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

Rita Grande vs Anna Kournikova H2H: 1-1

Rita Grande and Anna Kournikova are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Anna Kournikova leads 1–0 on clay, while Rita Grande leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Rita Grande won the 2002 Eastbourne Open round of 32 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1.

ITA Age 51 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
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2 main-draw meetings
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rita Grande #38 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1 Anna Kournikova #54 Match data Jun 20, 2002* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Anna Kournikova #13 6-7 6-3 2-0 (ret.) Rita Grande #54 Match data May 5, 1999* R64 Italian 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
Rita Grande #1,172 #24 1,020 1,755 173 220 44.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Anna Kournikova #606 #8 2,158 2,080 184 121 60.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Rita Grande Anna Kournikova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1995 1–1 50.0% #289 1,513 0 0
15 1996 5–5 50.0% #65 1,593 0 0
16 1991 0–2 0.0% #370 1,471 0 0 1997 17–10 63.0% #30 1,834 0 0
17 1998 40–20 66.7% #13 1,979 0 0
18 1993 0–1 0.0% #186 1,456 0 0 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0
19 1994 7–12 36.8% #146 1,491 0 0 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0
20 1995 10–11 47.6% #72 1,591 0 0 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0
21 1996 10–16 38.5% #71 1,617 0 0 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0
22 1997 15–18 45.5% #44 1,667 0 0 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 0 0
23 1998 12–23 34.3% #59 1,581 0 0
24 1999 21–18 53.8% #54 1,677 0 0
25 2000 16–22 42.1% #77 1,608 0 0
26 2001 35–26 57.4% #24 1,742 0 2
27 2002 21–27 43.8% #46 1,640 0 2
28 2003 14–25 35.9% #70 1,534 0 3
29 2004 12–18 40.0% #104 1,536 0 3
30 2005 0–1 0.0% #1088 1,518 0 3

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 Rita Grande Anna Kournikova
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 1995 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1996 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
16 1991 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 6 6 12 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3%
17 1998 19 10 29 65.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
18 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
19 1994 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2%
20 1995 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 7 6 13 53.8% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1996 8 9 17 47.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 16 11 27 59.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
22 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1998 4 10 14 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 1999 15 9 24 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2000 6 10 16 37.5% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 2001 28 16 44 63.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 2002 12 15 27 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 2003 3 13 16 18.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2005 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 110 122 232 47.4% 37 56 93 39.8% 15 24 39 38.5% 11 18 29 37.9% 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9%

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 Rita Grande Anna Kournikova
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 1995 1513 106.8 40.0% -0.40 1–0 -0.07
15 1996 1593 131.7 +17 50.0% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +0.18
16 1991 1471 91.5 0.0% -4.00 +0.25 1997 1834 148.8 -142 -148 -89 58.5% +0.48 7–4 (64%) 3–0 (100%) 110.7 -1.86
17 1998 1980 169.2 -91 -84 -125 63.7% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 6–3 (67%) 107.6 -3.22
18 1993 1456 94.1 0.0% -4.50 +0.13 1999 1936 156.5 -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58
19 1994 1492 108.7 +66 40.0% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.41 2000 1942 166.7 +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53
20 1995 1591 131.2 +49 47.1% +0.26 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) 100.8 +0.32 2001 1818 134.7 +10 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40
21 1996 1618 126.5 +22 -164 -67 42.4% -0.41 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.9 +0.05 2002 1739 140.7 +93 +2 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31
22 1997 1668 136.7 +21 -161 48.7% -0.33 4–10 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 97.9 +0.01 2003 1674 109.3 +111 33.3% -1.17 0–2 -0.56
23 1998 1581 124.9 +29 -89 -16 37.0% -1.12 5–6 (45%) 4–2 (67%) 103.0 -0.29
24 1999 1678 125.6 +23 -179 -105 50.0% -0.45 10–2 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 110.9 -0.74
25 2000 1608 123.5 +28 -76 -44 43.9% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 101.6 -0.24
26 2001 1742 138.0 +31 -163 -198 54.7% +0.35 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) 101.8 +0.27
27 2002 1641 120.5 -19 -46 -67 44.1% -0.36 8–7 (53%) 4–7 (36%) 100.1 +1.02
28 2003 1534 112.1 +0.28 +0.94 1.123 52.5% -41 +90 +57 40.7% -0.78 6–9 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.70
29 2004 1536 104.3 -0.87 -1.71 0.916 47.8% -71 +57 +70 44.6% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 100.9 +1.29
30 2005 1518 99.1 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 +0.22
Career 1755 128.5 -0.35 -0.51 1.007 50.0% +13 -66 -49 45.2% -0.40 63–69 (48%) 38–41 (48%) 101.0 +1.12 2080 161.9 -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62

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.