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

Mara Santangelo vs Rita Grande H2H: 0-1

Rita Grande holds a 1–0 lead over Mara Santangelo in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rita Grande leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Rita Grande won the 2004 Wimbledon round of 128 7-5 7-5.

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Mara Santangelo
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Rita Grande
ITA Age 51 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rita Grande #103 7-5 7-5 Mara Santangelo #80 Match data Jun 23, 2004* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Rita Grande #1,172 #24 1,020 1,755 173 220 44.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Rita Grande
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1991 0–2 0.0% #370 1,471 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1993 0–1 0.0% #186 1,456 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1994 7–12 36.8% #146 1,491 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1995 10–11 47.6% #72 1,591 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1996 10–16 38.5% #71 1,617 0 0
22 2003 0–2 0.0% #138 1,475 0 0 1997 15–18 45.5% #44 1,667 0 0
23 2004 8–14 36.4% #86 1,489 0 0 1998 12–23 34.3% #59 1,581 0 0
24 2005 6–13 31.6% #88 1,478 0 0 1999 21–18 53.8% #54 1,677 0 0
25 2006 29–25 53.7% #31 1,657 0 1 2000 16–22 42.1% #77 1,608 0 0
26 2007 27–21 56.2% #35 1,749 0 1 2001 35–26 57.4% #24 1,742 0 2
27 2008 2–10 16.7% #134 1,610 0 1 2002 21–27 43.8% #46 1,640 0 2
28 2009 2–9 18.2% #342 1,545 0 1 2003 14–25 35.9% #70 1,534 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2004 12–18 40.0% #104 1,536 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2005 0–1 0.0% #1088 1,518 0 3

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 Rita Grande
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 8 9 17 47.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2004 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1998 4 10 14 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2005 4 10 14 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1999 15 9 24 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 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% 2000 6 10 16 37.5% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 2007 12 11 23 52.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 28 16 44 63.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2002 12 15 27 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 2009 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 3 13 16 18.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 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% — 110 122 232 47.4% 37 56 93 39.8% 15 24 39 38.5% 11 18 29 37.9%

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 11/69 of Rita Grande'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 Rita Grande
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%
22 2003 1/2 3.0 6.0 54.2% 66.2% 54.5% 72.7% 60.0% 60.8% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2004 6/22 2.0 3.0 65.3% 57.9% 41.5% 49.7% 43.5% 51.6% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2005 5/19 2.0 5.0 64.4% 63.5% 47.1% 61.5% 65.7% 57.4% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2006 33/54 3.1 3.8 65.0% 65.0% 46.5% 56.3% 46.9% 58.7% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2003 5/39 1.8 2.0 66.2% 63.8% 43.9% 57.0% 58.1% 57.7% 47.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 6/30 1.5 1.2 71.4% 59.5% 42.2% 52.1% 31.0% 54.8% 41.4%

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 Rita Grande
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1471 91.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.25
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1456 94.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1492 108.7 — — — — +66 — — 40.0% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.41
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1591 131.2 — — — — +49 — — 47.1% +0.26 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) 100.8 +0.32
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1618 126.5 — — — — +22 -164 -67 42.4% -0.41 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.9 +0.05
22 2003 1475 102.0 -0.51 -1.78 0.910 49.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.10 1997 1668 136.7 — — — — +21 -161 — 48.7% -0.33 4–10 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 97.9 +0.01
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 1998 1581 124.9 — — — — +29 -89 -16 37.0% -1.12 5–6 (45%) 4–2 (67%) 103.0 -0.29
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 1999 1678 125.6 — — — — +23 -179 -105 50.0% -0.45 10–2 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 110.9 -0.74
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 2000 1608 123.5 — — — — +28 -76 -44 43.9% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 101.6 -0.24
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 2001 1742 138.0 — — — — +31 -163 -198 54.7% +0.35 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) 101.8 +0.27
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 2002 1641 120.5 — — — — -19 -46 -67 44.1% -0.36 8–7 (53%) 4–7 (36%) 100.1 +1.02
28 2009 1545 109.9 +0.58 -2.22 0.910 48.0% +9 — — 23.8% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -1.07 2003 1534 112.1 +0.28 +0.94 1.123 52.5% -41 +90 +57 40.7% -0.78 6–9 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.70
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1536 104.3 -0.87 -1.71 0.916 47.8% -71 +57 +70 44.6% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 100.9 +1.29
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1518 99.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.22
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 — 1755 128.5 -0.35 -0.51 1.007 50.0% +13 -66 -49 45.2% -0.40 63–69 (48%) 38–41 (48%) 101.0 +1.12

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.