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

Lucie Safarova vs Nuria Llagostera Vives H2H: 1-0

Lucie Safarova holds a 1–0 lead over Nuria Llagostera Vives in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Lucie Safarova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2005 Libéma Open round of 32 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4.

Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
ESP Age 46 Right-Handed 156 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #80 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4 Nuria Llagostera Vives #36 Match data Jun 16, 2005* R32 Libéma Open Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Nuria Llagostera Vives #775 #35 968 1,685 78 111 41.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Nuria Llagostera Vives
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2000 4–6 40.0% #128 1,509 0 0
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2001 8–12 40.0% #103 1,500 0 0
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2002 1–8 11.1% #192 1,442 0 0
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2003 1–2 33.3% #140 1,450 0 0
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2004 4–6 40.0% #76 1,485 0 0
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2005 20–19 51.3% #50 1,617 0 1
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2006 6–5 54.5% #275 1,624 0 1
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2007 5–10 33.3% #145 1,557 0 1
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2008 14–11 56.0% #68 1,626 0 2
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2009 8–16 33.3% #146 1,562 0 2
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2010 4–7 36.4% #127 1,566 0 2
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 2011 3–9 25.0% #131 1,550 0 2

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 Nuria Llagostera Vives
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 %
18 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 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% 2000 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 9 13 22 40.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 6 5 11 54.5%
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2007 0 3 3 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 2008 3 4 7 42.9% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2009 4 6 10 40.0% 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2011 0 4 4 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
Career 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 28 48 76 36.8% 49 56 105 46.7% 1 7 8 12.5%

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 77/147 of Nuria Llagostera Vives'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 Nuria Llagostera Vives
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% —/—
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% —/—
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% —/—
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% —/—
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% —/—
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2004 1/10 2.0 6.0 50.8% 66.7% 31.3% 54.5% 27.3% 49.2% 40.6%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2005 5/39 1.6 5.8 52.8% 62.1% 45.5% 54.2% 37.3% 54.3% 44.2%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2006 2/11 1.0 2.5 47.8% 52.5% 40.4% 12.5% 28.6% 46.5% 39.3%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2007 9/15 0.3 3.4 55.8% 58.6% 43.0% 61.5% 50.2% 51.6% 45.8%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2008 17/25 1.4 4.6 53.5% 62.2% 47.0% 49.9% 51.9% 55.0% 45.3%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2009 21/24 1.2 5.7 50.7% 63.1% 40.0% 53.6% 47.6% 51.6% 43.8%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2010 10/11 0.7 4.3 54.1% 62.1% 42.3% 53.8% 48.4% 53.4% 39.3%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% 2011 12/12 1.3 5.8 49.8% 61.0% 42.0% 46.3% 40.8% 51.5% 44.2%

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 Lucie Safarova Nuria Llagostera Vives
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
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%) 103.2 -0.78
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%) 102.2 -1.14
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%) 96.2 -1.99 2000 1510 109.4 +32 45.8% -0.33 1–3 (25%) 1–1 +0.01
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%) 100.0 +1.17 2001 1500 109.9 +59 +14 45.8% -0.60 2–6 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.9 +0.82
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%) 97.7 -0.32 2002 1443 104.5 +95 -4 27.3% -1.77 0–4 (0%) -0.25
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%) 100.0 -2.46 2003 1450 110.8 50.0% -0.75 0–2 -0.05
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%) 102.4 -0.94 2004 1486 108.9 -1.40 -1.05 0.800 45.0% +38 -8 44.0% -0.08 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 98.0 -0.15
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%) 101.5 +0.27 2005 1618 123.7 -0.47 +0.31 0.967 49.5% -57 +62 49.4% -0.33 7–4 (64%) 6–3 (67%) 105.4 +0.18
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%) 98.2 +0.73 2006 1625 118.7 -2.02 -1.39 0.733 42.6% -39 58.3% +0.29 2–2 (50%) -0.05
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%) 99.4 -2.02 2007 1557 102.8 -2.20 +0.35 0.946 48.8% -23 +78 31.0% -1.21 0–1 1–1 -0.03
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%) 93.5 -0.85 2008 1627 122.9 0.00 +0.20 1.006 50.2% -58 +58 55.4% +0.36 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 98.5 -0.25
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%) 100.1 +0.56 2009 1563 117.9 -2.95 +0.09 0.904 47.7% +2 +47 41.8% -0.65 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.4 -0.33
30 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 2010 1567 113.6 -0.81 -2.10 0.844 47.0% -9 +56 36.0% -0.80 2–1 (67%) 1–1 -0.25
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%) 90.8 -1.01 2011 1551 125.4 -0.89 +0.18 0.911 48.0% -20 +59 32.1% -0.79 1–3 (25%) -1.00
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 1685 122.8 -1.41 -0.16 0.921 48.3% -20 +45 44.5% -0.46 22–41 (35%) 21–15 (58%) 97.7 -0.71

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.