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

Nadia Petrova vs Jennifer Capriati H2H: 1-3

Jennifer Capriati holds a 3–1 lead over Nadia Petrova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Jennifer Capriati leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Jennifer Capriati won the 2004 Wimbledon round of 16 6-4 6-4.

RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 3
4 main-draw meetings
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jennifer Capriati #7 6-4 6-4 Nadia Petrova #13 Match data Jun 30, 2004* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Nadia Petrova #76 6-3 4-6 6-3 Jennifer Capriati #7 Match data Jun 3, 2003* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jennifer Capriati #7 7-5 6-3 Nadia Petrova #88 Match data May 16, 2003* R16 Italian Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jennifer Capriati #1 6-3 3-6 6-2 Nadia Petrova #46 Match data Oct 19, 2001* R16 Zurich 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,089 444 278 61.5% 0 0 3 1 5 4 13
Jennifer Capriati #54 #1 5,123 2,253 411 170 70.7% 3 1 2 0 2 6 14

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 Nadia Petrova Jennifer Capriati
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1990 37–11 77.1% #8 1,962 0 1
15 1991 39–11 78.0% #6 2,193 0 3
16 1998 2–2 50.0% #145 1,536 0 0 1992 35–11 76.1% #7 2,204 0 5
17 1999 3–5 37.5% #93 1,567 0 0 1993 30–11 73.2% #9 2,156 0 6
18 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #42 2,133 0 6
19 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0
20 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,745 0 0 1996 16–9 64.0% #36 2,078 0 6
21 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,921 0 0 1997 10–12 45.5% #65 1,910 0 6
22 2004 40–25 61.5% #12 1,879 0 0 1998 8–12 40.0% #99 1,764 0 6
23 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,971 0 1 1999 26–13 66.7% #23 1,912 0 8
24 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,999 0 6 2000 35–19 64.8% #14 1,908 0 9
25 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,918 0 7 2001 56–14 80.0% #2 2,096 2 12
26 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,925 0 9 2002 48–16 75.0% #3 2,019 3 13
27 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,824 0 9 2003 42–18 70.0% #6 2,022 3 14
28 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,852 0 9 2004 29–12 70.7% #10 2,020 3 14
29 2011 25–21 54.3% #29 1,786 0 10
30 2012 39–19 67.2% #12 1,933 0 13
31 2013 9–13 40.9% #104 1,725 0 13
32 2014 1–5 16.7% #362 1,656 0 13

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 Nadia Petrova Jennifer Capriati
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 %
14 1990 18 4 22 81.8% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
15 1991 20 3 23 87.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5%
16 1998 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 10 3 13 76.9% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
17 1999 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 14 4 18 77.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
18 2000 8 5 13 61.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2001 8 11 19 42.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2002 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
21 2003 20 11 31 64.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 0 4 4 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2005 34 17 51 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1999 14 7 21 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2006 28 16 44 63.6% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 21 11 32 65.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
25 2007 20 11 31 64.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 0 4 100.0% 2001 32 10 42 76.2% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 2008 34 17 51 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 30 11 41 73.2% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
27 2009 17 13 30 56.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2003 25 11 36 69.4% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2004 12 7 19 63.2% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 1 5 80.0%
29 2011 18 13 31 58.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 2012 20 11 31 64.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
31 2013 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 264 170 434 60.8% 107 62 169 63.3% 51 28 79 64.6% 22 18 40 55.0% 213 88 301 70.8% 121 47 168 72.0% 46 15 61 75.4% 31 20 51 60.8%

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 414/630 of Nadia Petrova's and 31/101 of Jennifer Capriati'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 Nadia Petrova Jennifer Capriati
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%
21 2003 12/56 3.7 3.3 56.6% 70.3% 47.3% 61.6% 49.4% 60.0% 51.0% —/—
22 2004 10/65 4.7 4.2 56.8% 69.4% 49.1% 44.6% 40.1% 60.7% 44.9% —/—
23 2005 22/81 3.9 3.4 60.3% 69.7% 48.9% 61.7% 50.8% 61.3% 47.2% —/—
24 2006 50/67 5.1 2.7 61.5% 71.4% 51.1% 58.4% 48.2% 63.7% 47.6% —/—
25 2007 49/55 4.4 3.1 61.8% 71.9% 48.2% 58.1% 47.0% 62.6% 45.1% —/—
26 2008 63/71 4.7 3.7 60.3% 70.4% 44.7% 57.0% 53.9% 60.4% 45.5% —/—
27 2009 47/51 6.2 3.7 58.3% 70.3% 46.5% 50.8% 44.7% 60.2% 42.2% 2003 15/60 2.9 3.9 57.8% 71.0% 51.8% 55.7% 53.2% 63.1% 53.5%
28 2010 47/52 6.2 3.3 57.1% 71.5% 48.2% 63.1% 51.9% 61.5% 43.1% 2004 16/41 2.5 2.8 64.8% 67.6% 51.8% 43.9% 45.7% 61.7% 47.4%
29 2011 41/46 4.2 3.0 58.5% 66.6% 48.1% 55.9% 52.2% 59.1% 42.1% —/—
30 2012 45/58 6.0 3.0 55.3% 70.5% 46.7% 51.0% 48.8% 60.0% 44.4% —/—
31 2013 22/22 6.3 3.0 60.4% 67.2% 41.1% 51.9% 43.8% 57.1% 44.5% —/—
32 2014 6/6 5.3 5.5 46.7% 66.9% 45.9% 48.3% 39.9% 54.2% 42.2% —/—
Career 414/722 5.2 3.3 58.9% 70.2% 47.3% 56.2% 49.0% 60.8% 44.7% 31/581 2.7 3.3 61.4% 69.2% 51.8% 49.6% 49.3% 62.4% 50.4%

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 Nadia Petrova Jennifer Capriati
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
14 1990 1962 165.3 -89 -118 -299 73.8% +1.71 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 108.9 -1.20
15 1991 2193 172.3 -39 -251 -410 73.6% +1.89 6–4 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 103.7 -2.21
16 1998 1536 108.3 40.0% -1.10 2–0 1–1 -0.21 1992 2204 166.4 -40 -116 -327 70.8% +1.41 9–5 (64%) 6–2 (75%) 106.0 -3.08
17 1999 1568 119.8 +27 38.9% -1.06 1–1 1–0 -0.10 1993 2157 170.7 +9 -75 -205 66.3% +1.68 11–7 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.4 -2.41
18 2000 1625 137.4 +80 -140 -67 48.4% +0.27 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 -0.47 1994 2134 109.3 33.3% -1.33 0–1 -0.17
19 2001 1683 138.0 -59 -20 -54 49.4% +0.35 5–6 (45%) 2–11 (15%) 96.0 -0.89
20 2002 1745 137.3 -48 59.1% +0.68 1–1 1–1 -1.69 1996 2079 163.0 +14 64.0% +0.96 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 102.1 -1.41
21 2003 1922 156.8 +3.29 +4.32 1.277 55.5% -51 -85 -174 61.1% +0.92 11–9 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 105.2 -2.56 1997 1911 146.0 +17 +101 49.0% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 95.7 -1.31
22 2004 1880 151.4 +3.04 +0.66 1.141 52.4% +11 -49 -143 61.4% +1.02 8–11 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 95.7 +1.78 1998 1764 130.1 +84 +151 45.8% -0.23 2–6 (25%) 1–1 -0.36
23 2005 1971 156.3 +4.70 +2.81 1.221 54.3% -26 +29 -176 69.4% +1.41 13–10 (57%) 7–6 (54%) 102.6 +1.08 1999 1912 147.1 -14 +15 59.1% +0.65 10–2 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 106.4 -2.28
24 2006 1999 165.0 +7.12 +3.75 1.310 55.6% -34 +105 70.3% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 102.2 +2.64 2000 1909 154.0 +20 -74 +142 59.5% +0.65 11–4 (73%) 10–3 (77%) 108.8 -1.61
25 2007 1918 152.6 +6.15 +2.04 1.205 53.8% +19 +124 -43 68.2% +1.44 9–3 (75%) 7–7 (50%) 101.3 -0.25 2001 2097 171.2 -40 -19 +31 73.3% +1.61 16–11 (59%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -3.91
26 2008 1926 146.0 +4.49 +1.77 1.149 53.0% -16 +1 +21 66.9% +1.29 7–11 (39%) 9–5 (64%) 94.7 +0.54 2002 2020 164.6 +15 +70 +124 69.1% +1.58 14–9 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.3 -0.66
27 2009 1825 141.7 +4.11 -1.32 1.060 51.1% +14 +37 +87 54.4% +0.50 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 100.8 +1.28 2003 2022 162.1 +5.66 +6.87 1.449 58.1% +9 +59 +108 68.6% +1.42 9–14 (39%) 6–6 (50%) 92.2 -0.42
28 2010 1853 154.1 +4.92 +0.47 1.120 52.6% -39 +99 +61 62.1% +0.91 10–8 (56%) 2–5 (29%) 97.3 -0.43 2004 2020 149.6 +5.09 +3.12 1.238 54.1% -61 +96 +157 65.6% +1.08 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.8 -1.09
29 2011 1787 136.6 +2.64 -0.57 1.028 50.6% -5 +48 +103 56.6% +0.32 5–6 (45%) 8–5 (62%) 97.5 +0.59
30 2012 1933 142.8 +3.66 +1.17 1.111 52.0% -27 -100 +6 63.6% +0.94 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) 102.3 +2.25
31 2013 1725 130.0 +1.40 +0.62 1.039 50.4% +95 +39 44.2% +0.10 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 +0.77
32 2014 1656 109.1 -1.13 -0.85 0.922 47.9% +85 30.8% -1.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 -0.14
Career 2089 155.3 +4.43 +1.25 1.140 52.7% -11 +13 -35 61.1% +0.92 116–101 (53%) 76–78 (49%) 96.4 +0.59 2253 169.4 +5.37 +4.93 1.338 56.1% -14 -17 -51 66.6% +1.25 106–76 (58%) 58–46 (56%) 103.9 -3.83

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.