H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Vera Dushevina vs Cara Black H2H: 1-0

Vera Dushevina holds a 1–0 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Vera Dushevina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Vera Dushevina won the 2004 Italian Open round of 64 6-4 5-7 6-4.

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Vera Dushevina
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vera Dushevina #88 6-4 5-7 6-4 Cara Black #54 Match data May 12, 2004* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Vera Dushevina #741 #31 1,490 1,788 143 172 45.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Vera Dushevina Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2002 0–1 0.0% #473 1,485 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2003 5–4 55.6% #113 1,552 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2004 12–16 42.9% #63 1,588 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2005 19–19 50.0% #40 1,657 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2006 12–22 35.3% #97 1,610 0 0 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 2007 19–15 55.9% #40 1,747 0 0 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 2008 12–17 41.4% #89 1,681 0 0 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 2009 24–18 57.1% #43 1,763 0 1 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 2010 19–19 50.0% #54 1,759 0 1 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 2011 12–17 41.4% #86 1,725 0 1 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 2012 5–15 25.0% #146 1,533 0 1 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2013 4–8 33.3% #124 1,553 0 1 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2014 0–1 0.0% #463 1,540 0 1 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1

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 Vera Dushevina Cara Black
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 %
15 2002 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 12 10 22 54.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 5 13 18 27.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2007 15 10 25 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2008 8 10 18 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2009 18 13 31 58.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2010 15 13 28 53.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2011 9 10 19 47.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2012 4 9 13 30.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2013 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2014 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 98 109 207 47.3% 30 41 71 42.3% 11 15 26 42.3% 4 7 11 36.4% — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 224/314 of Vera Dushevina's and 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Vera Dushevina Cara Black
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%
16 2003 1/9 3.0 6.0 43.9% 65.5% 32.4% 72.2% 40.0% 47.0% 34.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 8/28 2.3 3.4 57.5% 58.9% 46.0% 51.8% 55.2% 53.4% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 6/38 2.5 3.0 59.3% 58.1% 41.5% 37.6% 59.1% 51.2% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 22/34 0.7 4.0 63.3% 55.5% 40.1% 53.7% 47.8% 50.4% 41.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 28/34 2.5 2.4 61.9% 62.3% 45.5% 44.5% 46.8% 55.7% 43.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 22/29 2.7 3.0 60.0% 59.6% 42.1% 53.7% 46.8% 52.5% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 39/42 1.5 2.5 62.4% 58.8% 45.1% 44.2% 49.4% 53.8% 46.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 36/38 2.6 3.2 57.6% 64.2% 46.7% 47.5% 52.2% 56.7% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2011 29/29 1.8 3.0 63.0% 58.2% 41.0% 44.3% 51.7% 52.0% 42.7% 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 2012 20/20 2.5 3.9 62.1% 56.4% 43.4% 53.6% 41.2% 51.6% 41.9% 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 2013 12/12 3.6 4.9 53.1% 66.3% 42.8% 55.9% 44.2% 54.7% 43.1% 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 2014 1/1 1.0 0.0 64.6% 45.2% 41.2% 28.6% 0.0% 43.8% 29.5% 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
Career — 224/315 2.1 3.2 60.6% 59.9% 43.7% 48.3% 48.6% 53.5% 43.8% — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Vera Dushevina Cara Black
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
15 2002 1485 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 1552 117.7 -0.27 -0.53 0.641 41.4% -10 +10 — 52.6% +0.53 1–0 1–2 (33%) — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 1589 122.0 -0.64 +0.96 0.997 49.9% -24 -3 — 40.6% -0.61 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 105.7 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 1658 125.5 -1.02 +0.72 0.915 48.3% -31 -101 -9 47.7% -0.37 7–5 (58%) 6–1 (86%) 108.8 -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 1611 133.3 -3.07 -1.12 0.834 46.0% -32 +17 +10 37.3% -0.85 3–4 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 99.6 -2.84 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28
20 2007 1748 131.1 -0.01 +0.34 0.982 49.7% -4 -140 — 50.0% -0.28 7–1 (88%) 2–2 (50%) 107.9 -0.13 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 2008 1682 129.0 -1.00 +0.44 0.918 48.2% +18 -77 -72 44.6% -0.57 2–5 (29%) 4–2 (67%) 99.6 -1.65 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 2009 1764 137.3 -1.02 +1.79 0.999 50.1% -23 -106 -104 53.6% +0.31 9–6 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 101.7 -0.03 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 2010 1759 133.6 +0.89 +1.45 1.036 50.7% -17 -121 -118 50.5% -0.07 7–10 (41%) 4–5 (44%) 98.1 -0.58 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
24 2011 1725 124.9 -2.90 -0.20 0.890 47.4% -1 -115 — 41.8% -0.67 5–4 (56%) 6–1 (86%) 104.2 -1.90 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01
25 2012 1534 99.6 -2.84 -1.75 0.867 46.9% +70 +19 — 35.4% -1.17 1–7 (13%) 3–4 (43%) 90.9 +0.68 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84
26 2013 1554 119.4 -0.72 +0.46 0.952 48.8% +26 — — 40.7% -0.30 0–3 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 -0.41 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03
27 2014 1541 95.5 -2.08 -0.47 0.525 37.0% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.05 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
29 2016 1508 91.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07
Career — 1788 132.8 -1.16 +0.41 0.941 48.7% -8 -63 -56 45.3% -0.40 48–47 (51%) 32–31 (51%) 105.2 -2.10 — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09

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.