.2% +1.82 9–4 (69%) 6–2 (75%) 101.0 -2.33 2006 1870 98.7 +0.28 -2.27 0.441 35.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.18
24 2007 2128 161.0 +4.97 +3.93 1.322 55.5% +66 — — 70.7% +1.95 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.04 2007 1763 112.8 -0.47 -0.97 0.774 45.1% +7 — — 14.3% -2.14 — 0–1 — -0.39
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1762 104.0 +0.40 -0.20 0.940 49.2% +1 — — 57.1% 0.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.01
26 2009 2141 159.8 +6.04 +5.04 1.334 55.9% +56 — — 73.7% +1.87 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -1.42 2009 1733 106.9 -0.83 +1.03 1.085 51.7% — — — 33.3% 0.00 — — — -0.22
27 2010 2190 168.6 +6.21 +7.25 1.348 56.4% +54 — -96 76.2% +2.15 11–4 (73%) 6–4 (60%) 103.3 -2.07 2010 1656 99.2 -3.01 -2.23 0.754 43.5% +5 — — 11.1% -2.67 0–1 — — -0.20
28 2011 2055 151.4 +3.98 +4.33 1.252 54.8% +97 — — 72.9% +1.73 6–1 (86%) 6–2 (75%) 101.4 +0.06 2011 1602 98.2 -3.89 -0.63 0.821 45.1% +18 — — 25.0% -1.75 1–1 — — -0.01
29 2012 2023 145.0 +6.00 +3.05 1.314 55.0% +75 — +54 73.6% +1.85 4–1 (80%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1581 98.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2020 1956 116.1 +0.27 +0.94 0.751 45.5% +63 — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2021 1908 106.1 +0.32 -1.68 0.864 46.7% — — — 33.3% -1.50 0–2 — — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2299 172.4 +5.39 +5.26 1.313 55.7% +36 -226 -114 74.6% +1.92 99–56 (64%) 55–34 (62%) 106.7 -2.42 — 1967 144.5 -0.17 +0.44 0.938 48.7% -6 -134 -125 52.4% +0.22 41–39 (51%) 33–17 (66%) 109.0 -0.92

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.