# Victoria Azarenka vs Kimiko Date — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/victoria-azarenka-vs-kimiko-date?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:446&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124247
Tour: WTA

Victoria Azarenka holds a 2–0 lead over Kimiko Date in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Victoria Azarenka leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Victoria Azarenka won the 2014 Tokyo round of 32 3-6 6-0 6-2.

## Overall
- Victoria Azarenka: 2 wins
- Kimiko Date: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 2

## By surface
- Hard: Victoria Azarenka 2 - 0 Kimiko Date

## By tournament category
- WTA 500: Victoria Azarenka 2 - 0 Kimiko Date

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 15 | Victoria Azarenka | 2005 | Hard | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 16 | Victoria Azarenka | 2006 | Hard | 9-7 | 16 | 56.3% |
| 16 | Victoria Azarenka | 2006 | Clay | 0-4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Victoria Azarenka | 2006 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Victoria Azarenka | 2007 | Hard | 21-10 | 31 | 67.7% |
| 17 | Victoria Azarenka | 2007 | Clay | 7-4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 17 | Victoria Azarenka | 2007 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Victoria Azarenka | 2008 | Hard | 22-11 | 33 | 66.7% |
| 18 | Victoria Azarenka | 2008 | Clay | 16-6 | 22 | 72.7% |
| 18 | Victoria Azarenka | 2008 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Victoria Azarenka | 2008 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Hard | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Grass | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 19 | Victoria Azarenka | 2009 | Hard | 32-10 | 42 | 76.2% |
| 19 | Victoria Azarenka | 2009 | Clay | 9-4 | 13 | 69.2% |
| 19 | Victoria Azarenka | 2009 | Grass | 4-1 | 5 | 80.0% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Hard | 9-5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Victoria Azarenka | 2010 | Hard | 32-12 | 44 | 72.7% |
| 20 | Victoria Azarenka | 2010 | Clay | 4-6 | 10 | 40.0% |
| 20 | Victoria Azarenka | 2010 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Hard | 9-8 | 17 | 52.9% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Victoria Azarenka | 2011 | Hard | 32-12 | 44 | 72.7% |
| 21 | Victoria Azarenka | 2011 | Clay | 16-4 | 20 | 80.0% |
| 21 | Victoria Azarenka | 2011 | Grass | 7-2 | 9 | 77.8% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Hard | 15-6 | 21 | 71.4% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Carpet | 6-3 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Victoria Azarenka | 2012 | Hard | 47-6 | 53 | 88.7% |
| 22 | Victoria Azarenka | 2012 | Clay | 12-4 | 16 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Victoria Azarenka | 2012 | Grass | 10-2 | 12 | 83.3% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Hard | 18-6 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Clay | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Carpet | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Victoria Azarenka | 2013 | Hard | 32-8 | 40 | 80.0% |
| 23 | Victoria Azarenka | 2013 | Clay | 10-3 | 13 | 76.9% |
| 23 | Victoria Azarenka | 2013 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Hard | 26-5 | 31 | 83.9% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Carpet | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Victoria Azarenka | 2014 | Hard | 14-7 | 21 | 66.7% |
| 24 | Victoria Azarenka | 2014 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Hard | 16-6 | 22 | 72.7% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Clay | 11-3 | 14 | 78.6% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Carpet | 6-1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Career | Victoria Azarenka | - | Hard | 406-169 | 575 | 70.6086956521739% |
| Career | Victoria Azarenka | - | Clay | 116-66 | 182 | 63.73626373626374% |
| Career | Victoria Azarenka | - | Grass | 60-32 | 92 | 65.21739130434783% |
| Career | Victoria Azarenka | - | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Hard | 170-127 | 297 | 57.23905723905724% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Clay | 24-27 | 51 | 47.05882352941177% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Grass | 31-24 | 55 | 56.36363636363637% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Carpet | 20-12 | 32 | 62.5% |

(+20 additional aligned rows on the canonical page)

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Victoria Azarenka | 2249 | 165.8 | 3.19 | 5.72 | 1.211 | 54.1% | 34 | -41 | -34 | 68.1% | 1.42 | 123-85 (59%) | 92-70 (57%) | -1.52 |
| Kimiko Date | 2091 | 154.4 | -1.51 | 0.62 | 0.928 | 48.3% | 30 | -185 | -61 | 55.2% | 0.45 | 77-65 (54%) | 42-48 (47%) | -2.8 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2014-09-18* | Tokyo | R32 | Hard | Victoria Azarenka | 3-6 6-0 6-2 |
| 2010-01-15* | Sydney | R16 | Hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-1 5-7 7-5 |

## Career rivalries
### Victoria Azarenka

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Serena Williams | 5-19 | 24 | 2020-09-12 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/victoria-azarenka-vs-serena-williams?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:446&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:123131) |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | 13-5 | 18 | 2018-03-23 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/victoria-azarenka-vs-agnieszka-radwanska?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:446&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98968) |
| Maria Sharapova | 7-8 | 15 | 2015-05-16 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/victoria-azarenka-vs-maria-sharapova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:446&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:123766) |
| Dominika Cibulkova | 8-5 | 13 | 2019-03-19 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/victoria-azarenka-vs-dominika-cibulkova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:446&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:99110) |
| Angelique Kerber | 10-2 | 12 | 2021-06-18 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/victoria-azarenka-vs-angelique-kerber?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:446&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98864) |

### Kimiko Date

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 2-7 | 9 | 1996-08-25 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-arantxa-sanchez-vicario?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:127535) |
| Conchita Martínez | 6-2 | 8 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-conchita-martinez?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:125846) |
| Naoko Sawamatsu | 5-3 | 8 | 1996-02-02 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-naoko-sawamatsu?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200644) |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 3-4 | 7 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-gabriela-sabatini?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200572) |
| Steffi Graf | 0-7 | 7 | 1996-07-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-steffi-graf?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200414) |

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