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

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Elena Likhovtseva H2H: 3-0

Svetlana Kuznetsova holds a 3–0 lead over Elena Likhovtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2007 Indian Wells Open round of 32 6-1 7-6(4).

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Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 6-1 7-6(4) Elena Likhovtseva #54 Match data Mar 8, 2007* R32 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #35 6-4 6-1 Elena Likhovtseva #37 Match data Jan 8, 2004* R32 Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 6-2 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #51 Match data Aug 2, 2003* QF San Diego 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,098 594 323 64.8% 2 2 0 8 6 18
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 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,743 0 2 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1
18 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1
19 2004 57–20 74.0% #5 2,031 1 5 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,871 1 5 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,043 1 8 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,998 1 9 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2
23 2008 41–21 66.1% #8 1,928 1 9 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,988 2 12 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,885 2 13 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2
26 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2
27 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2
28 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,825 2 13 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,851 2 14 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,843 2 15 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3
31 2016 46–21 68.7% #9 1,926 2 17 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,829 2 17 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3
33 2018 11–13 45.8% #106 1,756 2 18 — — — — — — —
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,787 2 18 — — — — — — —
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,797 2 18 — — — — — — —
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 — — — — — — —

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 %
16 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 10 4 14 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — — — — — 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 2004 40 14 54 74.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 2005 11 9 20 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2006 38 11 49 77.6% 19 6 25 76.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 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 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 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 2008 31 16 47 66.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7%
24 2009 23 12 35 65.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2010 20 10 30 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2011 20 13 33 60.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 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 2013 21 14 35 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2014 15 12 27 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2015 15 13 28 53.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 2016 34 15 49 69.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 9 6 15 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 378 207 585 64.6% 160 79 239 66.9% 49 30 79 62.0% 7 7 14 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 679/882 of Svetlana Kuznetsova'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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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%
18 2003 9/38 3.8 3.0 58.1% 68.2% 52.0% 64.1% 47.7% 61.2% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 15/77 5.6 2.2 56.1% 69.1% 53.6% 46.7% 54.8% 62.1% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 21/46 4.6 3.3 54.9% 70.1% 49.9% 57.7% 49.7% 60.7% 48.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 66/81 3.6 2.4 60.9% 66.8% 51.5% 58.6% 49.7% 60.7% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2007 68/71 3.9 2.2 64.6% 67.5% 48.9% 60.8% 47.0% 60.9% 44.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2008 55/62 3.7 2.7 59.2% 68.3% 48.2% 49.2% 47.3% 60.0% 46.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2009 53/57 3.8 2.8 61.8% 67.8% 51.2% 57.2% 47.5% 61.4% 45.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2010 38/42 3.6 3.9 60.8% 69.9% 44.6% 54.0% 42.7% 60.0% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2011 49/50 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 22/25 3.6 2.2 62.6% 62.8% 48.5% 44.1% 52.1% 57.5% 46.2% 2003 7/52 3.3 4.6 61.6% 67.0% 46.2% 62.5% 46.7% 58.7% 44.9%
28 2013 45/47 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5% 2004 5/50 1.6 4.4 63.3% 65.5% 42.0% 46.7% 46.9% 57.0% 46.9%
29 2014 42/45 2.9 2.6 62.3% 65.6% 48.6% 51.4% 45.9% 59.0% 45.7% 2005 18/52 2.3 3.8 61.4% 62.1% 44.7% 53.8% 52.4% 54.8% 45.6%
30 2015 30/45 3.0 3.5 65.2% 65.1% 52.8% 49.9% 46.5% 61.0% 41.5% 2006 27/36 1.9 3.1 65.2% 59.3% 47.6% 51.3% 48.8% 55.2% 46.4%
31 2016 48/67 3.5 2.9 64.6% 65.9% 44.5% 52.7% 49.4% 58.1% 45.0% 2007 23/30 1.8 3.5 64.9% 64.2% 45.9% 55.1% 47.9% 57.6% 42.7%
32 2017 46/49 2.7 3.6 67.1% 63.7% 49.2% 54.9% 52.7% 58.9% 46.2% 2008 3/3 1.0 3.7 59.7% 57.8% 41.5% 36.1% 22.8% 51.0% 39.1%
33 2018 17/24 2.1 5.1 68.6% 60.5% 38.3% 56.5% 49.4% 53.4% 41.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 27/27 2.3 2.5 67.0% 64.4% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 59.0% 43.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 14/15 3.1 2.6 66.2% 64.9% 45.0% 54.0% 55.7% 58.0% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 14/14 2.4 3.1 62.3% 61.3% 41.9% 56.3% 53.0% 54.0% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 679/917 3.4 2.8 62.7% 66.1% 48.4% 53.9% 48.4% 59.4% 45.2% — 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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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
16 2001 1520 107.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.20 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 1744 121.2 — — — — -72 -31 — 59.1% +0.33 9–3 (75%) 6–1 (86%) 111.8 +0.76 1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42
18 2003 1820 144.4 +3.33 +1.48 1.157 53.1% -66 -110 -93 55.4% +0.58 5–2 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 102.4 -2.01 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34
19 2004 2031 163.4 +5.05 +2.22 1.230 54.2% -28 -160 -233 68.5% +1.26 16–8 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 109.0 -2.09 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00
20 2005 1872 147.9 +4.37 +2.97 1.228 54.4% -43 +83 +24 60.6% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 96.1 +0.12 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96
21 2006 2043 167.5 +5.36 +2.70 1.166 53.2% +5 +9 -127 68.0% +1.45 18–5 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 110.0 -2.64 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89
22 2007 1999 160.7 +5.24 +2.13 1.130 52.6% -13 +130 -21 67.3% +1.16 14–7 (67%) 9–8 (53%) 101.1 +2.11 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26
23 2008 1929 163.8 +5.05 +3.51 1.174 53.2% +25 +134 +5 63.3% +0.95 9–8 (53%) 9–4 (69%) 101.0 +0.11 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89
24 2009 1988 158.7 +5.86 +2.71 1.175 53.2% -19 +185 -126 66.4% +1.18 15–9 (63%) 9–8 (53%) 99.0 -1.17 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59
25 2010 1886 147.2 +4.05 +1.31 1.114 52.0% +32 +162 -41 55.9% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 +1.44 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51
26 2011 1805 143.9 +1.84 +3.01 1.121 52.5% +38 +165 +37 59.5% +0.78 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 92.2 +1.49 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12
27 2012 1777 144.7 +1.94 +2.27 1.088 51.9% +43 +160 — 57.1% +0.82 1–4 (20%) 2–5 (29%) 92.1 -2.07 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 2013 1826 146.2 +2.31 +1.13 1.043 50.8% +7 +96 — 57.8% +0.39 10–5 (67%) 6–1 (86%) 107.8 -0.29 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 2014 1851 143.7 +2.93 +2.59 1.115 52.2% -47 +87 — 60.0% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.59 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 2015 1843 140.8 +2.63 +0.95 1.064 51.1% -25 +86 -72 55.6% +0.51 8–7 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 101.6 -0.59 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 2016 1926 153.4 +2.42 +2.62 1.075 51.4% -2 +50 -129 60.5% +0.77 22–9 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 104.6 -0.88 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 2017 1830 142.1 +2.37 +2.49 1.124 52.4% -11 +139 +52 62.6% +0.81 9–8 (53%) 12–2 (86%) 102.3 +1.99 2008 1635 111.2 +0.16 -0.58 0.798 44.5% -16 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.57
33 2018 1756 126.6 -1.70 -0.48 0.895 47.7% +48 +88 +52 45.6% -0.10 5–4 (56%) 2–3 (40%) 97.5 -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 1788 136.6 +2.21 +1.61 1.071 51.1% +61 -52 — 50.0% -0.08 5–5 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 100.6 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1797 138.9 +1.05 +0.87 1.039 50.9% +54 -63 — 48.5% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 99.3 -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1726 127.8 -0.59 -0.05 0.894 47.7% +83 — — 41.7% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2099 158.3 +3.46 +2.20 1.112 52.2% -3 +61 -45 60.7% +0.80 192–127 (60%) 129–102 (56%) 102.9 -0.80 — 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.