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

Taylor Townsend vs Elena Vesnina H2H: 0-1

Elena Vesnina holds a 1–0 lead over Taylor Townsend in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elena Vesnina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Vesnina won the 2018 Charleston Open second round 6-4 6-1.

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Taylor Townsend
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Elena Vesnina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Vesnina #42 6-4 6-1 Taylor Townsend #118 Match data Apr 5, 2018* R32 Charleston Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Taylor Townsend #96 #46 1,267 1,886 74 88 45.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Taylor Townsend Elena Vesnina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0 2004 0–1 0.0% #259 1,485 0 0
18 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0 2005 6–6 50.0% #106 1,512 0 0
19 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0 2006 20–24 45.5% #47 1,617 0 0
20 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0 2007 17–21 44.7% #54 1,631 0 0
21 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,624 0 0 2008 12–19 38.7% #79 1,559 0 0
22 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0 2009 31–20 60.8% #23 1,769 0 0
23 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0
24 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0
26 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2
27 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2
28 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2
29 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,828 0 0 2016 28–17 62.2% #16 1,767 0 2
30 2026 14–11 56.0% #96 1,881 0 0 2017 25–25 50.0% #18 1,702 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2018 8–11 42.1% #137 1,685 0 3
34 — — — — — — — 2021 4–4 50.0% #310 1,683 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 Taylor Townsend 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 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 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 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 11 12 23 47.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 11 11 22 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
30 2026 12 7 19 63.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 20 17 37 54.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 5 7 12 41.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 58 61 119 48.7% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — 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 158/163 of Taylor Townsend'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 Taylor Townsend 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%
17 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6% 2006 26/44 1.7 5.1 61.8% 59.6% 48.5% 51.3% 46.9% 55.1% 42.8%
20 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0% 2007 28/38 1.8 4.3 58.7% 62.6% 44.0% 50.2% 48.9% 54.9% 40.8%
21 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2% 2008 28/31 2.8 5.0 61.2% 59.1% 42.8% 52.2% 49.7% 53.0% 44.3%
22 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2% 2009 47/51 3.0 4.4 61.7% 64.1% 45.6% 51.2% 46.2% 56.9% 45.6%
23 2019 15/15 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5% 2010 42/44 2.3 3.5 62.8% 64.3% 47.1% 51.9% 44.2% 57.9% 44.1%
24 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6% 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3%
26 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7% 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8%
27 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2% 2014 29/33 2.4 4.3 61.2% 59.5% 47.6% 50.9% 48.2% 54.8% 43.1%
28 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2% 2015 22/28 2.5 4.5 64.1% 63.6% 46.8% 50.6% 46.0% 57.8% 41.1%
29 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8% 2016 43/45 2.7 3.0 63.9% 62.4% 48.1% 53.2% 47.4% 57.3% 44.9%
30 2026 24/26 4.4 1.8 65.5% 67.6% 48.3% 60.0% 46.1% 61.0% 42.9% 2017 49/50 2.4 4.0 62.4% 63.4% 46.7% 55.2% 47.6% 57.0% 43.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 19/19 1.8 3.3 59.8% 62.3% 46.2% 59.4% 42.2% 55.8% 42.2%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 5/8 3.8 2.0 63.9% 65.1% 52.4% 56.3% 51.7% 60.2% 40.4%
Career — 158/163 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.5% 56.2% 42.3% 58.6% 40.5% — 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 Taylor Townsend 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 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 — — 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 — -0.50 2004 1485 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.06
18 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +13 — 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.82 2005 1512 111.3 — — — — +18 +11 — 53.6% +0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.6 +0.78
19 2015 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 — — 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54 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 2016 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 — — +0.05 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 2017 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.49 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 2018 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 — 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) — — -0.28 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 2019 1684 129.6 +1.95 -1.49 0.963 49.3% -20 -103 — 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.42 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 2020 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.01 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2022 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 — — 33.3% -0.92 0–2 — — +0.05 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 2023 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 — 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21 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 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 — 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68 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 2025 1829 135.5 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +19 — — 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.55 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 2026 1882 146.3 +3.92 +1.39 1.101 51.8% +41 -197 — 55.2% +0.40 4–4 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 102.5 -1.62 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1683 111.9 +1.14 +0.26 1.014 49.6% — -35 — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.15
Career — 1887 139.3 +1.69 -0.76 0.978 49.4% +13 -107 — 46.8% -0.25 27–31 (47%) 27–17 (61%) 105.7 -2.84 — 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.