H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Maria Sharapova vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 3-0
Maria Sharapova holds a 3–0 lead over Iveta Benesova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Maria Sharapova leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2010 US Open second round 6-1 6-2.
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RUS
Age 39
Right-Handed
188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3
–
0
3 main draw meetings
CZE
Age 43
Left-Handed
170 cm / 5'7"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2010* | US Open | Grand Slam | R64 | Hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-2 | Iveta Benesova | Match data |
| Oct 3, 2009* | Tokyo | WTA 1000 | QF | Hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 7-5 | Iveta Benesova | Match data |
| May 31, 2006* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R64 | Clay | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-1 | Iveta Benesova | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Sharapova | #373 | #1 | 10,690 | 2,238 | 596 | 174 | 77.4% | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
| Iveta Benesova | #671 | #25 | 1,811 | 1,760 | 177 | 221 | 44.5% | 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 | Maria Sharapova | Iveta Benesova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 2002 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #188 | 1,503 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 2003 | 24–12 | 66.7% | #32 | 1,779 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 2004 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #4 | 2,063 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2005 | 53–13 | 80.3% | #4 | 2,068 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2006 | 59–10 | 85.5% | #2 | 2,210 | 2 | 15 | 2002 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2007 | 40–12 | 76.9% | #5 | 2,113 | 2 | 16 | 2003 | 9–19 | 32.1% | #132 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2008 | 31–6 | 83.8% | #9 | 2,098 | 3 | 19 | 2004 | 25–19 | 56.8% | #36 | 1,657 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2009 | 31–9 | 77.5% | #14 | 2,050 | 3 | 20 | 2005 | 21–27 | 43.8% | #55 | 1,613 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2010 | 33–11 | 75.0% | #18 | 1,981 | 3 | 22 | 2006 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #58 | 1,594 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2011 | 43–13 | 76.8% | #4 | 1,993 | 3 | 24 | 2007 | 6–14 | 30.0% | #116 | 1,522 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2012 | 55–10 | 84.6% | #2 | 2,155 | 4 | 27 | 2008 | 20–17 | 54.1% | #43 | 1,641 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2013 | 37–8 | 82.2% | #4 | 2,136 | 4 | 29 | 2009 | 29–25 | 53.7% | #38 | 1,646 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2014 | 50–13 | 79.4% | #2 | 2,093 | 5 | 33 | 2010 | 18–24 | 42.9% | #59 | 1,636 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | 2015 | 35–10 | 77.8% | #4 | 2,044 | 5 | 35 | 2011 | 16–24 | 40.0% | #54 | 1,650 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 2016 | 4–1 | 80.0% | #91 | 2,049 | 5 | 35 | 2012 | 10–17 | 37.0% | #81 | 1,587 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 2017 | 16–7 | 69.6% | #61 | 1,976 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2018 | 21–11 | 65.6% | #29 | 1,929 | 5 | 36 | 2014 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #671 | 1,526 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | 2019 | 8–8 | 50.0% | #133 | 1,858 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #373 | 1,820 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |