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

Lucie Safarova vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 1-7

Jelena Jankovic holds a 7–1 lead over Lucie Safarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jelena Jankovic leads 5–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Jelena Jankovic won the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 16 7-5 6-4.

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Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 7
8 main draw meetings
Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jelena Jankovic #7 7-5 6-4 Lucie Safarova #28 Match data Feb 21, 2014* R16 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #11 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 Lucie Safarova #34 Match data Oct 5, 2013* QF China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #9 6-0 6-3 Lucie Safarova #32 Match data May 12, 2011* R32 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Lucie Safarova #32 6-4 4-6 7-5 Jelena Jankovic #7 Match data May 5, 2011* R32 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jelena Jankovic #9 7-6(5) 6-3 Lucie Safarova #41 Match data Oct 23, 2009* R16 Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #3 6-2 6-1 Lucie Safarova #39 Match data Mar 27, 2008* R32 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #3 5-7 7-6(4) 6-2 Lucie Safarova #25 Match data Jun 30, 2007* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jelena Jankovic #28 7-6(4) 6-4 Lucie Safarova #38 Match data Aug 10, 2006* R32 Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,138 552 337 62.1% 0 6 0 2 7 15

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 Lucie Safarova Jelena Jankovic
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 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,488 0 0
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2004 27–26 50.9% #28 1,745 0 1
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,733 0 1
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,925 0 1
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,977 0 5
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2008 66–19 77.6% #1 2,091 0 9
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,952 0 11
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,797 0 12
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,794 0 12
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2012 31–28 52.5% #22 1,732 0 12
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,920 0 13
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,797 0 13
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,858 0 15
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 2016 23–21 52.3% #54 1,730 0 15
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 Lucie Safarova Jelena Jankovic
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 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2003 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 17 19 36 47.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2005 22 18 40 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 31 17 48 64.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 38 18 56 67.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2008 49 15 64 76.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 22 12 34 64.7% 15 4 19 78.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 17 16 33 51.5% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2011 27 15 42 64.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2012 26 18 44 59.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 24 14 38 63.2% 21 6 27 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2014 22 14 36 61.1% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2015 26 14 40 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 4 11 15 26.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
Career — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% — 348 225 573 60.7% 146 73 219 66.7% 53 32 85 62.4% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova's and 647/868 of Jelena Jankovic'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 Lucie Safarova Jelena Jankovic
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%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% 2004 5/53 1.0 8.6 68.2% 57.5% 34.2% 47.2% 52.3% 50.5% 49.0%
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% 2005 9/65 2.8 3.3 65.5% 66.3% 40.5% 58.7% 57.0% 57.4% 45.4%
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2006 46/73 2.7 4.6 67.7% 62.7% 43.4% 50.1% 49.7% 56.6% 46.1%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2007 87/99 2.0 3.0 70.3% 65.5% 46.9% 48.7% 51.9% 59.9% 50.5%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2008 69/85 2.1 3.5 69.2% 65.0% 46.8% 57.5% 56.7% 59.5% 49.0%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2009 53/61 2.0 3.5 63.7% 64.2% 49.0% 53.7% 51.3% 58.7% 47.8%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2010 51/57 2.4 3.6 65.3% 63.1% 46.0% 53.7% 54.0% 57.2% 47.6%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2011 53/60 2.8 4.0 63.9% 66.8% 47.8% 50.7% 48.4% 60.0% 48.6%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2012 53/59 2.7 4.6 60.5% 63.6% 43.8% 55.9% 48.2% 56.1% 46.5%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2013 62/67 2.5 3.7 62.0% 63.7% 46.5% 55.7% 50.7% 57.1% 47.3%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2014 56/60 2.6 3.3 63.2% 66.5% 49.0% 57.1% 50.7% 59.7% 47.0%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2015 41/60 3.2 4.0 63.4% 64.1% 52.6% 53.5% 47.2% 59.9% 41.6%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% 2016 37/44 2.7 3.2 62.2% 65.3% 45.6% 58.3% 52.0% 57.9% 47.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 25/25 3.4 5.0 60.6% 61.5% 42.6% 54.0% 57.1% 54.2% 39.9%
Career — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% — 647/889 2.5 3.8 65.0% 64.5% 46.7% 53.9% 51.5% 58.3% 47.2%

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 Lucie Safarova Jelena Jankovic
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 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.78 2003 1488 112.5 — — — — +49 -9 — 39.3% -0.36 1–5 (17%) 0–2 — +0.62
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.14 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%) — -0.93
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) — -1.99 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%) — -0.92
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +1.17 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%) — -1.57
22 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.32 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%) — -2.33
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.46 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%) — -0.03
24 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) — -0.94 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%) — +1.47
25 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) — +0.27 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%) — +1.90
26 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) — +0.73 2011 1795 152.5 +3.98 +4.60 1.215 54.2% -5 +179 — 63.5% +1.32 6–15 (29%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.37
27 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) — -2.02 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%) — -0.18
28 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) — -0.85 2013 1921 155.5 +1.91 +3.65 1.103 52.2% -10 +25 — 63.4% +0.98 17–10 (63%) 12–6 (67%) — +2.23
29 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.56 2014 1797 152.0 +3.44 +3.23 1.165 53.1% +32 +152 — 63.1% +1.09 6–8 (43%) 5–9 (36%) — +1.30
30 2017 1797 139.6 +4.57 -0.46 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.88 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%) — +0.52
31 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) — -1.01 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%) — +1.30
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1575 121.7 -1.63 -1.80 0.871 47.5% +83 +113 +164 34.4% -0.87 2–9 (18%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.72
37 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 — 2139 156.2 +2.59 +3.81 1.133 52.7% -3 +72 -8 61.1% +0.87 142–153 (48%) 101–88 (53%) 93.6 +0.58

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.