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

Mara Santangelo vs Julia Vakulenko H2H: 1-1

Mara Santangelo and Julia Vakulenko are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Julia Vakulenko leads 1–0 on clay, while Mara Santangelo leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Julia Vakulenko won the 2008 Palermo round of 32 6-4 1-6 6-1.

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Mara Santangelo
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Julia Vakulenko
UKR Age 43 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Julia Vakulenko #88 6-4 1-6 6-1 Mara Santangelo #282 Match data Jul 10, 2008* R32 Palermo Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Mara Santangelo #30 1-3 (ret.) Julia Vakulenko #41 Match data Jun 15, 2007* R16 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
Mara Santangelo #970 #27 918 1,823 74 94 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Julia Vakulenko #979 #31 916 1,730 51 76 40.2% 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 Mara Santangelo Julia Vakulenko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2001 2–5 28.6% #132 1,492 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2002 1–5 16.7% #132 1,468 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2003 4–8 33.3% #94 1,502 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2004 10–18 35.7% #130 1,476 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2005 3–3 50.0% #185 1,522 0 0
22 2003 0–2 0.0% #138 1,475 0 0 2006 6–5 54.5% #120 1,587 0 0
23 2004 8–14 36.4% #86 1,489 0 0 2007 22–19 53.7% #32 1,724 0 0
24 2005 6–13 31.6% #88 1,478 0 0 2008 3–12 20.0% #354 1,568 0 0
25 2006 29–25 53.7% #31 1,657 0 1 2009 0–1 0.0% #156 1,554 0 0
26 2007 27–21 56.2% #35 1,749 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 2008 2–10 16.7% #134 1,610 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2009 2–9 18.2% #342 1,545 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 Mara Santangelo Julia Vakulenko
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 6 8 14 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2004 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 13 12 25 52.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2005 4 10 14 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2008 2 5 7 28.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2007 12 11 23 52.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 45 56 101 44.6% 17 24 41 41.5% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — 23 32 55 41.8% 25 35 60 41.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 102/168 of Mara Santangelo's and 72/114 of Julia Vakulenko'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 Mara Santangelo Julia Vakulenko
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 6/12 2.5 4.2 54.3% 69.0% 45.8% 57.4% 47.1% 58.3% 39.6%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/28 3.6 4.6 61.4% 68.3% 34.5% 44.4% 54.5% 54.6% 42.8%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 4/6 3.8 3.8 65.7% 71.7% 40.8% 64.6% 45.8% 61.0% 40.4%
22 2003 1/2 3.0 6.0 54.2% 66.2% 54.5% 72.7% 60.0% 60.8% 35.6% 2006 9/11 1.6 2.8 63.2% 59.1% 49.8% 43.3% 54.3% 55.0% 49.7%
23 2004 6/22 2.0 3.0 65.3% 57.9% 41.5% 49.7% 43.5% 51.6% 39.0% 2007 35/41 3.7 4.0 60.3% 65.0% 43.7% 49.6% 45.9% 56.1% 45.6%
24 2005 5/19 2.0 5.0 64.4% 63.5% 47.1% 61.5% 65.7% 57.4% 35.0% 2008 12/15 2.3 4.8 52.6% 61.4% 37.3% 49.5% 37.6% 49.5% 38.1%
25 2006 33/54 3.1 3.8 65.0% 65.0% 46.5% 56.3% 46.9% 58.7% 39.0% 2009 1/1 1.0 3.0 63.6% 52.4% 41.7% 33.3% 20.0% 48.5% 36.7%
26 2007 39/48 2.8 4.1 61.6% 65.2% 40.1% 48.1% 45.0% 55.7% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2008 9/12 2.6 5.9 61.3% 67.9% 37.9% 46.0% 51.2% 56.2% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 9/11 2.3 4.0 64.1% 61.9% 48.1% 62.1% 44.5% 57.1% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 102/168 2.7 4.2 63.2% 64.6% 43.3% 52.8% 47.2% 56.7% 39.6% — 72/127 3.1 4.0 59.3% 64.4% 42.7% 49.7% 45.9% 55.1% 43.8%

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 Julia Vakulenko
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1493 107.2 — — — — — +2 — 42.1% -0.32 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.28
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1468 100.2 — — — — — +1 — 23.1% -2.38 0–1 1–0 — +0.08
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1502 115.0 +1.60 -1.26 0.949 48.8% -16 +36 — 38.5% -0.96 0–2 0–1 — -0.50
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1477 114.2 -0.14 -0.77 0.943 48.8% +33 +33 — 41.0% -0.59 2–5 (29%) 5–3 (63%) 100.8 +0.59
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1523 111.0 +0.98 -0.91 1.036 50.9% — +12 — 53.8% +0.31 0–1 1–1 — -0.16
22 2003 1475 102.0 -0.51 -1.78 0.910 49.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.10 2006 1587 121.3 +0.51 +2.47 1.104 52.5% — +44 — 70.0% +1.10 0–2 2–0 — +0.61
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 2007 1724 140.9 +0.53 +1.87 1.040 50.5% -68 +9 -168 54.3% +0.49 10–6 (63%) 3–5 (38%) 106.8 +0.51
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 2008 1569 101.1 -3.68 -3.86 0.755 43.8% +18 +42 — 30.3% -1.33 3–4 (43%) — — -0.51
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 2009 1555 — +1.66 -1.69 0.713 41.5% — — — — — — — — -0.05
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 1545 109.9 +0.58 -2.22 0.910 48.0% +9 — — 23.8% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1731 126.1 -0.09 +0.34 0.975 49.2% -22 +25 -168 45.8% -0.26 16–25 (39%) 13–11 (54%) 102.1 +0.23

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.