H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Sara Errani vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 4-2

Sara Errani holds a 4–2 lead over Jelena Jankovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Sara Errani leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Sara Errani won the 2016 Sydney International second round 7-6(3) 7-6(8).

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Sara Errani
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sara Errani #19 7-6(3) 7-6(8) Jelena Jankovic #21 Match data Jan 13, 2016* R16 Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #21 6-4 7-5 Sara Errani #18 Match data Nov 2, 2015 RR Zhuhai WTA 500 Hard
Sara Errani #11 7-6(5) 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #7 Match data Jun 3, 2014* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Sara Errani #11 6-3 7-5 Jelena Jankovic #8 Match data May 17, 2014* SF Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Sara Errani #7 6-4 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #8 Match data Oct 21, 2013 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Jelena Jankovic #9 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4 Sara Errani #49 Match data Mar 15, 2010* R32 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Sara Errani #476 #5 5,835 2,005 387 304 56.0% 0 0 0 1 8 9
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,138 552 337 62.1% 0 6 0 2 7 15

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 Sara Errani Jelena Jankovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,529 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,488 0 0
19 2006 3–3 50.0% #174 1,529 0 0 2004 27–26 50.9% #28 1,745 0 1
20 2007 10–7 58.8% #69 1,613 0 0 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,733 0 1
21 2008 29–22 56.9% #42 1,735 0 2 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,925 0 1
22 2009 25–27 48.1% #47 1,655 0 2 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,977 0 5
23 2010 36–29 55.4% #43 1,722 0 2 2008 66–19 77.6% #1 2,091 0 9
24 2011 30–26 53.6% #45 1,673 0 2 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,952 0 11
25 2012 53–20 72.6% #6 1,897 0 6 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,797 0 12
26 2013 46–22 67.6% #7 1,885 0 7 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,794 0 12
27 2014 35–23 60.3% #14 1,773 0 7 2012 31–28 52.5% #22 1,732 0 12
28 2015 46–26 63.9% #20 1,751 0 8 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,920 0 13
29 2016 21–23 47.7% #49 1,656 0 9 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,797 0 13
30 2017 18–16 52.9% #144 1,652 0 9 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,858 0 15
31 2018 6–8 42.9% #112 1,767 0 9 2016 23–21 52.3% #54 1,730 0 15
32 2019 2–6 25.0% #198 1,575 0 9 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,575 0 15
33 2020 4–3 57.1% #131 1,606 0 9 — — — — — — —
34 2021 8–12 40.0% #121 1,574 0 9 — — — — — — —
35 2022 2–5 28.6% #109 1,606 0 9 — — — — — — —
36 2023 3–10 23.1% #105 1,548 0 9 — — — — — — —
37 2024 10–14 41.7% #105 1,693 0 9 — — — — — — —
38 2025 0–2 0.0% #476 1,590 0 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 Sara Errani Jelena Jankovic
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2006 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 17 19 36 47.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2007 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 22 18 40 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2008 14 10 24 58.3% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 31 17 48 64.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 38 18 56 67.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2010 21 16 37 56.8% 11 10 21 52.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2008 49 15 64 76.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
24 2011 14 16 30 46.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 22 12 34 64.7% 15 4 19 78.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
25 2012 23 14 37 62.2% 28 3 31 90.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2010 17 16 33 51.5% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
26 2013 22 15 37 59.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2011 27 15 42 64.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2014 13 14 27 48.1% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2012 26 18 44 59.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
28 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 22 7 29 75.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2013 24 14 38 63.2% 21 6 27 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 22 14 36 61.1% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2017 7 6 13 53.8% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 26 14 40 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
31 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2017 4 11 15 26.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
33 2020 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 2 6 8 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 4 6 10 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 178 160 338 52.7% 188 115 303 62.0% 15 26 41 36.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — 348 225 573 60.7% 146 73 219 66.7% 53 32 85 62.4% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 594/692 of Sara Errani's and 647/868 of Jelena Jankovic'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 Sara Errani Jelena Jankovic
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 2006 1/6 0.0 1.0 76.4% 33.3% 38.5% 50.0% 16.7% 34.5% 39.5% 2004 5/53 1.0 8.6 68.2% 57.5% 34.2% 47.2% 52.3% 50.5% 49.0%
20 2007 12/17 0.8 2.3 66.1% 56.1% 48.0% 41.1% 52.6% 53.4% 44.4% 2005 9/65 2.8 3.3 65.5% 66.3% 40.5% 58.7% 57.0% 57.4% 45.4%
21 2008 34/51 0.5 2.7 64.2% 57.6% 46.0% 48.1% 45.8% 53.2% 45.7% 2006 46/73 2.7 4.6 67.7% 62.7% 43.4% 50.1% 49.7% 56.6% 46.1%
22 2009 44/52 0.3 2.5 69.2% 55.6% 44.7% 50.9% 45.1% 52.5% 44.6% 2007 87/99 2.0 3.0 70.3% 65.5% 46.9% 48.7% 51.9% 59.9% 50.5%
23 2010 59/65 0.4 1.5 75.4% 56.2% 44.0% 55.5% 51.2% 53.4% 47.7% 2008 69/85 2.1 3.5 69.2% 65.0% 46.8% 57.5% 56.7% 59.5% 49.0%
24 2011 53/56 0.4 1.9 76.2% 57.7% 47.2% 52.0% 48.6% 55.0% 47.1% 2009 53/61 2.0 3.5 63.7% 64.2% 49.0% 53.7% 51.3% 58.7% 47.8%
25 2012 63/73 0.3 1.1 76.1% 60.2% 49.9% 54.1% 56.5% 57.5% 51.5% 2010 51/57 2.4 3.6 65.3% 63.1% 46.0% 53.7% 54.0% 57.2% 47.6%
26 2013 57/68 0.1 1.1 82.1% 57.9% 48.5% 52.4% 51.1% 56.1% 50.4% 2011 53/60 2.8 4.0 63.9% 66.8% 47.8% 50.7% 48.4% 60.0% 48.6%
27 2014 54/58 0.1 1.2 81.3% 56.1% 45.3% 52.4% 50.1% 54.1% 48.1% 2012 53/59 2.7 4.6 60.5% 63.6% 43.8% 55.9% 48.2% 56.1% 46.5%
28 2015 54/72 0.1 1.4 83.3% 54.9% 50.0% 49.2% 55.4% 54.2% 49.7% 2013 62/67 2.5 3.7 62.0% 63.7% 46.5% 55.7% 50.7% 57.1% 47.3%
29 2016 38/45 0.1 1.2 85.4% 52.9% 43.6% 51.6% 52.4% 51.5% 48.0% 2014 56/60 2.6 3.3 63.2% 66.5% 49.0% 57.1% 50.7% 59.7% 47.0%
30 2017 32/34 0.2 1.3 78.5% 52.6% 41.0% 40.6% 55.5% 50.3% 49.1% 2015 41/60 3.2 4.0 63.4% 64.1% 52.6% 53.5% 47.2% 59.9% 41.6%
31 2018 14/14 0.1 2.9 81.3% 57.5% 36.7% 41.9% 45.6% 53.8% 46.0% 2016 37/44 2.7 3.2 62.2% 65.3% 45.6% 58.3% 52.0% 57.9% 47.4%
32 2019 8/8 0.1 8.0 61.0% 51.0% 28.4% 30.1% 44.3% 42.3% 46.0% 2017 25/25 3.4 5.0 60.6% 61.5% 42.6% 54.0% 57.1% 54.2% 39.9%
33 2020 7/7 0.0 4.6 77.6% 54.9% 39.2% 58.2% 57.5% 51.3% 51.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 19/20 0.1 2.9 78.4% 52.1% 36.1% 52.3% 55.8% 48.5% 49.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 7/7 0.0 1.9 80.7% 52.1% 33.4% 39.3% 47.1% 48.4% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 13/13 0.0 1.5 79.1% 47.8% 31.7% 36.6% 49.8% 44.5% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 23/24 0.1 1.5 77.5% 52.4% 42.3% 41.1% 47.1% 49.8% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 2/2 0.0 1.5 82.0% 53.3% 47.6% 49.5% 75.0% 52.2% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 594/692 0.2 1.7 77.3% 55.8% 44.9% 49.8% 51.2% 53.2% 47.9% — 647/889 2.5 3.8 65.0% 64.5% 46.7% 53.9% 51.5% 58.3% 47.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Sara Errani Jelena Jankovic
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1512 104.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.03
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1529 120.6 — — — — +38 — — 35.7% -0.79 1–1 1–1 — +0.14
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1488 112.5 — — — — +49 -9 — 39.3% -0.36 1–5 (17%) 0–2 — +0.62
19 2006 1529 107.3 -2.72 -1.03 0.604 36.7% — +41 — 46.2% -0.39 1–0 1–0 — -0.21 2004 1746 139.9 -1.12 +2.19 0.989 49.7% -43 -137 -129 53.7% +0.12 8–11 (42%) 11–2 (85%) — -0.93
20 2007 1614 121.3 -0.77 +0.04 0.953 49.0% -56 +20 — 55.0% +0.43 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.20 2005 1733 142.6 +1.39 +0.98 1.067 51.2% -36 -21 -3 56.8% +0.58 9–15 (38%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.92
21 2008 1735 135.4 -1.78 +1.64 0.976 49.4% -49 -6 -147 53.8% +0.34 10–7 (59%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.64 2006 1925 155.2 +0.93 +2.16 1.062 51.3% -25 -178 -93 62.0% +0.98 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) — -1.57
22 2009 1655 132.5 -2.62 +1.07 0.938 48.6% +1 +49 -81 50.9% +0.04 5–7 (42%) 6–3 (67%) — +0.75 2007 1977 166.7 +4.61 +7.29 1.259 54.9% -66 +125 -9 71.8% +1.76 15–14 (52%) 9–8 (53%) — -2.33
23 2010 1723 134.3 -2.26 +3.11 1.025 50.6% +16 -53 -104 56.5% +0.29 6–11 (35%) 12–6 (67%) — +1.24 2008 2091 167.1 +4.57 +5.72 1.211 54.2% 0 +6 -122 72.3% +1.59 14–12 (54%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.03
24 2011 1673 134.0 -0.30 +3.09 1.047 51.0% -6 +66 -54 54.0% +0.26 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.90 2009 1953 153.9 +3.33 +4.18 1.158 53.2% +35 +106 -56 65.7% +0.99 10–10 (50%) 13–6 (68%) — +1.47
25 2012 1898 155.0 +1.80 +6.73 1.210 54.4% -78 +149 -273 69.0% +1.52 11–5 (69%) 7–3 (70%) — -1.43 2010 1797 148.2 +1.63 +4.10 1.111 52.3% -26 +268 +127 59.5% +0.69 11–5 (69%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.90
26 2013 1886 156.0 +1.16 +6.37 1.149 53.2% -27 +186 — 62.2% +0.85 10–5 (67%) 6–5 (55%) — -0.44 2011 1795 152.5 +3.98 +4.60 1.215 54.2% -5 +179 — 63.5% +1.32 6–15 (29%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.37
27 2014 1774 140.1 -1.37 +3.74 1.048 51.1% -49 +280 — 58.0% +0.40 9–10 (47%) 10–6 (63%) — +2.02 2012 1733 140.2 +0.76 +2.74 1.061 51.2% +44 +108 +82 51.6% +0.25 6–10 (38%) 8–11 (42%) — -0.18
28 2015 1752 137.5 -3.26 +7.03 1.083 52.0% -25 +216 -179 58.6% +0.66 18–11 (62%) 12–6 (67%) — +3.08 2013 1921 155.5 +1.91 +3.65 1.103 52.2% -10 +25 — 63.4% +0.98 17–10 (63%) 12–6 (67%) — +2.23
29 2016 1657 128.4 -3.45 +3.74 0.989 49.8% +7 +192 -112 49.5% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.33 2014 1797 152.0 +3.44 +3.23 1.165 53.1% +32 +152 — 63.1% +1.09 6–8 (43%) 5–9 (36%) — +1.30
30 2017 1652 117.1 -4.89 +3.55 0.988 49.7% +19 +108 — 53.3% +0.13 5–4 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.62 2015 1858 140.4 +1.72 +0.71 1.039 50.5% +8 +11 -27 61.7% +0.75 15–6 (71%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.52
31 2018 1767 125.7 -0.84 +2.69 0.996 50.0% +17 -5 — 48.5% -0.21 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) — -1.13 2016 1730 132.2 +1.48 +2.78 1.125 52.4% +42 +35 +71 56.0% +0.52 4–12 (25%) 4–5 (44%) — +1.30
32 2019 1575 92.5 -7.16 -0.74 0.798 44.2% — +37 — 31.6% -1.74 1–2 (33%) — — +0.92 2017 1575 121.7 -1.63 -1.80 0.871 47.5% +83 +113 +164 34.4% -0.87 2–9 (18%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.72
33 2020 1607 122.5 -2.17 +3.15 1.053 51.1% — +33 — 55.6% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 1575 114.0 -4.44 +2.94 0.966 49.1% -11 +76 — 39.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 1607 109.2 -3.27 +0.30 0.881 46.5% — +45 — 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–1 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1548 97.8 -6.59 -1.63 0.755 43.4% -51 +75 -7 24.1% -2.07 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 1693 123.6 -4.63 +1.30 0.884 47.1% -121 +82 — 37.7% -0.94 5–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 1590 105.5 -0.55 +0.36 0.771 45.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2006 138.5 -1.82 +3.70 1.025 50.6% -25 +106 -122 54.6% +0.29 105–95 (53%) 85–59 (59%) 104.5 -0.06 — 2139 156.2 +2.59 +3.81 1.133 52.7% -3 +72 -8 61.1% +0.87 142–153 (48%) 101–88 (53%) 93.6 +0.58

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.