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Sesil Karatantcheva vs Elena Likhovtseva H2H: 1-1

Sesil Karatantcheva and Elena Likhovtseva are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Likhovtseva leads 1–0 on clay, while Sesil Karatantcheva leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Likhovtseva won the 2005 Roland Garros quarterfinal 2-6 6-4 6-4.

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Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Likhovtseva #19 2-6 6-4 6-4 Sesil Karatantcheva #98 Match data Jun 2, 2005* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Sesil Karatantcheva #133 6-2 0-6 7-6(3) Elena Likhovtseva #24 Match data Jan 7, 2005* R16 Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Sesil Karatantcheva #1,329 #35 919 1,728 50 75 40.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elena Likhovtseva #1,092 #15 1,807 1,911 358 340 51.3% 0 0 0 0 3 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 Sesil Karatantcheva Elena Likhovtseva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 2004 7–5 58.3% #133 1,564 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 2005 17–14 54.8% #39 1,703 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1
18 2008 1–1 50.0% #148 1,692 0 0 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1
19 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1
20 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1
21 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2
22 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2
23 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2
24 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2
25 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2
26 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2
27 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2
28 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 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 Sesil Karatantcheva Elena Likhovtseva
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 2004 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 11 11 22 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
22 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
23 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7%
24 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — 181 180 361 50.1% 77 73 150 51.3% 47 34 81 58.0% 53 53 106 50.0%

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 84/125 of Sesil Karatantcheva's and 83/223 of Elena Likhovtseva'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 Sesil Karatantcheva Elena Likhovtseva
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%
14 2004 1/12 2.0 3.0 46.8% 45.5% 40.0% 37.5% 0.0% 42.6% 26.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 10/31 1.5 4.7 60.6% 56.4% 37.3% 37.0% 41.2% 48.4% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 2/2 1.5 3.0 63.8% 62.4% 50.7% 58.9% 52.1% 58.9% 46.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 7/8 1.1 3.6 67.5% 49.8% 38.9% 40.1% 52.5% 46.1% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 15/15 1.4 3.8 67.8% 57.8% 43.1% 52.5% 44.7% 52.9% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 1/1 0.0 3.0 63.3% 50.0% 40.9% 0.0% 50.0% 46.7% 43.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 14/16 1.4 7.1 64.9% 58.2% 41.0% 49.1% 49.2% 52.2% 50.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2013 9/12 1.2 9.1 54.1% 59.2% 33.8% 50.4% 49.6% 47.3% 43.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1% 2003 7/52 3.3 4.6 61.6% 67.0% 46.2% 62.5% 46.7% 58.7% 44.9%
28 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6% 2004 5/50 1.6 4.4 63.3% 65.5% 42.0% 46.7% 46.9% 57.0% 46.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 18/52 2.3 3.8 61.4% 62.1% 44.7% 53.8% 52.4% 54.8% 45.6%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 27/36 1.9 3.1 65.2% 59.3% 47.6% 51.3% 48.8% 55.2% 46.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 23/30 1.8 3.5 64.9% 64.2% 45.9% 55.1% 47.9% 57.6% 42.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 3/3 1.0 3.7 59.7% 57.8% 41.5% 36.1% 22.8% 51.0% 39.1%
Career — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 43.6% — 83/698 2.0 3.6 63.7% 62.2% 45.8% 53.0% 48.1% 56.0% 44.8%

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 Sesil Karatantcheva Elena Likhovtseva
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 2004 1565 113.8 -1.46 -1.14 0.456 34.8% +15 — — 58.6% +0.17 2–3 (40%) — — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 2005 1703 132.7 -2.96 -0.17 0.824 45.4% -35 -71 — 50.7% -0.42 8–3 (73%) 3–3 (50%) 106.7 -0.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42
18 2008 1693 108.3 +0.98 +0.45 1.142 52.4% — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.06 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34
19 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00
20 2010 1624 115.1 -1.13 +0.73 0.945 48.6% -5 -67 +51 44.1% -0.47 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.47 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96
21 2011 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89
22 2012 1538 120.4 -2.60 +3.93 1.059 51.3% +2 +1 — 38.5% -0.51 0–7 (0%) 0–1 — 0.00 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26
23 2013 1520 122.0 -2.96 +1.39 0.822 45.5% +2 +5 — 30.8% -1.19 0–2 0–2 — -0.98 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89
24 2014 1520 100.7 -1.01 -0.55 0.970 48.8% +13 — — 38.5% -1.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.15 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59
25 2015 1520 112.6 -2.56 -0.62 0.903 48.1% +51 -21 — 41.0% -1.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.21 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51
26 2016 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12
27 2017 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13 2003 1679 134.9 +1.49 +0.52 1.089 52.0% -25 +64 +194 50.9% +0.17 7–7 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 99.4 -0.21
28 2018 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09 2004 1820 143.6 +1.45 +1.57 1.088 51.6% -18 -76 -35 50.4% -0.33 12–9 (57%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -1.72
29 2019 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1795 137.5 +0.25 +1.06 1.009 50.2% -28 +31 -16 52.8% +0.02 17–6 (74%) 10–4 (71%) 113.3 +0.64
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1694 129.9 -0.47 +1.55 1.034 50.6% +3 +16 +165 44.4% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 3–1 (75%) 102.3 +1.01
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1666 126.5 +1.88 -0.78 1.007 50.3% -17 +24 +183 44.1% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 99.7 -0.64
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1635 111.2 +0.16 -0.58 0.798 44.5% -16 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.57
33 2023 1411 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1728 121.3 -2.22 +0.59 0.890 47.3% 0 -29 +51 42.3% -0.75 18–23 (44%) 7–9 (44%) 94.4 -1.50 — 1912 147.6 +0.64 +0.64 1.019 50.4% -12 +4 +83 50.6% +0.03 122–104 (54%) 73–65 (53%) 105.6 -1.03

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.