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

Ludmila Cervanova vs Selima Sfar H2H: 1-0

Ludmila Cervanova holds a 1–0 lead over Selima Sfar in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ludmila Cervanova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ludmila Cervanova won the 2001 Birmingham round of 64 4-6 6-4 7-6(2).

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Ludmila Cervanova
SVK Age 46 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Selima Sfar
TUN Age 49 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ludmila Cervanova #81 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) Selima Sfar #85 Match data Jun 13, 2001* R64 Birmingham 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
Ludmila Cervanova #889 #58 578 1,685 76 96 44.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selima Sfar #1,005 #75 456 1,590 21 56 27.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Ludmila Cervanova Selima Sfar
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1998 1–1 50.0% #135 1,508 0 0 1996 0–1 0.0% #502 1,497 0 0
19 1999 5–9 35.7% #102 1,529 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2000 3–8 27.3% #122 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2001 11–16 40.7% #92 1,532 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2002 11–15 42.3% #103 1,541 0 0 2000 0–1 0.0% #160 1,486 0 0
23 2003 20–14 58.8% #64 1,634 0 0 2001 8–12 40.0% #82 1,521 0 0
24 2004 15–17 46.9% #96 1,625 0 0 2002 5–13 27.8% #139 1,499 0 0
25 2005 7–15 31.8% #119 1,485 0 0 2003 0–3 0.0% #154 1,475 0 0
26 2006 3–1 75.0% #325 1,531 0 0 2004 3–3 50.0% #118 1,521 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2005 2–10 16.7% #193 1,440 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2006 1–5 16.7% #181 1,425 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2007 0–2 0.0% #166 1,416 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2008 1–3 25.0% #198 1,428 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 2009 1–1 50.0% #281 1,445 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2010 0–2 0.0% #452 1,436 0 0

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 Ludmila Cervanova Selima Sfar
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 1998 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 0 2 2 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 1 3 4 25.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 4 5 9 44.4% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 16 7 23 69.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2001 5 7 12 41.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
24 2004 1 6 7 14.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 2 7 9 22.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2005 1 4 5 20.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2006 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 6 6 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 10 30 40 25.0% 60 54 114 52.6% 6 11 17 35.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — 11 33 44 25.0% 6 14 20 30.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 1 2 50.0%

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 16/88 of Ludmila Cervanova's and 14/31 of Selima Sfar'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 Ludmila Cervanova Selima Sfar
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%
23 2003 5/34 0.8 4.4 67.3% 59.1% 49.5% 52.8% 55.7% 56.2% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 7/32 0.7 2.3 65.7% 56.6% 39.2% 55.2% 32.2% 50.4% 37.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2005 4/22 1.8 4.5 58.3% 60.8% 36.9% 53.3% 27.3% 50.1% 42.0% 2003 1/3 3.0 1.0 50.0% 65.0% 25.0% 33.3% — 45.0% 17.9%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 1/12 4.0 4.0 46.6% 77.8% 54.8% 66.7% 0.0% 65.5% 28.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 3/6 1.7 2.3 53.6% 57.4% 37.2% 53.6% 51.1% 47.8% 39.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 2/2 2.0 1.5 66.5% 48.8% 34.0% 25.0% 45.0% 43.7% 43.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 3/4 1.0 1.3 59.4% 59.9% 40.2% 59.3% 72.2% 52.0% 40.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 2/2 0.0 2.5 59.4% 49.0% 45.2% 54.5% 39.7% 47.5% 44.6%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 2/2 1.0 0.0 55.1% 58.2% 38.0% 47.7% 83.3% 49.5% 38.5%
Career — 16/172 1.0 3.5 64.3% 58.4% 41.8% 54.0% 38.3% 52.1% 40.2% — 14/77 1.5 1.7 57.0% 57.6% 39.1% 49.5% 50.4% 49.4% 38.6%

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 Ludmila Cervanova Selima Sfar
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 1998 1509 99.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.01 1996 1497 107.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.12
19 1999 1529 121.2 — — — — — +52 — 36.4% -0.67 3–2 (60%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 -1.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 1491 104.0 — — — — +16 +49 — 33.3% -1.42 0–2 0–1 — +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 1532 117.2 — — — — -10 -4 +111 42.4% -0.42 6–6 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 102.0 +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 1542 113.5 — — — — -69 +67 — 44.6% -0.39 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +0.38 2000 1486 97.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06
23 2003 1634 117.8 -0.30 -1.04 0.974 49.8% -172 +107 -6 55.4% +0.24 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) 102.5 +0.84 2001 1521 118.1 — — — — +30 +32 +23 41.7% -0.38 4–4 (50%) 2–7 (22%) 98.6 +0.22
24 2004 1626 110.3 -1.96 -2.43 0.757 44.1% -197 +83 -3 46.6% -0.70 5–4 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 104.2 -0.61 2002 1499 110.5 — — — — +14 +26 +23 33.3% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 95.9 -0.83
25 2005 1485 107.8 -1.61 -0.97 0.841 46.2% -65 +131 +29 38.9% -0.76 3–7 (30%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.73 2003 1475 94.6 +0.29 -2.39 0.326 31.6% — — — 0.0% -3.33 — 0–1 — -0.14
26 2006 1531 105.8 — — — — — +134 — 60.0% +0.10 2–0 2–0 — +0.15 2004 1522 115.0 — — — — +36 — — 22.2% -2.00 1–0 — — -0.29
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1440 100.3 +0.90 -1.65 0.817 45.0% +44 — — 22.2% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.68
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1426 105.4 -2.14 -0.54 0.765 44.1% +51 — — 21.4% -1.72 1–1 — — -0.02
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1416 104.3 -0.73 -2.75 0.768 43.5% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.05
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1429 111.6 +1.09 +2.41 0.851 46.9% — — — 25.0% -1.88 — — — -0.11
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1446 106.1 -0.26 +0.36 0.848 45.8% — — — 50.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — -0.10
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1436 99.1 -3.09 -0.72 0.761 44.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.06
Career — 1685 116.9 -1.35 -1.63 0.841 46.4% -86 +78 +33 44.9% -0.46 27–27 (50%) 20–17 (54%) 105.7 +0.60 — 1591 114.9 -0.72 -0.33 0.763 44.1% +32 +28 +23 29.5% -1.29 7–11 (39%) 5–13 (28%) 96.4 -0.99

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.