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

Samantha Stosur vs Elena Vesnina H2H: 3-2

Samantha Stosur holds a 3–2 lead over Elena Vesnina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Samantha Stosur leads 2–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Samantha Stosur won the 2014 Italian Open round of 32 6-2 6-3.

AUS Age 42 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 2
5 main-draw meetings
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Samantha Stosur #18 6-2 6-3 Elena Vesnina #33 Match data May 15, 2014* R32 Italian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Samantha Stosur #19 6-3 6-3 Elena Vesnina #25 Match data Oct 28, 2013 RR Tournament of Champions WTA Finals Hard
Elena Vesnina #56 6-4 6-1 Samantha Stosur #5 Match data Apr 8, 2011* R16 Charleston Open Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Samantha Stosur #6 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1 Elena Vesnina #64 Match data Sep 1, 2010* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Vesnina #32 3-6 6-3 6-4 Samantha Stosur #15 Match data Aug 28, 2009* R16 New Haven Premier 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
Samantha Stosur #531 #4 6,195 2,072 459 345 57.1% 1 0 0 2 6 9
Elena Vesnina #573 #13 3,320 1,855 263 261 50.2% 0 1 0 1 1 3

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 Samantha Stosur Elena Vesnina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 0–1 0.0% #259 1,485 0 0
18 2002 0–2 0.0% #245 1,475 0 0 2005 6–6 50.0% #106 1,512 0 0
19 2003 2–4 33.3% #163 1,493 0 0 2006 20–24 45.5% #47 1,617 0 0
20 2004 17–17 50.0% #65 1,605 0 0 2007 17–21 44.7% #54 1,631 0 0
21 2005 18–22 45.0% #46 1,588 0 0 2008 12–19 38.7% #79 1,559 0 0
22 2006 29–24 54.7% #29 1,747 0 0 2009 31–20 60.8% #23 1,769 0 0
23 2007 15–15 50.0% #46 1,724 0 0 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0
24 2008 18–12 60.0% #52 1,754 0 0 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0
25 2009 38–20 65.5% #13 1,887 0 1 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0
26 2010 43–19 69.4% #6 1,931 0 2 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2
27 2011 46–21 68.7% #6 1,967 1 3 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2
28 2012 40–24 62.5% #9 1,873 1 3 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2
29 2013 40–22 64.5% #18 1,904 1 5 2016 28–17 62.2% #16 1,767 0 2
30 2014 32–22 59.3% #22 1,860 1 6 2017 25–25 50.0% #18 1,702 0 3
31 2015 34–22 60.7% #27 1,782 1 8 2018 8–11 42.1% #137 1,685 0 3
32 2016 30–23 56.6% #21 1,702 1 8
33 2017 22–19 53.7% #41 1,731 1 9
34 2018 17–24 41.5% #74 1,655 1 9 2021 4–4 50.0% #310 1,683 0 3
35 2019 15–17 46.9% #99 1,631 1 9
36 2020 1–3 25.0% #112 1,607 1 9
37 2021 1–10 9.1% #382 1,518 1 9
38 2022 1–3 25.0% #529 1,506 1 9

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 Samantha Stosur Elena Vesnina
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 %
17 2004 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2002 0 2 2 0.0% 2005 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2003 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2004 12 11 23 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2007 11 12 23 47.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2005 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2006 18 15 33 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2009 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2008 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2009 29 14 43 67.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 2010 22 14 36 61.1% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 2011 31 14 45 68.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2012 25 16 41 61.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2013 31 15 46 67.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2016 11 11 22 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0%
30 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2017 20 17 37 54.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
31 2015 16 15 31 51.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2018 5 7 12 41.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 2016 11 15 26 42.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
33 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 12 6 18 66.7%
34 2018 3 13 16 18.8% 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
35 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
36 2020 1 3 4 25.0%
37 2021 1 7 8 12.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
38 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 274 224 498 55.0% 143 76 219 65.3% 36 41 77 46.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 157 160 317 49.5% 71 73 144 49.3% 33 24 57 57.9% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 648/803 of Samantha Stosur's and 449/511 of Elena Vesnina'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 Samantha Stosur Elena Vesnina
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%
19 2003 1/6 6.0 5.0 49.4% 74.4% 35.0% 33.3% 33.3% 54.4% 38.2% 2006 26/44 1.7 5.1 61.8% 59.6% 48.5% 51.3% 46.9% 55.1% 42.8%
20 2004 5/34 2.2 2.4 49.6% 64.1% 45.0% 55.6% 30.1% 54.4% 34.4% 2007 28/38 1.8 4.3 58.7% 62.6% 44.0% 50.2% 48.9% 54.9% 40.8%
21 2005 9/40 4.7 4.4 56.5% 70.7% 48.7% 49.9% 46.1% 61.2% 40.8% 2008 28/31 2.8 5.0 61.2% 59.1% 42.8% 52.2% 49.7% 53.0% 44.3%
22 2006 36/53 4.1 2.3 61.8% 64.6% 47.1% 51.1% 39.0% 58.2% 38.5% 2009 47/51 3.0 4.4 61.7% 64.1% 45.6% 51.2% 46.2% 56.9% 45.6%
23 2007 29/30 4.4 2.9 60.9% 66.0% 45.8% 59.0% 45.7% 57.6% 38.6% 2010 42/44 2.3 3.5 62.8% 64.3% 47.1% 51.9% 44.2% 57.9% 44.1%
24 2008 24/30 5.1 3.5 51.9% 71.1% 51.5% 59.2% 42.5% 61.4% 42.9% 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6%
25 2009 52/58 4.8 3.5 58.8% 68.8% 50.7% 61.2% 53.9% 61.1% 43.5% 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3%
26 2010 59/62 4.8 3.2 60.0% 70.7% 51.5% 57.8% 49.4% 63.0% 42.8% 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8%
27 2011 59/67 3.2 2.1 63.5% 71.2% 53.3% 62.1% 48.8% 64.6% 42.2% 2014 29/33 2.4 4.3 61.2% 59.5% 47.6% 50.9% 48.2% 54.8% 43.1%
28 2012 57/64 3.8 3.2 64.6% 68.1% 51.2% 59.1% 44.5% 62.1% 43.0% 2015 22/28 2.5 4.5 64.1% 63.6% 46.8% 50.6% 46.0% 57.8% 41.1%
29 2013 56/62 2.9 3.7 61.8% 68.1% 48.2% 61.2% 50.2% 60.3% 45.1% 2016 43/45 2.7 3.0 63.9% 62.4% 48.1% 53.2% 47.4% 57.3% 44.9%
30 2014 51/54 4.4 2.8 61.7% 69.1% 51.1% 55.0% 50.9% 62.3% 42.9% 2017 49/50 2.4 4.0 62.4% 63.4% 46.7% 55.2% 47.6% 57.0% 43.5%
31 2015 43/56 4.7 3.4 60.4% 69.7% 59.1% 58.6% 45.0% 65.5% 41.4% 2018 19/19 1.8 3.3 59.8% 62.3% 46.2% 59.4% 42.2% 55.8% 42.2%
32 2016 40/53 3.5 4.8 60.5% 64.9% 45.1% 52.4% 46.1% 57.1% 40.0% —/—
33 2017 39/41 3.8 2.9 62.6% 67.3% 48.7% 54.2% 47.9% 60.4% 44.2% —/—
34 2018 40/42 4.1 3.3 60.6% 65.0% 47.7% 50.5% 45.7% 58.2% 37.6% 2021 5/8 3.8 2.0 63.9% 65.1% 52.4% 56.3% 51.7% 60.2% 40.4%
35 2019 30/32 4.2 4.5 58.8% 65.9% 40.1% 52.8% 41.5% 55.3% 40.2% —/—
36 2020 4/4 2.3 3.8 69.9% 61.3% 34.5% 40.5% 31.5% 53.8% 36.7% —/—
37 2021 10/11 2.8 3.7 64.7% 59.4% 36.6% 53.1% 31.7% 51.3% 32.8% —/—
38 2022 4/4 3.8 4.3 59.3% 59.0% 38.3% 25.7% 34.2% 51.4% 38.4% —/—
Career 648/805 4.0 3.3 60.9% 67.9% 49.4% 56.7% 46.6% 60.6% 41.7% 449/524 2.3 3.9 62.5% 62.4% 45.9% 52.0% 47.7% 56.2% 43.8%

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 Samantha Stosur Elena Vesnina
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
17 2004 1485 94.8 0.0% -3.50 +0.06
18 2002 1476 94.7 20.0% -3.20 0–1 +0.06 2005 1512 111.3 +18 +11 53.6% +0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.6 +0.78
19 2003 1493 117.7 +0.87 +0.74 0.837 46.5% +24 35.7% 0.00 1–1 0–5 (0%) -0.19 2006 1617 126.3 -0.84 -1.03 0.952 48.9% -20 -59 -4 45.6% -0.31 10–11 (48%) 6–4 (60%) 103.7 -0.40
20 2004 1606 118.2 -0.27 -2.88 0.756 44.8% +5 -91 -21 51.3% -0.46 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 102.6 -1.27 2007 1632 116.4 -0.58 -2.70 0.905 48.1% -18 -83 +38 45.8% -0.52 5–4 (56%) 3–3 (50%) 101.7 +0.91
21 2005 1589 131.3 +2.67 -1.67 1.051 50.5% +30 -61 -33 44.9% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 6–10 (38%) 95.4 -0.78 2008 1559 120.2 -1.61 -0.27 0.943 48.7% +44 -54 +62 40.0% -0.80 7–6 (54%) 2–5 (29%) 98.3 +0.31
22 2006 1748 143.1 +1.45 -3.76 0.920 48.0% +2 -155 -135 52.2% +0.09 7–6 (54%) 3–8 (27%) 98.8 -0.70 2009 1769 139.8 +1.52 +2.06 1.060 51.2% -22 -132 -92 56.4% +0.36 13–6 (68%) 7–5 (58%) 111.1 -0.62
23 2007 1724 135.6 +1.83 -2.92 0.911 48.6% -2 -43 -124 50.7% +0.19 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 98.6 -2.25 2010 1722 133.3 +1.99 +0.53 1.050 50.9% +24 -115 51.5% +0.16 4–9 (31%) 4–4 (50%) 95.0 +0.78
24 2008 1755 134.8 +4.41 +0.22 1.111 52.1% -11 -77 -81 58.1% +0.69 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.47 2011 1666 128.4 -0.70 +1.97 0.998 49.9% -46 +18 48.2% +0.06 6–5 (55%) 2–9 (18%) 96.7 -0.40
25 2009 1888 154.7 +5.39 +0.57 1.119 52.5% -7 -129 -180 63.0% +0.94 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) 104.0 -1.65 2012 1698 129.1 +0.84 +0.09 0.961 49.2% -74 +10 -44 45.3% -0.45 1–3 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 -2.98
26 2010 1932 159.5 +7.09 +0.23 1.156 52.9% -40 +78 -207 63.9% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 10–9 (53%) 107.5 -1.75 2013 1803 145.9 +1.77 +2.37 1.059 51.3% -28 -167 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–5 (71%) 5–3 (63%) 108.9 -2.82
27 2011 1968 158.2 +8.42 -0.10 1.193 53.4% -20 +28 -223 64.2% +1.11 12–7 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 102.1 -0.95 2014 1691 123.1 -1.11 -0.16 0.953 49.1% +9 -36 +78 48.7% -0.21 7–5 (58%) 6–4 (60%) 101.7 +0.88
28 2012 1873 150.5 +5.95 +0.23 1.134 52.5% +7 +160 -197 58.8% +0.71 13–11 (54%) 8–14 (36%) 93.9 +1.71 2015 1612 121.6 -0.23 -1.00 0.974 49.4% +14 +26 41.5% -0.49 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -1.02
29 2013 1904 152.1 +4.49 +1.51 1.138 52.7% +14 +46 -214 63.6% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) 99.3 +1.39 2016 1768 136.6 +1.65 +2.12 1.053 51.1% -87 -6 +106 58.0% +0.37 8–4 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 105.9 -0.78
30 2014 1860 149.0 +5.95 +0.29 1.140 52.5% +6 +80 -205 59.0% +0.65 6–12 (33%) 7–6 (54%) 90.0 -1.01 2017 1703 142.6 +0.47 +0.66 1.010 50.2% +15 +11 +176 50.0% +0.24 9–6 (60%) 2–8 (20%) 98.6 +1.55
31 2015 1783 141.4 +5.95 +0.02 1.201 53.3% -26 +170 -121 55.7% +0.79 10–6 (63%) 3–8 (27%) 96.9 -0.45 2018 1686 126.3 -0.27 -0.49 0.954 49.3% +7 -3 44.2% -0.49 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.3 +0.52
32 2016 1702 133.6 +1.07 -2.01 0.933 48.8% -49 +307 -57 50.9% -0.12 12–4 (75%) 7–8 (47%) 102.9 -0.09
33 2017 1732 137.4 +3.91 +0.24 1.115 52.4% -86 +251 55.6% +0.41 6–11 (35%) 6–0 (100%) 99.3 +0.51
34 2018 1655 126.0 +1.35 -4.20 0.900 48.1% -67 +228 +30 40.0% -0.64 3–4 (43%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -0.94 2021 1683 111.9 +1.14 +0.26 1.014 49.6% -35 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 +0.15
35 2019 1631 116.9 -0.46 -2.06 0.900 47.9% -38 +150 +51 46.7% -0.59 6–5 (55%) 6–0 (100%) 106.9 +0.48
36 2020 1607 111.3 -1.57 -0.87 0.795 45.4% -26 25.0% -2.25 2–0 -0.08
37 2021 1518 99.9 -2.40 -3.51 0.673 42.9% -10 +80 20.0% -2.40 0–3 (0%) +0.44
38 2022 1506 100.9 -2.15 -2.55 0.791 45.1% +8 22.2% -1.55 1–0 0–3 (0%) +0.30
Career 2072 148.5 +4.28 -0.68 1.059 51.2% -13 +101 -98 55.2% +0.39 127–118 (52%) 95–103 (48%) 95.8 -0.97 1856 136.9 +0.45 +0.62 1.000 50.0% -13 -43 +33 49.5% -0.03 90–75 (55%) 52–64 (45%) 102.6 -0.59

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.