H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Kirsten Flipkens vs Elena Vesnina H2H: 1-3

Elena Vesnina holds a 3–1 lead over Kirsten Flipkens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Elena Vesnina leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Vesnina won the 2017 US Open second round 6-4 6-4.

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Kirsten Flipkens
Belgium Age 40 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Elena Vesnina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Vesnina #18 6-4 6-4 Kirsten Flipkens #73 Match data Aug 31, 2017* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Vesnina #82 2-6 6-3 6-3 Kirsten Flipkens #71 Match data May 26, 2015* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elena Vesnina #23 3-6 6-1 6-3 Kirsten Flipkens #13 Match data Aug 14, 2013* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kirsten Flipkens #109 4-0 (ret.) Elena Vesnina #44 Match data Nov 2, 2006* R32 Hasselt Tier III → 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
Kirsten Flipkens #531 #13 2,961 1,830 200 221 47.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Elena Vesnina #573 #13 3,320 1,855 263 261 50.2% 0 1 0 1 1 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 Kirsten Flipkens Elena Vesnina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2003 0–2 0.0% #380 1,485 0 0 2004 0–1 0.0% #259 1,485 0 0
18 2004 2–2 50.0% #168 1,500 0 0 2005 6–6 50.0% #106 1,512 0 0
19 2005 1–2 33.3% #202 1,497 0 0 2006 20–24 45.5% #47 1,617 0 0
20 2006 3–5 37.5% #104 1,523 0 0 2007 17–21 44.7% #54 1,631 0 0
21 2007 0–2 0.0% #287 1,506 0 0 2008 12–19 38.7% #79 1,559 0 0
22 2008 1–2 33.3% #111 1,500 0 0 2009 31–20 60.8% #23 1,769 0 0
23 2009 8–10 44.4% #81 1,585 0 0 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0
24 2010 15–15 50.0% #77 1,667 0 0 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0
25 2011 5–9 35.7% #192 1,608 0 0 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0
26 2012 13–4 76.5% #54 1,763 0 1 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2
27 2013 32–23 58.2% #20 1,735 0 1 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2
28 2014 23–26 46.9% #45 1,651 0 1 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2
29 2015 14–17 45.2% #85 1,656 0 1 2016 28–17 62.2% #16 1,767 0 2
30 2016 23–21 52.3% #65 1,657 0 1 2017 25–25 50.0% #18 1,702 0 3
31 2017 16–20 44.4% #74 1,698 0 1 2018 8–11 42.1% #137 1,685 0 3
32 2018 21–20 51.2% #47 1,662 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 2019 15–22 40.5% #71 1,748 0 1 — — — — — — —
34 2020 2–8 20.0% #86 1,703 0 1 2021 4–4 50.0% #310 1,683 0 3
35 2021 1–6 14.3% #311 1,658 0 1 — — — — — — —
36 2022 5–5 50.0% #251 1,686 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 Kirsten Flipkens Elena Vesnina
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 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2006 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 11 12 23 47.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2007 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2008 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2009 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 2009 5 4 9 55.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2010 9 7 16 56.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 2012 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2014 15 18 33 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2015 13 14 27 48.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 11 11 22 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
30 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2017 20 17 37 54.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2018 5 7 12 41.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
32 2018 9 13 22 40.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2019 12 13 25 48.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 2021 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 128 139 267 47.9% 23 47 70 32.9% 47 33 80 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — 157 160 317 49.5% 71 73 144 49.3% 33 24 57 57.9% 2 4 6 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 387/412 of Kirsten Flipkens's and 450/511 of Elena Vesnina'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 Kirsten Flipkens Elena Vesnina
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 26/44 1.7 5.1 61.8% 59.6% 48.5% 51.3% 46.9% 55.1% 42.8%
20 2006 3/8 2.7 1.3 65.0% 53.8% 37.1% 54.3% 31.8% 48.0% 44.3% 2007 28/38 1.8 4.3 58.7% 62.6% 44.0% 50.2% 48.9% 54.9% 40.8%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 28/31 2.8 5.0 61.2% 59.1% 42.8% 52.2% 49.7% 53.0% 44.3%
22 2008 2/3 0.5 2.0 59.3% 59.1% 24.3% 42.2% 26.7% 45.8% 41.5% 2009 47/51 3.0 4.4 61.7% 64.1% 45.6% 51.2% 46.2% 56.9% 45.6%
23 2009 17/18 2.7 2.9 59.3% 62.6% 40.8% 48.1% 45.0% 54.0% 42.6% 2010 42/44 2.3 3.5 62.8% 64.3% 47.1% 51.9% 44.2% 57.9% 44.1%
24 2010 30/30 3.1 2.3 58.3% 64.8% 45.9% 53.9% 45.2% 56.8% 41.2% 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6%
25 2011 13/14 2.7 3.5 57.3% 63.2% 43.7% 57.8% 46.1% 55.1% 42.9% 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3%
26 2012 16/17 3.8 4.0 58.0% 70.9% 48.0% 57.4% 37.4% 61.4% 42.1% 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8%
27 2013 53/55 3.8 3.3 55.0% 67.0% 46.4% 47.5% 44.1% 57.4% 42.3% 2014 29/33 2.4 4.3 61.2% 59.5% 47.6% 50.9% 48.2% 54.8% 43.1%
28 2014 47/49 3.5 3.0 57.2% 65.2% 47.6% 54.2% 48.6% 57.5% 39.8% 2015 22/28 2.5 4.5 64.1% 63.6% 46.8% 50.6% 46.0% 57.8% 41.1%
29 2015 25/31 2.7 2.4 61.2% 62.2% 46.6% 49.6% 42.2% 56.2% 40.2% 2016 43/45 2.7 3.0 63.9% 62.4% 48.1% 53.2% 47.4% 57.3% 44.9%
30 2016 41/45 2.2 2.1 60.8% 62.0% 47.5% 53.5% 46.8% 56.7% 41.6% 2017 50/50 2.4 4.0 62.4% 63.6% 46.7% 55.5% 48.7% 57.1% 43.3%
31 2017 36/36 2.5 2.3 58.5% 64.4% 46.1% 43.2% 46.2% 57.0% 43.6% 2018 19/19 1.8 3.3 59.8% 62.3% 46.2% 59.4% 42.2% 55.8% 42.2%
32 2018 40/41 3.1 2.4 61.2% 61.6% 46.0% 52.8% 46.2% 55.5% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2019 37/37 2.3 1.9 63.8% 62.3% 45.3% 50.6% 45.7% 56.2% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 10/10 1.2 1.6 63.6% 58.1% 48.0% 52.8% 43.6% 54.2% 37.4% 2021 5/8 3.8 2.0 63.9% 65.1% 52.4% 56.3% 51.7% 60.2% 40.4%
35 2021 7/8 2.1 3.7 61.0% 58.5% 40.3% 41.5% 46.7% 50.9% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 10/10 0.9 1.7 67.3% 60.5% 49.2% 61.5% 56.7% 57.2% 47.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 387/423 2.8 2.6 59.5% 63.7% 46.0% 51.2% 45.4% 56.5% 41.5% — 450/524 2.3 3.9 62.5% 62.4% 45.9% 52.0% 47.8% 56.2% 43.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Kirsten Flipkens Elena Vesnina
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 2003 1485 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.19 2004 1485 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.06
18 2004 1501 103.9 — — — — +9 — — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 — — +0.24 2005 1512 111.3 — — — — +18 +11 — 53.6% +0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.78
19 2005 1498 105.8 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.29 0–1 0–1 — -0.08 2006 1617 126.3 -0.84 -1.03 0.952 48.9% -20 -59 -4 45.6% -0.31 10–11 (48%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.40
20 2006 1523 111.2 -1.18 +0.01 0.852 46.1% +11 — — 33.3% -1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.18 2007 1632 116.4 -0.58 -2.70 0.905 48.1% -18 -83 +38 45.8% -0.52 5–4 (56%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.91
21 2007 1507 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.07 2008 1559 120.2 -1.61 -0.27 0.943 48.7% +44 -54 +62 40.0% -0.80 7–6 (54%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.31
22 2008 1501 100.2 -2.32 -1.45 0.765 44.3% — +27 — 42.9% -1.29 0–1 1–0 — -0.12 2009 1769 139.8 +1.52 +2.06 1.060 51.2% -22 -132 -92 56.4% +0.36 13–6 (68%) 7–5 (58%) — -0.62
23 2009 1586 116.7 -0.97 -0.24 0.926 48.3% +5 -93 +32 47.5% -0.53 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — -0.04 2010 1722 133.3 +1.99 +0.53 1.050 50.9% +24 -115 — 51.5% +0.16 4–9 (31%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.78
24 2010 1667 124.4 +0.74 -1.97 0.953 49.3% +1 -196 -29 47.5% -0.08 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.67 2011 1666 128.4 -0.70 +1.97 0.998 49.9% -46 +18 — 48.2% +0.06 6–5 (55%) 2–9 (18%) — -0.40
25 2011 1609 108.8 -0.87 +0.27 0.955 49.4% — -120 -12 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.23 2012 1698 129.1 +0.84 +0.09 0.961 49.2% -74 +10 -44 45.3% -0.45 1–3 (25%) 3–1 (75%) — -2.98
26 2012 1764 133.9 +3.97 +0.08 1.090 51.7% -13 — -74 66.7% +0.80 5–2 (71%) 5–1 (83%) — -1.41 2013 1803 145.9 +1.77 +2.37 1.059 51.3% -28 -167 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–5 (71%) 5–3 (63%) — -2.82
27 2013 1735 136.6 +1.70 -1.26 0.991 49.8% 0 -224 +115 54.5% +0.16 16–8 (67%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.44 2014 1691 123.1 -1.11 -0.16 0.953 49.1% +9 -36 +78 48.7% -0.21 7–5 (58%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.88
28 2014 1652 129.3 +1.48 -2.49 0.936 48.8% -5 -166 +182 46.6% -0.27 10–10 (50%) 8–6 (57%) — +0.12 2015 1612 121.6 -0.23 -1.00 0.974 49.4% +14 +26 — 41.5% -0.49 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) — -1.02
29 2015 1656 124.6 -1.18 -1.79 0.917 48.2% +21 — +130 48.0% -0.43 5–8 (38%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.66 2016 1768 136.6 +1.65 +2.12 1.053 51.1% -87 -6 +106 58.0% +0.37 8–4 (67%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.78
30 2016 1658 119.0 +0.35 -0.93 0.960 49.2% -1 -246 +115 48.5% -0.16 9–6 (60%) 10–2 (83%) — -1.36 2017 1703 142.6 +0.55 +0.53 1.010 50.2% +15 +11 +176 50.0% +0.24 9–6 (60%) 2–8 (20%) — +1.55
31 2017 1699 128.1 +0.07 -0.13 1.013 50.4% -4 -255 +100 41.8% -0.39 6–7 (46%) 3–4 (43%) — -1.41 2018 1686 126.3 -0.27 -0.49 0.954 49.3% +7 -3 — 44.2% -0.49 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.52
32 2018 1663 118.7 -0.95 -1.14 0.933 48.7% -55 -87 +165 48.4% -0.26 11–4 (73%) 9–5 (64%) — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2019 1748 129.2 -0.43 -2.68 0.920 48.4% +19 -247 +41 42.0% -0.39 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 1703 122.1 -2.05 -2.49 0.817 46.2% +37 — — 30.4% -1.48 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.55 2021 1683 111.9 +1.14 +0.26 1.014 49.6% — -35 — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.15
35 2021 1659 113.2 -2.24 -2.56 0.769 44.6% +16 — — 26.7% -2.00 1–2 (33%) — — -0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 1686 119.2 +0.87 +1.49 1.103 52.2% — — +160 52.0% +0.56 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1830 130.1 +0.30 -1.31 0.953 49.1% 0 -164 +89 46.9% -0.26 74–67 (52%) 55–44 (56%) 103.6 -2.10 — 1856 136.9 +0.46 +0.60 1.000 50.0% -13 -43 +33 49.5% -0.03 90–75 (55%) 52–64 (45%) 102.6 -0.59

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.