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

Maria Sharapova vs Elena Likhovtseva H2H: 3-1

Maria Sharapova holds a 3–1 lead over Elena Likhovtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Maria Sharapova leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2007 Birmingham quarterfinal 6-2 6-3.

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Maria Sharapova
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sharapova #2 6-2 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #47 Match data Jun 16, 2007* QF Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Maria Sharapova #4 6-3 6-2 Elena Likhovtseva #35 Match data Sep 2, 2006* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Maria Sharapova #4 6-3 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #22 Match data Feb 6, 2005* QF Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Elena Likhovtseva #36 7-6(4) 6-1 Maria Sharapova #54 Match data Aug 13, 2003* R64 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,264 601 175 77.4% 5 14 1 7 9 36
Elena Likhovtseva #1,092 #15 1,807 1,911 358 340 51.3% 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 Maria Sharapova Elena Likhovtseva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,778 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,074 1 7 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1
18 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,099 1 10 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1
19 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,239 2 15 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1
20 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,146 2 16 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1
21 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,158 3 19 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2
22 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,076 3 20 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2
23 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,991 3 22 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2
24 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,994 3 24 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2
25 2012 60–11 84.5% #2 2,167 4 27 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2
26 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,170 4 29 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2
27 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,102 5 33 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2
28 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,066 5 35 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3
29 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,074 5 35 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3
30 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 2,007 5 36 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3
31 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,923 5 36 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3
32 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,877 5 36 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3
33 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,837 5 36 — — — — — — —

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 Maria Sharapova Elena Likhovtseva
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 %
15 2002 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 34 12 46 73.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2005 29 8 37 78.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 2006 45 5 50 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 2007 24 7 31 77.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2008 17 2 19 89.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
22 2009 20 5 25 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
23 2010 19 7 26 73.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7%
24 2011 25 10 35 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2012 32 7 39 82.1% 19 1 20 95.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2013 19 4 23 82.6% 17 3 20 85.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2014 26 10 36 72.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2015 18 6 24 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2016 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2017 11 4 15 73.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 2018 10 6 16 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 2019 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 354 112 466 76.0% 148 35 183 80.9% 81 21 102 79.4% 18 7 25 72.0% — 181 180 361 50.1% 77 73 150 51.3% 47 34 81 58.0% 53 53 106 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 590/773 of Maria Sharapova's and 83/223 of Elena Likhovtseva'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 Maria Sharapova Elena Likhovtseva
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%
16 2003 7/36 3.4 3.4 60.1% 67.5% 51.4% 76.6% 46.5% 60.6% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 16/71 4.6 4.6 61.6% 71.8% 51.7% 55.0% 50.1% 64.2% 49.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 31/66 3.6 3.0 63.9% 68.3% 51.1% 63.2% 45.2% 61.9% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 65/69 4.2 3.5 65.7% 70.2% 49.3% 58.9% 54.6% 63.1% 49.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 47/52 3.7 5.9 64.2% 68.9% 43.8% 58.5% 55.5% 59.9% 48.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 30/37 3.6 5.7 65.5% 71.3% 48.2% 63.1% 51.1% 63.3% 50.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 37/40 3.6 7.7 64.4% 65.2% 42.0% 48.7% 52.0% 56.9% 49.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 41/44 4.0 5.6 63.1% 73.2% 46.4% 53.5% 50.3% 63.1% 47.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2011 50/56 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2012 58/71 3.2 4.8 66.3% 68.4% 48.4% 62.4% 51.3% 61.8% 49.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2013 40/45 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 56/63 3.3 5.8 61.4% 68.9% 47.1% 51.5% 55.2% 60.5% 50.1% 2003 7/52 3.3 4.6 61.6% 67.0% 46.2% 62.5% 46.7% 58.7% 44.9%
28 2015 37/45 4.1 5.3 62.2% 72.8% 54.6% 61.7% 46.1% 65.8% 46.6% 2004 5/50 1.6 4.4 63.3% 65.5% 42.0% 46.7% 46.9% 57.0% 46.9%
29 2016 5/5 11.0 4.8 56.2% 77.4% 45.6% 42.7% 38.3% 63.3% 51.1% 2005 18/52 2.3 3.8 61.4% 62.1% 44.7% 53.8% 52.4% 54.8% 45.6%
30 2017 22/23 5.6 5.5 57.6% 71.2% 46.3% 58.5% 49.4% 60.8% 46.0% 2006 27/36 1.9 3.1 65.2% 59.3% 47.6% 51.3% 48.8% 55.2% 46.4%
31 2018 31/32 4.6 6.3 59.4% 66.9% 44.2% 50.3% 49.0% 57.7% 47.0% 2007 23/30 1.8 3.5 64.9% 64.2% 45.9% 55.1% 47.9% 57.6% 42.7%
32 2019 15/16 3.2 5.5 63.8% 64.3% 43.2% 53.1% 40.4% 56.9% 44.9% 2008 3/3 1.0 3.7 59.7% 57.8% 41.5% 36.1% 22.8% 51.0% 39.1%
33 2020 2/2 6.0 8.0 57.4% 70.1% 45.0% 33.3% 41.7% 59.5% 32.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 590/776 3.8 5.3 63.6% 69.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.7% 61.3% 48.6% — 83/698 2.0 3.6 63.7% 62.2% 45.8% 53.0% 48.1% 56.0% 44.8%

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 Maria Sharapova Elena Likhovtseva
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
15 2002 1504 110.4 — — — — +30 — — 37.5% -0.25 1–1 0–1 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 1779 134.3 +2.16 +0.59 1.123 52.8% -35 — -9 62.2% +1.01 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 103.1 +1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 2075 160.2 +5.99 +3.49 1.370 56.2% -57 -383 +32 70.6% +1.66 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 106.7 -0.75 1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42
18 2005 2099 166.8 +5.53 +3.06 1.233 54.4% +3 -259 +90 73.5% +1.92 17–4 (81%) 7–4 (64%) 110.0 -1.58 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34
19 2006 2239 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% +47 -395 -48 83.2% +2.22 6–3 (67%) 9–1 (90%) 106.5 -0.72 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00
20 2007 2147 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% +73 -223 +47 73.2% +1.66 10–4 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 101.7 -1.40 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96
21 2008 2158 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% +107 -167 — 77.8% +2.09 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -0.56 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89
22 2009 2076 148.9 +1.97 +5.02 1.140 52.9% +130 -100 -34 66.3% +1.14 14–3 (82%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.32 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26
23 2010 1992 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% +92 -12 +88 69.6% +1.69 9–5 (64%) 2–4 (33%) 96.6 0.00 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89
24 2011 1994 155.2 +2.58 +6.97 1.200 54.1% -10 +64 +124 70.2% +1.52 12–1 (92%) 8–2 (80%) 108.8 +0.41 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59
25 2012 2167 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% -46 +49 -37 75.8% +1.95 14–1 (93%) 8–6 (57%) 109.9 -3.27 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51
26 2013 2171 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% -28 +101 — 80.0% +2.14 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -1.17 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12
27 2014 2102 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% -43 +205 -9 69.7% +1.51 20–8 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 97.7 -1.90 2003 1679 134.9 +1.49 +0.52 1.089 52.0% -25 +64 +194 50.9% +0.17 7–7 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 99.4 -0.21
28 2015 2066 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% -11 +167 +15 74.5% +2.02 8–2 (80%) 0–6 (0%) 96.3 -1.45 2004 1820 143.6 +1.45 +1.57 1.088 51.6% -18 -76 -35 50.4% -0.33 12–9 (57%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -1.72
29 2016 2074 132.1 +2.31 +3.11 1.391 56.6% -2 — — 72.7% +2.18 1–0 0–1 — -0.38 2005 1795 137.5 +0.25 +1.06 1.009 50.2% -28 +31 -16 52.8% +0.02 17–6 (74%) 10–4 (71%) 113.3 +0.64
30 2017 2008 140.4 +3.36 +2.15 1.173 53.4% +44 +217 — 68.6% +1.41 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.43 2006 1694 129.9 -0.47 +1.55 1.034 50.6% +3 +16 +165 44.4% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 3–1 (75%) 102.3 +1.01
31 2018 1923 146.3 +1.41 +3.43 1.111 52.2% +35 +236 — 63.0% +0.96 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) 92.0 +0.14 2007 1666 126.5 +1.88 -0.78 1.007 50.3% -17 +24 +183 44.1% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 99.7 -0.64
32 2019 1877 145.3 +0.28 +1.89 1.042 50.8% +56 — +135 59.3% +0.59 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 100.4 -1.54 2008 1635 111.2 +0.16 -0.58 0.798 44.5% -16 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.57
33 2020 1838 108.1 +0.15 +0.49 0.806 46.2% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2265 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% +13 +7 +28 72.0% +1.67 161–60 (73%) 74–61 (55%) 104.4 -1.78 — 1912 147.6 +0.64 +0.64 1.019 50.4% -12 +4 +83 50.6% +0.03 122–104 (54%) 73–65 (53%) 105.6 -1.03

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.