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

Nadia Petrova vs Paola Suarez H2H: 2-2

Nadia Petrova and Paola Suarez are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Paola Suarez leads 2–0 on clay, while Nadia Petrova leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Nadia Petrova won the 2004 Moscow round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Nadia Petrova
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Paola Suarez
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nadia Petrova #13 7-5 6-4 Paola Suarez #16 Match data Oct 14, 2004* R32 Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Paola Suarez #17 6-1 7-6(6) Nadia Petrova #6 Match data May 7, 2004* R16 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Nadia Petrova #13 4-6 6-4 6-3 Paola Suarez #15 Match data Oct 25, 2003* QF Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Paola Suarez #28 7-6(3) (ret.) Nadia Petrova #64 Match data Apr 18, 2001* R64 Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,089 444 278 61.5% 0 3 1 5 4 13
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Paola Suarez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–2 50.0% #145 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1999 3–5 37.5% #93 1,567 0 0 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,745 0 0 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,921 0 0 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 2004 40–25 61.5% #12 1,879 0 0 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,971 0 1 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,999 0 6 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,918 0 7 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,925 0 9 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,824 0 9 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,852 0 9 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 2011 25–21 54.3% #29 1,786 0 10 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 2012 39–19 67.2% #12 1,933 0 13 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 2013 9–13 40.9% #104 1,725 0 13 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4
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 Paola Suarez
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 1998 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1999 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 2000 8 5 13 61.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 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% 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2002 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2003 20 11 31 64.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 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 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2005 34 17 51 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2006 28 16 44 63.6% 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2007 20 11 31 64.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 0 4 100.0% 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2008 34 17 51 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2009 17 13 30 56.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 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 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2011 18 13 31 58.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2012 20 11 31 64.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 2013 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%

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 34/149 of Paola Suarez'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 Paola Suarez
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 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 2010 47/52 6.2 3.3 57.1% 71.5% 48.2% 63.1% 51.9% 61.5% 43.1% 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 2011 41/46 4.2 3.0 58.5% 66.6% 48.1% 55.9% 52.2% 59.1% 42.1% 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 2012 45/58 6.0 3.0 55.3% 70.5% 46.7% 51.0% 48.8% 60.0% 44.4% 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 2013 22/22 6.3 3.0 60.4% 67.2% 41.1% 51.9% 43.8% 57.1% 44.5% 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
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% — 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Paola Suarez
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 1998 1536 108.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 1–1 — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1999 1568 119.8 — — — — +27 — — 38.9% -1.06 1–1 1–0 — -0.10 1993 1519 104.4 — — — — — +58 — 66.7% +1.17 — — — +0.38
18 2000 1625 137.4 — — — — +80 -140 -67 48.4% +0.27 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 -0.47 1994 1536 111.5 — — — — -23 +102 — 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.29
19 2001 1683 138.0 — — — — -59 -20 -54 49.4% +0.35 5–6 (45%) 2–11 (15%) 96.0 -0.89 1995 1522 118.6 — — — — -37 +115 — 28.6% -0.86 — 0–1 — -0.13
20 2002 1745 137.3 — — — — -48 — — 59.1% +0.68 1–1 1–1 — -1.69 1996 1618 124.9 — — — — -93 +76 — 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
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 1555 120.2 — — — — -22 +67 — 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
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 1534 107.3 — — — — -20 +87 — 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
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 1596 122.0 — — — — -100 +73 — 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
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 1676 138.4 — — — — -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
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 1736 140.5 — — — — -153 +171 — 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
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 1693 139.5 — — — — -132 +227 — 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
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 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
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 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
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 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 — 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.17
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 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.50
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 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 — — 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 — +0.05
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 — 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.