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

Vera Zvonareva vs Maria Sharapova H2H: 3-7

Maria Sharapova holds a 7–3 lead over Vera Zvonareva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Maria Sharapova leads 6–3 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2011 Cincinnati Open semifinal 2-6 6-3 6-3.

Russia Age 42 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 7
10 main-draw meetings
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sharapova #7 2-6 6-3 6-3 Vera Zvonareva #2 Match data Aug 20, 2011* SF Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #49 6-2 7-6(3) Vera Zvonareva #7 Match data Aug 21, 2009* R16 Canadian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #5 6-1 2-6 6-0 Vera Zvonareva #27 Match data Feb 24, 2008* F Qatar Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Vera Zvonareva #20 4-6 7-5 6-1 Maria Sharapova #1 Match data Mar 10, 2007* R16 Indian Wells Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #2 7-5 6-4 Vera Zvonareva #24 Match data Jan 23, 2007* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Maria Sharapova #4 6-4 6-4 Vera Zvonareva #36 Match data Aug 4, 2006* R16 San Diego Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #6 6-4 7-5 Vera Zvonareva #11 Match data Nov 10, 2004 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Vera Zvonareva #14 4-6 6-4 6-4 Maria Sharapova #8 Match data Aug 6, 2004* R16 Canadian Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #20 6-3 7-6(3) Vera Zvonareva #13 Match data May 30, 2004* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Vera Zvonareva #12 7-6(5) 6-2 Maria Sharapova #25 Match data Feb 21, 2004* SF Memphis Classic 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
Vera Zvonareva #292 #2 7,935 2,089 466 270 63.3% 0 1 0 1 10 12
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,264 601 175 77.4% 5 14 1 7 9 36

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 Zvonareva Maria Sharapova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2000 1–1 50.0% #349 1,512 0 0 2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0
16 2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,778 0 2
17 2002 19–11 63.3% #45 1,680 0 0 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,074 1 7
18 2003 45–22 67.2% #13 1,848 0 1 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,099 1 10
19 2004 54–27 66.7% #11 1,926 0 2 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,239 2 15
20 2005 21–21 50.0% #42 1,681 0 3 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,146 2 16
21 2006 37–22 62.7% #24 1,886 0 5 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,158 3 19
22 2007 30–14 68.2% #22 1,938 0 5 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,076 3 20
23 2008 63–23 73.3% #7 2,024 0 7 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,991 3 22
24 2009 34–14 70.8% #9 1,936 0 9 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,994 3 24
25 2010 49–18 73.1% #2 2,055 0 10 2012 60–11 84.5% #2 2,167 4 27
26 2011 54–22 71.1% #7 1,948 0 12 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,170 4 29
27 2012 11–10 52.4% #95 1,847 0 12 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,102 5 33
28 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,066 5 35
29 2014 3–5 37.5% #251 1,772 0 12 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,074 5 35
30 2015 7–8 46.7% #185 1,688 0 12 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 2,007 5 36
31 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,923 5 36
32 2017 3–1 75.0% #200 1,689 0 12 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,877 5 36
33 2018 6–9 40.0% #109 1,707 0 12 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,837 5 36
34 2019 6–7 46.2% #159 1,682 0 12
35 2020 4–6 40.0% #164 1,733 0 12
36 2021 11–11 50.0% #81 1,764 0 12
37 2022 3–8 27.3% #357 1,719 0 12
38 2023 4–8 33.3% #272 1,687 0 12
41 2026 1–2 33.3% #292 1,648 0 12

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 Zvonareva Maria Sharapova
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 2000 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 1 2 3 33.3%
16 2003 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0%
17 2002 3 4 7 42.9% 15 5 20 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 34 12 46 73.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2003 19 14 33 57.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 29 8 37 78.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3%
19 2004 35 18 53 66.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 45 5 50 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 2005 11 12 23 47.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 24 7 31 77.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2006 23 14 37 62.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 17 2 19 89.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2007 26 12 38 68.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 20 5 25 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
23 2008 47 18 65 72.3% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2010 19 7 26 73.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 2009 31 11 42 73.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2011 25 10 35 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 2010 37 12 49 75.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2012 32 7 39 82.1% 19 1 20 95.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2011 42 16 58 72.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 2013 19 4 23 82.6% 17 3 20 85.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2012 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2014 26 10 36 72.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2015 18 6 24 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
29 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2016 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 2017 11 4 15 73.3% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 2018 10 6 16 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2017 3 1 4 75.0% 2019 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3%
33 2018 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2020 0 2 2 0.0%
34 2019 6 3 9 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0%
35 2020 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
36 2021 7 6 13 53.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
37 2022 3 8 11 27.3%
38 2023 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
41 2026 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 320 185 505 63.4% 100 55 155 64.5% 38 23 61 62.3% 8 7 15 53.3% 354 112 466 76.0% 148 35 183 80.9% 81 21 102 79.4% 18 7 25 72.0%

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 483/704 of Vera Zvonareva's and 590/773 of Maria Sharapova'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 Zvonareva Maria Sharapova
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 7/36 3.4 3.4 60.1% 67.5% 51.4% 76.6% 46.5% 60.6% 44.3%
17 —/— 2004 16/71 4.6 4.6 61.6% 71.8% 51.7% 55.0% 50.1% 64.2% 49.1%
18 2003 12/67 1.8 2.9 63.2% 66.5% 49.6% 59.9% 50.5% 59.9% 48.0% 2005 31/66 3.6 3.0 63.9% 68.3% 51.1% 63.2% 45.2% 61.9% 47.0%
19 2004 13/81 3.2 5.2 55.1% 70.0% 43.0% 60.1% 47.6% 57.6% 49.6% 2006 65/69 4.2 3.5 65.7% 70.2% 49.3% 58.9% 54.6% 63.1% 49.0%
20 2005 15/42 2.3 3.6 57.0% 70.3% 51.1% 58.3% 51.2% 61.7% 46.8% 2007 47/52 3.7 5.9 64.2% 68.9% 43.8% 58.5% 55.5% 59.9% 48.0%
21 2006 38/59 2.6 2.7 59.3% 64.2% 45.7% 47.3% 49.2% 56.8% 45.0% 2008 30/37 3.6 5.7 65.5% 71.3% 48.2% 63.1% 51.1% 63.3% 50.0%
22 2007 37/44 1.9 4.1 58.8% 67.9% 48.4% 51.5% 52.8% 59.8% 46.7% 2009 37/40 3.6 7.7 64.4% 65.2% 42.0% 48.7% 52.0% 56.9% 49.2%
23 2008 67/86 2.2 3.9 60.8% 68.8% 48.8% 53.1% 56.3% 60.9% 48.7% 2010 41/44 4.0 5.6 63.1% 73.2% 46.4% 53.5% 50.3% 63.1% 47.9%
24 2009 43/48 2.1 4.0 62.9% 68.5% 46.8% 60.9% 52.8% 60.7% 47.6% 2011 50/56 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4%
25 2010 62/67 2.2 3.1 65.1% 67.0% 48.5% 55.9% 50.3% 60.6% 47.7% 2012 58/71 3.2 4.8 66.3% 68.4% 48.4% 62.4% 51.3% 61.8% 49.9%
26 2011 67/76 3.0 4.1 60.6% 69.9% 45.2% 54.3% 50.4% 60.1% 46.9% 2013 40/45 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6%
27 2012 17/21 1.8 4.5 63.3% 63.7% 45.6% 53.7% 57.2% 56.9% 43.2% 2014 56/63 3.3 5.8 61.4% 68.9% 47.1% 51.5% 55.2% 60.5% 50.1%
28 —/— 2015 37/45 4.1 5.3 62.2% 72.8% 54.6% 61.7% 46.1% 65.8% 46.6%
29 2014 8/8 2.8 4.3 63.3% 60.9% 41.6% 37.9% 26.3% 53.7% 39.9% 2016 5/5 11.0 4.8 56.2% 77.4% 45.6% 42.7% 38.3% 63.3% 51.1%
30 2015 15/15 2.2 4.7 62.9% 61.5% 44.9% 53.8% 49.2% 55.1% 44.1% 2017 22/23 5.6 5.5 57.6% 71.2% 46.3% 58.5% 49.4% 60.8% 46.0%
31 —/— 2018 31/32 4.6 6.3 59.4% 66.9% 44.2% 50.3% 49.0% 57.7% 47.0%
32 2017 4/4 0.5 2.5 67.7% 68.1% 52.8% 56.0% 49.5% 63.1% 45.0% 2019 15/16 3.2 5.5 63.8% 64.3% 43.2% 53.1% 40.4% 56.9% 44.9%
33 2018 15/15 1.7 3.4 61.8% 58.9% 47.4% 51.4% 50.0% 54.3% 45.2% 2020 2/2 6.0 8.0 57.4% 70.1% 45.0% 33.3% 41.7% 59.5% 32.6%
34 2019 13/13 1.6 4.3 65.3% 61.5% 43.8% 53.7% 46.1% 55.2% 38.6% —/—
35 2020 10/10 2.2 2.0 63.7% 64.2% 49.2% 59.5% 54.3% 58.4% 40.2% —/—
36 2021 21/22 1.8 3.4 67.1% 62.3% 41.4% 50.3% 50.8% 55.3% 44.0% —/—
37 2022 11/11 1.4 3.5 66.6% 60.0% 48.4% 53.8% 45.5% 56.2% 40.6% —/—
38 2023 12/12 0.5 4.2 61.3% 59.4% 44.8% 56.4% 52.9% 54.0% 40.3% —/—
41 2026 3/3 0.7 2.3 68.7% 67.0% 35.3% 55.0% 28.2% 57.0% 38.1% —/—
Career 483/736 2.2 3.7 62.0% 66.4% 46.7% 54.1% 51.0% 58.9% 46.0% 590/776 3.8 5.3 63.6% 69.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.7% 61.3% 48.6%

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 Zvonareva Maria Sharapova
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 2000 1513 109.7 40.0% +0.40 1–0 0–2 +0.19 2002 1504 110.4 +30 37.5% -0.25 1–1 0–1 -0.19
16 2003 1779 134.3 +2.16 +0.59 1.123 52.8% -35 -9 62.2% +1.01 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 103.1 +1.00
17 2002 1681 130.0 -116 +62 62.7% +0.87 3–6 (33%) 5–5 (50%) 98.7 +0.60 2004 2075 160.2 +5.99 +3.49 1.370 56.2% -57 -383 +32 70.6% +1.66 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 106.7 -0.75
18 2003 1849 149.5 +2.41 +2.44 1.198 53.8% -99 +67 -140 64.4% +1.28 13–13 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 98.7 +0.83 2005 2099 166.8 +5.53 +3.06 1.233 54.4% +3 -259 +90 73.5% +1.92 17–4 (81%) 7–4 (64%) 110.0 -1.58
19 2004 1926 159.6 +2.15 +4.28 1.171 53.5% -42 +34 -139 63.7% +0.91 12–12 (50%) 11–4 (73%) 104.9 -1.01 2006 2239 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% +47 -395 -48 83.2% +2.22 6–3 (67%) 9–1 (90%) 106.5 -0.72
20 2005 1682 124.3 +3.53 +1.85 1.223 53.6% +13 +211 +48 52.7% +0.41 4–7 (36%) 5–4 (56%) 93.2 +2.39 2007 2147 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% +73 -223 +47 73.2% +1.66 10–4 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 101.7 -1.40
21 2006 1887 151.9 +1.25 +1.19 1.042 50.9% -32 -64 -5 60.0% +0.96 8–5 (62%) 7–4 (64%) 104.1 -4.89 2008 2158 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% +107 -167 77.8% +2.09 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -0.56
22 2007 1938 159.4 +3.50 +2.92 1.164 53.1% -12 -46 64.9% +1.33 8–5 (62%) 4–6 (40%) 100.1 -1.53 2009 2076 148.9 +1.97 +5.02 1.140 52.9% +130 -100 -34 66.3% +1.14 14–3 (82%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.32
23 2008 2025 162.7 +5.37 +4.63 1.247 54.7% +3 -53 -198 69.5% +1.65 18–8 (69%) 10–12 (45%) 105.2 +0.64 2010 1992 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% +92 -12 +88 69.6% +1.69 9–5 (64%) 2–4 (33%) 96.6 0.00
24 2009 1936 157.1 +4.96 +3.26 1.210 53.9% +35 -104 70.2% +1.56 7–7 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 92.8 +0.96 2011 1994 155.2 +2.58 +6.97 1.200 54.1% -10 +64 +124 70.2% +1.52 12–1 (92%) 8–2 (80%) 108.8 +0.41
25 2010 2056 160.9 +5.32 +4.46 1.210 53.7% +6 -183 -117 69.6% +1.38 8–4 (67%) 6–0 (100%) 106.1 -1.28 2012 2167 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% -46 +49 -37 75.8% +1.95 14–1 (93%) 8–6 (57%) 109.9 -3.27
26 2011 1948 159.2 +4.89 +4.16 1.175 53.2% +20 -77 -4 64.2% +1.06 19–7 (73%) 7–8 (47%) 103.4 +0.93 2013 2171 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% -28 +101 80.0% +2.14 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -1.17
27 2012 1848 114.1 +0.30 +0.09 1.003 50.1% +15 +5 +97 57.9% +0.24 4–0 (100%) 4–2 (67%) 103.9 +0.54 2014 2102 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% -43 +205 -9 69.7% +1.51 20–8 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 97.7 -1.90
28 2015 2066 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% -11 +167 +15 74.5% +2.02 8–2 (80%) 0–6 (0%) 96.3 -1.45
29 2014 1773 110.5 -0.59 -1.20 0.861 46.7% +16 +161 42.1% -0.84 1–2 (33%) 0–2 -0.26 2016 2074 132.1 +2.31 +3.11 1.391 56.6% -2 72.7% +2.18 1–0 0–1 -0.38
30 2015 1688 118.9 -1.94 +1.69 0.982 49.6% +7 51.6% -0.03 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 98.5 -0.48 2017 2008 140.4 +3.36 +2.15 1.173 53.4% +44 +217 68.6% +1.41 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.43
31 2018 1923 146.3 +1.41 +3.43 1.111 52.2% +35 +236 63.0% +0.96 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) 92.0 +0.14
32 2017 1689 114.6 +3.30 +0.35 1.220 53.3% +1 85.7% +2.43 1–0 -0.04 2019 1877 145.3 +0.28 +1.89 1.042 50.8% +56 +135 59.3% +0.59 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 100.4 -1.54
33 2018 1708 125.4 -0.84 +1.40 0.988 49.5% +3 +98 36.7% -0.40 1–1 0–4 (0%) -0.15 2020 1838 108.1 +0.15 +0.49 0.806 46.2% 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 -0.11
34 2019 1683 119.4 -0.92 -3.02 0.863 47.1% +48 +50 44.4% -0.37 3–0 (100%) 1–1 +0.30
35 2020 1734 131.1 +1.29 -1.13 0.967 49.4% +37 43.5% -0.48 1–2 (33%) -0.02
36 2021 1765 134.8 -0.98 +0.91 0.984 49.7% -16 +67 +165 53.3% +0.22 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 97.6 -0.13
37 2022 1720 126.8 -0.37 -0.35 0.927 48.4% -5 36.0% -0.80 0–3 (0%) -0.32
38 2023 1688 120.5 -1.17 -1.18 0.877 47.7% -2 31.8% -1.09 1–1 2–0 -0.81
39 2024 1621 95.0
41 2026 1649 127.3 +0.98 -0.32 0.887 47.1% 28.6% -1.00 1–0 +0.04
Career 2089 155.3 +3.01 +2.61 1.118 52.3% -8 +18 -32 61.5% +0.93 118–87 (58%) 76–72 (51%) 100.2 -0.48 2265 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% +13 +7 +28 72.0% +1.67 161–60 (73%) 74–61 (55%) 104.4 -1.78

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.