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

Yaroslava Shvedova vs Anna Zaja H2H: 1-0

Yaroslava Shvedova holds a 1–0 lead over Anna Zaja in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Yaroslava Shvedova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Yaroslava Shvedova won the 2017 Nurnberg first round 3-6 7-5 6-1.

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Yaroslava Shvedova
KAZ Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Anna Zaja
Germany Age 35 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yaroslava Shvedova #51 3-6 7-5 6-1 Anna Zaja #265 Match data May 25, 2017* R32 Nurnberg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Yaroslava Shvedova #1,136 #25 1,860 1,753 143 177 44.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Anna Zaja #1,298 #184 314 1,545 2 6 25.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Yaroslava Shvedova Anna Zaja
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2005 1–1 50.0% #292 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2006 1–2 33.3% #138 1,508 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2007 10–14 41.7% #84 1,492 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 2008 6–13 31.6% #92 1,469 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 2009 18–17 51.4% #51 1,601 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 2010 23–22 51.1% #39 1,666 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 2011 6–13 31.6% #204 1,577 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 2012 17–13 56.7% #29 1,690 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 2013 10–15 40.0% #79 1,651 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 2014 16–15 51.6% #65 1,647 0 1 2017 1–3 25.0% #218 1,508 0 0
27 2015 13–14 48.1% #67 1,617 0 1 2018 0–1 0.0% #213 1,476 0 0
28 2016 17–17 50.0% #37 1,708 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2017 4–10 28.6% #289 1,616 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — 2021 1–2 33.3% #325 1,479 0 0
32 2020 0–1 0.0% — 1,604 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 2021 1–10 9.1% #434 1,497 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 Yaroslava Shvedova Anna Zaja
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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 2005 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2006 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 8 10 18 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 3 6 9 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2012 5 8 13 38.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2013 4 10 14 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2014 6 7 13 46.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 2017 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2015 6 8 14 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2018 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2016 12 10 22 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 0 7 7 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 109 180 39.4% 47 46 93 50.5% 25 22 47 53.2% — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 277/318 of Yaroslava Shvedova's and 8/8 of Anna Zaja'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 Yaroslava Shvedova Anna Zaja
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 2006 3/3 2.3 2.7 45.6% 64.2% 50.7% 16.7% 47.2% 57.7% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 17/24 2.6 3.4 57.6% 63.5% 44.3% 48.3% 51.3% 54.0% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 14/19 3.1 2.9 62.5% 60.4% 48.9% 50.9% 42.9% 56.2% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 33/35 3.5 3.2 60.1% 67.7% 49.4% 54.7% 45.7% 60.4% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 41/45 3.2 4.4 60.1% 62.0% 43.5% 48.1% 41.2% 54.6% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 18/19 2.8 3.7 60.4% 60.6% 49.6% 53.0% 52.7% 55.7% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2012 26/30 3.2 4.6 60.9% 67.0% 49.4% 56.5% 49.7% 59.9% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2013 20/25 1.8 5.8 63.5% 60.8% 42.5% 36.3% 50.2% 53.9% 43.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2014 30/31 3.7 4.7 67.1% 63.6% 42.8% 54.7% 52.0% 56.6% 43.7% 2017 4/4 2.3 4.0 63.3% 69.3% 43.2% 47.2% 26.3% 60.1% 34.0%
27 2015 22/27 3.9 4.1 70.8% 63.1% 53.3% 52.9% 46.3% 60.4% 37.2% 2018 1/1 4.0 1.0 70.5% 63.6% 43.5% 42.9% 33.3% 57.7% 40.7%
28 2016 29/34 3.4 4.0 60.8% 66.9% 44.5% 58.1% 49.7% 57.9% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 14/14 2.3 2.6 63.8% 60.8% 53.3% 43.1% 46.9% 58.1% 37.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 3/3 1.3 2.3 58.7% 58.1% 36.6% 42.5% 42.3% 49.2% 34.1%
32 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 69.4% 50.0% 40.0% 37.5% 16.7% 46.9% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 9/11 2.4 4.4 61.6% 56.6% 34.9% 42.8% 59.3% 48.3% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 277/320 3.1 4.0 62.2% 63.5% 46.5% 50.6% 47.9% 56.9% 42.8% — 8/8 2.1 3.0 62.5% 64.4% 40.8% 44.9% 33.1% 55.7% 34.9%

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 Yaroslava Shvedova Anna Zaja
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 2005 1514 110.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2006 1509 104.8 -1.22 -0.02 1.098 51.9% — — — 60.0% +0.20 0–1 — — +0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 1492 109.2 -1.46 -3.15 0.852 46.6% +41 +11 +77 41.1% -0.72 5–5 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 96.9 +1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 1469 115.8 -0.04 -1.88 0.963 48.9% -8 — +123 40.0% -0.16 3–6 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 1601 137.0 +3.96 +0.37 1.124 52.2% -57 +30 -5 53.8% +0.55 3–7 (30%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 +1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 1667 129.4 -0.25 +0.48 0.973 49.2% -64 +71 -71 48.5% -0.03 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 104.8 +0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 1578 115.3 -0.34 -1.96 0.967 49.3% +3 +72 -4 36.8% -0.37 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.6 -0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2012 1690 136.2 +3.39 +2.47 1.179 53.1% -98 +77 -21 59.7% +0.82 3–8 (27%) 5–2 (71%) 99.0 -0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2013 1652 121.8 -0.93 -0.32 0.946 48.5% -128 +125 — 47.2% -0.15 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 92.7 -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2014 1648 124.3 +0.44 +0.21 1.008 50.2% -84 +42 +123 50.0% -0.03 6–6 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 99.1 -0.21 2017 1509 110.2 -0.48 -3.26 0.853 47.9% — +50 — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 — — +0.11
27 2015 1618 122.7 +0.99 -2.74 0.940 49.0% -34 +57 +131 51.6% -0.31 5–7 (42%) 6–6 (50%) 99.3 -0.26 2018 1477 97.5 -0.01 -0.55 0.962 48.8% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.08
28 2016 1708 136.4 +1.33 -0.04 1.010 50.4% +6 -100 +67 51.4% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.9 -0.15 2019 1453 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 1616 115.6 +1.03 -2.59 0.886 47.4% +14 -16 — 37.5% -0.81 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 99.1 -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1480 94.2 +0.50 -3.51 0.672 42.2% — — — 28.6% -2.43 1–0 — — -0.03
32 2020 1605 100.0 -0.65 -0.84 0.671 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 1497 103.5 -3.87 -0.08 0.810 45.2% -11 +77 — 13.6% -2.86 1–1 2–0 — +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1754 131.8 +0.75 -0.43 0.991 49.7% -38 +48 +42 47.4% -0.12 43–60 (42%) 39–42 (48%) 96.3 +0.90 — 1546 101.0 -0.05 -3.02 0.788 45.9% — +50 — 31.6% -1.58 1–2 (33%) — — 0.00

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.