H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Mara Santangelo vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 0-4

Iveta Benesova holds a 4–0 lead over Mara Santangelo in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Iveta Benesova leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Iveta Benesova won the 2009 Libéma Open first round 6-2 6-3.

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Mara Santangelo
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main-draw meetings
Iveta Benesova
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Iveta Benesova #35 6-2 6-3 Mara Santangelo #111 Match data Jun 17, 2009* R32 Libéma Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Iveta Benesova #41 6-3 6-1 Mara Santangelo #131 Match data Jan 14, 2009* R16 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Iveta Benesova #70 3-6 6-3 7-5 Mara Santangelo #31 Match data Oct 12, 2006* R32 Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Iveta Benesova #47 4-6 7-5 6-1 Mara Santangelo #86 Match data Jan 14, 2006* SF Hobart International Tier IV → 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
Mara Santangelo #970 #27 918 1,823 74 94 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 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 Mara Santangelo Iveta Benesova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2003 0–2 0.0% #138 1,475 0 0 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2004 8–14 36.4% #86 1,489 0 0 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2005 6–13 31.6% #88 1,478 0 0 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2006 29–25 53.7% #31 1,657 0 1 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 2007 27–21 56.2% #35 1,749 0 1 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 2008 2–10 16.7% #134 1,610 0 1 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 2009 2–9 18.2% #342 1,545 0 1 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 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 Mara Santangelo Iveta Benesova
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2004 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2005 4 10 14 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2007 12 11 23 52.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2009 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 45 56 101 44.6% 17 24 41 41.5% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 33.3%

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 Mara Santangelo Iveta Benesova
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1564 116.6 — — — — +44 -100 — 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1479 107.1 — — — — +105 -55 — 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1647 128.5 — — — — -23 +14 — 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
22 2003 1475 102.0 -0.51 -1.78 0.910 49.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.10 2005 1610 122.9 — — — — -28 +68 — 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
23 2004 1490 110.4 -0.81 -1.76 0.806 45.2% +62 -7 — 34.0% -1.25 7–2 (78%) 1–3 (25%) 106.8 -0.24 2006 1592 112.3 — — — — +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
24 2005 1478 117.0 +0.72 -2.40 0.822 46.9% +14 +6 — 41.3% -0.44 1–7 (13%) 2–3 (40%) 93.3 -0.08 2007 1521 104.5 — — — — +85 -42 — 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
25 2006 1658 133.7 +2.27 -3.42 0.945 48.9% -42 -54 -60 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 102.7 -0.61 2008 1652 126.5 — — — — -4 -18 — 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
26 2007 1749 136.5 +0.56 -1.08 0.951 49.0% -101 -32 -7 55.4% +0.25 7–4 (64%) 8–1 (89%) 109.8 -0.89 2009 1647 132.9 — — — — +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
27 2008 1610 108.4 +0.63 -4.83 0.787 45.7% -32 +7 — 26.9% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 -0.82 2010 1637 121.1 — — — — +2 +1 — 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
28 2009 1545 109.9 +0.58 -2.22 0.910 48.0% +9 — — 23.8% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -1.07 2011 1627 135.9 — — — — +26 -37 — 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1579 127.8 — — — — +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 — — 0.0% -2.70 — 0–2 — -0.26
Career — 1824 129.5 +1.04 -2.38 0.915 48.3% -27 -31 -28 45.2% -0.34 26–28 (48%) 17–18 (49%) 103.6 -2.16 — 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

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.