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

Nadia Petrova vs Silvija Talaja H2H: 2-1

Nadia Petrova holds a 2–1 lead over Silvija Talaja in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Nadia Petrova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nadia Petrova won the 2003 Roland Garros round of 64 6-1 6-1.

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Nadia Petrova
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Silvija Talaja
CRO Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nadia Petrova #76 6-1 6-1 Silvija Talaja #94 Match data May 29, 2003* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nadia Petrova #67 6-3 6-3 Silvija Talaja #40 Match data Mar 8, 2001 R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Silvija Talaja #23 7-6(0) 3-6 6-4 Nadia Petrova #93 Match data Jan 10, 2000* R32 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,089 444 278 61.5% 0 3 1 5 4 13
Silvija Talaja #1,214 #18 1,376 1,811 131 152 46.3% 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 Nadia Petrova Silvija Talaja
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1993 0–2 0.0% #288 1,481 0 0
16 1998 2–2 50.0% #145 1,536 0 0 1994 1–1 50.0% #251 1,486 0 0
17 1999 3–5 37.5% #93 1,567 0 0 1995 0–3 0.0% #280 1,456 0 0
18 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0 1996 9–4 69.2% #106 1,587 0 0
19 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0 1997 2–4 33.3% #199 1,554 0 0
20 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,745 0 0 1998 7–6 53.8% #85 1,602 0 0
21 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,921 0 0 1999 32–22 59.3% #29 1,699 0 0
22 2004 40–25 61.5% #12 1,879 0 0 2000 25–28 47.2% #29 1,643 0 2
23 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,971 0 1 2001 9–18 33.3% #109 1,541 0 2
24 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,999 0 6 2002 19–23 45.2% #74 1,561 0 2
25 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,918 0 7 2003 15–21 41.7% #93 1,547 0 2
26 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,925 0 9 2004 10–14 41.7% #114 1,545 0 2
27 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,824 0 9 2005 2–6 25.0% #190 1,507 0 2
28 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,852 0 9 — — — — — — —
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 Silvija Talaja
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1998 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 — — — — 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% 1995 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2000 8 5 13 61.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 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% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2002 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1998 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2003 20 11 31 64.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1999 6 7 13 46.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2000 11 15 26 42.3% 10 7 17 58.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2005 34 17 51 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 6 10 16 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2006 28 16 44 63.6% 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2002 14 13 27 51.9% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2007 20 11 31 64.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 0 4 100.0% 2003 7 11 18 38.9% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2008 34 17 51 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 5 8 13 38.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2009 17 13 30 56.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2005 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 54 72 126 42.9% 64 58 122 52.5% 11 14 25 44.0% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 414/630 of Nadia Petrova's and 11/68 of Silvija Talaja'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 Silvija Talaja
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% 2003 4/36 1.3 1.5 50.8% 55.1% 43.2% 58.3% 52.8% 49.3% 42.8%
26 2008 63/71 4.7 3.7 60.3% 70.4% 44.7% 57.0% 53.9% 60.4% 45.5% 2004 5/24 2.4 3.4 58.2% 63.5% 42.0% 55.5% 33.8% 54.2% 40.3%
27 2009 47/51 6.2 3.7 58.3% 70.3% 46.5% 50.8% 44.7% 60.2% 42.2% 2005 2/8 1.5 4.5 61.3% 62.4% 30.0% 58.3% 40.0% 49.2% 26.6%
28 2010 47/52 6.2 3.3 57.1% 71.5% 48.2% 63.1% 51.9% 61.5% 43.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 11/283 1.8 2.9 56.1% 60.3% 40.3% 57.0% 41.8% 51.5% 38.7%

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 Silvija Talaja
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1482 107.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 1–0 — -0.02
16 1998 1536 108.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 1–1 — -0.21 1994 1486 96.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — +0.23
17 1999 1568 119.8 — — — — +27 — — 38.9% -1.06 1–1 1–0 — -0.10 1995 1456 101.4 — — — — — +52 — 14.3% -2.57 0–1 — — -0.09
18 2000 1625 137.4 — — — — +80 -140 -67 48.4% +0.27 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 -0.47 1996 1588 117.3 — — — — — +65 — 62.1% +0.86 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — +0.42
19 2001 1683 138.0 — — — — -59 -20 -54 49.4% +0.35 5–6 (45%) 2–11 (15%) 96.0 -0.89 1997 1554 99.9 — — — — — +85 — 38.5% -0.92 0–1 — — +0.70
20 2002 1745 137.3 — — — — -48 — — 59.1% +0.68 1–1 1–1 — -1.69 1998 1603 114.3 — — — — -33 +19 — 54.8% +0.32 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — +0.52
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 1999 1700 132.3 — — — — -87 +71 -46 57.5% +0.55 13–15 (46%) 6–5 (55%) 102.0 +1.18
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 2000 1643 137.9 — — — — -51 +129 +73 45.8% -0.08 13–5 (72%) 3–4 (43%) 107.9 -2.17
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 2001 1542 116.1 — — — — +25 +122 — 35.7% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 104.2 +0.71
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 2002 1562 119.3 — — — — +33 +31 — 47.4% -0.24 7–10 (41%) 5–3 (63%) 97.9 +1.04
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 2003 1548 116.1 -2.31 -0.57 0.845 46.5% +6 +93 +47 44.0% -0.31 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.2 +0.68
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 2004 1546 112.4 -0.46 -1.30 0.878 47.1% -22 +86 — 46.4% -0.21 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +0.24
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 2005 1507 106.7 -1.52 -3.11 0.524 38.5% -10 — — 33.3% -0.61 0–2 0–2 — +0.31
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1811 127.0 -1.33 -1.36 0.798 45.3% -16 +78 +13 47.5% -0.10 52–53 (50%) 23–24 (49%) 102.1 +1.34

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.