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Magdalena Maleeva

BUL Age 51 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1989–2005

Magdalena Maleeva represented Bulgaria on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 4. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 389–275 and 10 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank
4 (Jan 29, 1996)
Elo peak
2069 (95th percentile)
Singles record
389–275 (58.6%)
Singles titles
10
Prize money
$4,398,582

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Magdalena Maleeva's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patty Schnyder #10 3-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 21, 2005* R16 Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Anna Chakvetadze #35 6-1 6-1 W H2H Match data Oct 20, 2005* R32 Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Anastasia Myskina #12 6-2 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 13, 2005* R32 Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Anna Chakvetadze #36 5-7 6-2 4-6 L H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32 Luxembourg Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #21 2-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Sep 1, 2005* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Magdalena Maleeva's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Elena Likhovtseva 8 4 12 Sep 1, 2005 H2H
Ai Sugiyama 4 7 11 May 11, 2005 H2H
Conchita Martínez 1 10 11 Jun 18, 2004 H2H
Lisa Raymond 8 3 11 Feb 6, 2004 H2H
Chanda Rubin 8 2 10 Feb 8, 2004 H2H

Singles Titles (10)

Magdalena Maleeva singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
199217 1 — — — 1 — San Marino
199419 2 — 1 — 1 — Moscow, Zurich
199520 3 — — 2 1 — Moscow, Chicago, Oakland
199924 1 — — — 1 — Pattaya
200126 1 — — — 1 — Budapest
200227 1 — 1 — — — Moscow
200328 1 — — — 1 — Birmingham
Total 10 — 2 2 6 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Magdalena Maleeva Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Steffi Graf #2 def. Magdalena Maleeva #28 6-3 6-4 H2H Match data
1996 Atlanta Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Kimiko Date #9 def. Magdalena Maleeva #11 6-4 6-4 H2H Match data
2004 Athens Olympics Second Round 1 1 Eleni Daniilidou #35 def. Magdalena Maleeva #21 2-6 6-4 6-4 H2H Match data

Career Results

Magdalena Maleeva career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19891413425.0%282216
19901512102254.6%21672
19911617153253.1%7638
19921730154566.7%3320
19931836165269.2%2016
19941931124372.1%1611
19952037124975.5%106
19962120163655.6%619
19972221224348.8%2036
199823571241.7%35116
1999241282060.0%11676
20002525255050.0%7623
20012635245959.3%2316
20022735245959.3%1614
20032827214856.3%1430
20042928255352.8%3025
20053017203746.0%2553
Career38927566458.6%——

Career Results by Surface

Magdalena Maleeva career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198914 0220.0%11250.0%———————— 13425.0%
199015 44850.0%42666.7%11250.0%33650.0% 12102254.5%
199116 871553.3%651154.5%0110.0%32560.0% 17153253.1%
199217 831172.7%1462070.0%0110.0%851361.5% 30154566.7%
199318 1662272.7%1041471.4%21366.7%851361.5% 36165269.2%
199419 1041471.4%761353.8%11250.0%1311492.9% 31124372.1%
199520 23540.0%1451973.7%————2142584.0% 37124975.5%
199621 44850.0%1161764.7%12333.3%44850.0% 20163655.6%
199722 9101947.4%13425.0%53862.5%661250.0% 21224348.8%
199823 23540.0%————————34742.9% 571241.7%
199924 505100.0%34742.9%31475.0%13425.0% 1282060.0%
200025 10102050.0%681442.9%12333.3%851361.5% 25255050.0%
200126 9122142.9%851361.5%32560.0%1552075.0% 35245959.3%
200227 11112250.0%751258.3%731070.0%1051566.7% 35245959.3%
200328 14122653.8%44850.0%821080.0%13425.0% 27214856.2%
200429 12152744.4%651154.5%63966.7%42666.7% 28255352.8%
200530 9112045.0%35837.5%32560.0%22450.0% 17203745.9%
Career—13311725053.2%1057417958.7%41256662.1%1105916965.1%38927566458.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Magdalena Maleeva career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198914 00——0110.0%0110.0%00—— 0220.0%
199015 0330.0%14520.0%52771.4%404100.0% 1091952.6%
199116 0330.0%35837.5%44850.0%81988.9% 15132853.6%
199217 27922.2%831172.7%931275.0%404100.0% 23133663.9%
199318 191010.0%24633.3%2032387.0%909100.0% 32164866.7%
199419 23540.0%22450.0%1652176.2%41580.0% 24113568.6%
199520 561145.5%44850.0%2022290.9%303100.0% 32124472.7%
199621 27922.2%22450.0%1141573.3%32560.0% 18153354.5%
199722 16714.3%27922.2%1071758.8%72977.8% 20224247.6%
199823 0110.0%23540.0%22450.0%11250.0% 571241.7%
199924 0110.0%21366.7%951464.3%11250.0% 1282060.0%
200025 391225.0%461040.0%1382161.9%51683.3% 25244951.0%
200126 291118.2%1081855.6%1772470.8%505100.0% 34245858.6%
200227 461040.0%771450.0%1692564.0%62875.0% 33245757.9%
200328 11250.0%571241.7%15112657.7%52771.4% 26214755.3%
200429 27922.2%561145.5%18102864.3%32560.0% 28255352.8%
200530 0660.0%291118.2%1151668.8%404100.0% 17203745.9%
Career 258410922.9%617914043.6%1968828469.0%72158782.8% 35426662057.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 620/664 (93.4%) of Magdalena Maleeva's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Magdalena Maleeva performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200328 7/48 2.1 2.6 64.6% 65.7% 49.3% 52.1% 35.7% 60.1% 48.6%
200429 10/53 2.0 3.1 65.6% 62.8% 41.0% 62.8% 38.6% 55.5% 48.1%
200530 11/37 1.9 2.1 65.1% 64.7% 46.3% 46.7% 61.5% 58.4% 48.3%
Career 28/664 2.0 2.6 65.2% 64.3% 45.2% 53.8% 46.9% 57.8% 48.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 28/664 (4.2%) of Magdalena Maleeva's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Magdalena Maleeva advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1989 14 1498 109.9 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 — — -0.18
1990 15 1655 130.9 — — — — -41 -10 — 52.2% +0.11 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.02
1991 16 1718 138.6 — — — — -25 -7 — 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) 101.2 -0.21
1992 17 1926 159.6 — — — — -35 -68 — 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -1.14
1993 18 1967 161.1 — — — — -32 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36
1994 19 1989 153.6 — — — — +44 -120 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01
1995 20 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64
1996 21 1925 151.7 — — — — +51 +66 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38
1997 22 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32
1998 23 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80
1999 24 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +10 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19
2000 25 1814 151.1 — — — — +21 -38 -65 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93
2001 26 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -52 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14
2002 27 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27
2003 28 1747 136.2 +1.69 +2.10 1.218 54.1% -21 -7 +210 55.1% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 93.7 +2.58
2004 29 1695 138.3 +0.28 +2.23 1.082 51.8% -48 +82 +265 52.0% +0.26 10–11 (48%) 3–6 (33%) 94.6 -0.09
2005 30 1680 135.0 +1.49 +2.33 1.159 53.0% -29 +43 +230 49.4% +0.12 2–7 (22%) 4–4 (50%) 94.8 -0.82
Career 2069 155.1 +1.11 +2.24 1.144 52.8% +3 -19 +53 57.4% +0.59 109–105 (51%) 60–65 (48%) 93.1 -0.54

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Magdalena Maleeva Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199015 —R32R64R128 3–3 (50%)
199116 R16R128R128R64 4–4 (50%)
199217 R128R32R128QF 6–4 (60%)
199318 R16R16R32R16 11–4 (73%)
199419 R16R128R64R16 7–4 (64%)
199520 R128R64—R64 2–3 (40%)
199621 —R16R64R128 4–3 (57%)
199722 —R128R32R32 4–3 (57%)
199823 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
199924 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
200025 R128R32R64R64 4–4 (50%)
200126 R128R128R16R64 4–4 (50%)
200227 R16R128R16R32 8–4 (67%)
200328 R32R16R64R128 6–4 (60%)
200429 R64R16R16R64 8–4 (67%)
200530 R32R64R16R64 7–4 (64%)
W-L 17–12
(59%)		20–15
(57%)		21–13
(62%)		20–14
(59%)		 78–54
(59%)

WTA 1000

Magdalena Maleeva WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWMIAITAPANBERCANBERHILKEYKREMOSPANZUR W-L
Win %
199015 ————R16R32——————— 3–2 (60%)
199116 ——R64—R32R32——R64———— 3–4 (43%)
199217 ———————R32————— 1–1 (50%)
199318 ———R16QF———————SF 6–3 (67%)
199419 —————R32——————W 6–1 (86%)
199520 ——————FF———SFQF 12–4 (75%)
199621 ——QF——QF—R16———QF— 7–4 (64%)
199722 —————QF—R32R32R32——R32 5–5 (50%)
199823 ———————————R16— 1–1 (50%)
200025 R64R64R32—R64QF—R64——QFR32R16 9–9 (50%)
200126 R16R64R32—R32R32————R16SFR32 7–8 (47%)
200227 R64R32R32—R16—————WR16R32 10–6 (62%)
200328 R32R32R32R16R64R32————R32—— 4–7 (36%)
200429 R64R64R64FR64QF————R32—R32 7–8 (47%)
200530 —R32R64—R32—————R32—R16 3–5 (38%)
W-L 4–5
(44%)		4–6
(40%)		5–8
(38%)		6–3
(67%)		9–9
(50%)		14–9
(61%)		4–1
(80%)		7–5
(58%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		8–5
(62%)		10–6
(62%)		11–8
(58%)		 84–68
(55%)

WTA 500

Magdalena Maleeva WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTATLBARDOHDUBEASHAMHOUIWMADPARSDGTKYWASAMEBRICHIPORHANLEILINLOSLUXMANNEWNICOAKSTASYDTOYWARZUR W-L
Win %
199015 ————————————R16——R16———————————————— 2–2 (50%)
199116 ————————R64————R16—R16———————————————— 2–3 (40%)
199217 ——————R16R16————SF——R16———————————————QF 8–5 (62%)
199318 ——QF———SF—QF——QF———————QF———QF———————— 13–6 (68%)
199419 ——SF———QFR16——————R16—SF——————————————— 9–5 (64%)
199520 ——————SF———————SFSFW——F——————W————— 18–4 (82%)
199621 —————————FSF———R32—R16R32————————R32————— 6–6 (50%)
199722 —R32————————R32R32—————QFSFR16———R32———R16—R32—— 7–9 (44%)
199823 ——————————R32———————R16—R16———————QF——— 4–4 (50%)
199924 ———————————————————R32R32——————————— 0–2 (0%)
200025 ——————————R32———R64——R16—QF————R32——————— 3–5 (38%)
200126 —————R16R16———SFR16—————R16—FSF———R32F—————— 17–9 (65%)
200227 QF—————————R32R16—————R32—R32—R32——————R32——— 3–7 (30%)
200328 ————R16QF—————R16—————QF—R16—QF——R16———R16—R32— 10–9 (53%)
200429 QF———R32QF————————R32——R32——————R32———R32—QF— 7–8 (47%)
200530 R16——R32R32R32————QF———R32———————R32—R32———R16—R32— 5–10 (33%)
W-L 5–3
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		5–2
(71%)		0–1
(0%)		1–3
(25%)		4–4
(50%)		9–5
(64%)		1–2
(33%)		2–2
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		7–7
(50%)		5–5
(50%)		4–2
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		6–6
(50%)		5–4
(56%)		8–2
(80%)		6–7
(46%)		4–2
(67%)		12–8
(60%)		4–3
(57%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		1–5
(17%)		4–1
(80%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		4–5
(44%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		2–1
(67%)		 114–94
(55%)

WTA 250

Magdalena Maleeva WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge BRIDOHESTGENLIBBELBIRBOLBOLBRUBUDCANGOLHASHOBHOPKLALEILINLUCLUXMAHMILMOSJAPPATPHOPORQUEROSSANSINSOPSTRWEL W-L
Win %
198914 —————————R16———————————R32————R32———————— 1–3 (25%)
199015 ———————————————————————R16———————R32——QF 4–3 (57%)
199116 R32——R16————F—————————————QF———————————— 8–4 (67%)
199217 SF————————————————QF—QF————R32—————W———— 13–4 (76%)
199318 F———————————————————————QF—————————— 6–2 (75%)
199419 SF——————————————————QF———W——————————— 9–2 (82%)
199520 ———————————————————————W——————————— 5–0 (100%)
199621 ——————————————————R16——————————R32————— 1–2 (33%)
199722 ——————QF———————————QF—R32————————R16———R32— 5–5 (50%)
199823 ———————————————R32——————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199924 ————SFR16——————————————R16————W—R16—————R16— 12–5 (71%)
200025 ————R32——R32————QF—R32—QF———F———————————R16—— 9–7 (56%)
200126 ——R16———————WR16——————————————————————— 7–2 (78%)
200227 ————QF—QFR16————————————F———————QF————SF— 13–6 (68%)
200328 —QF————W———————————————————————————— 7–1 (88%)
200429 ——————R16—————QFQF——————R32—————————————— 5–4 (56%)
200530 ————————————QF—————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 12–4
(75%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		5–3
(62%)		1–1
(50%)		10–3
(77%)		1–2
(33%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		5–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		6–3
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		3–2
(60%)		3–2
(60%)		8–5
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		11–1
(92%)		2–2
(50%)		5–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		1–2
(33%)		5–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		4–3
(57%)		2–1
(67%)		 107–52
(67%)

WTA Finals

Magdalena Maleeva WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTA W-L
Win %
199318 R16 0–1 (0%)
199520 R16 0–1 (0%)
200126 R16 0–1 (0%)
200227 QF 1–1 (50%)
W-L 1–4
(20%)		 1–4
(20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
4
Career-high date
Jan 29, 1996
First Top 100
Jul 16, 1990
First Top 50
Apr 15, 1991
First Top 20
Oct 5, 1992
First Top 10
May 3, 1993

Ranking History Matrix

Magdalena Maleeva ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198914————283281202204199207211216
1990152201601581811281111079088727272
199116535155303744535151413838
199217393229353431282721192020
199318191516141111111115151616
199419151114141416171713111111
199520111110979778766
19962146791311111112131819
199722212121233241403836363636
199823303337394045516788113115116
199924174282———1861721721301308976
200025686661616463543738212223
200126251617141514131516171616
200227141820251719171723151414
200328141414141611131211233030
200429292022242224212521252525
200530233028302943375558545353
200631689396116131159276282400401——

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Magdalena Maleeva's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Iva Majoli CRO #4 2,155 454 262 192 57.7% $4,407,521 8 1 3 1992–2004 Rivalries Match log
Kimiko Date JPN #4 2,092 435 245 190 56.3% $3,988,378 8 0 1 1989–2017 Rivalries Match log
Anke Huber GER #4 2,122 603 398 205 66.0% $4,768,292 12 0 1 1989–2001 Rivalries Match log
Amanda Coetzer RSA #3 2,052 807 497 310 61.6% $5,594,821 9 0 1 1988–2004 Rivalries Match log
Mary Joe Fernandez USA #4 2,197 612 417 195 68.1% $5,258,471 7 0 1 1984–2000 Rivalries Match log
Helena Sukova CZE #4 2,219 881 581 300 65.9% $6,391,245 9 0 0 1981–1998 Rivalries Match log
Chanda Rubin USA #6 2,042 577 345 232 59.8% $4,470,180 7 0 0 1990–2006 Rivalries Match log
Jelena Dokic AUS #4 2,033 389 212 177 54.5% $4,481,044 6 0 2 1998–2012 Rivalries Match log
Mary Pierce FRA #3 2,145 683 465 218 68.1% $9,793,119 18 2 5 1989–2006 Rivalries Match log
Natasha Zvereva BLR #5 2,074 629 393 236 62.5% $7,792,503 4 0 0 1986–2002 Rivalries Match log
Francesca Schiavone ITA #4 1,965 815 445 370 54.6% $11,324,245 8 1 0 1999–2018 Rivalries Match log
Nathalie Tauziat FRA #3 2,033 881 548 333 62.2% $6,650,093 8 0 1 1984–2001 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Magdalena Maleeva?
Magdalena Maleeva is 51 years old, born on April 1, 1975.
Which country does Magdalena Maleeva represent?
Magdalena Maleeva represents Bulgaria in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Magdalena Maleeva?
Magdalena Maleeva is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Magdalena Maleeva use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Magdalena Maleeva uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Magdalena Maleeva left-handed or right-handed?
Magdalena Maleeva plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Magdalena Maleeva won?
Magdalena Maleeva has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Magdalena Maleeva won?
TennisDB groups 2 of Magdalena Maleeva's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. All 2 were won under documented predecessor category names and are shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Moscow in 2002.
How many WTA titles has Magdalena Maleeva won?
Magdalena Maleeva has won 10 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Birmingham in 2003.
What is Magdalena Maleeva's highest WTA ranking?
Magdalena Maleeva's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on January 29, 1996.
What is Magdalena Maleeva's career win-loss record?
Magdalena Maleeva has a career WTA singles record of 389 wins and 275 losses (58.6%).
How much career prize money has Magdalena Maleeva earned?
Magdalena Maleeva has earned at least $4,398,582 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Magdalena Maleeva's career appear in TennisDB?
Magdalena Maleeva appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1989 through 2005.
On which surface does Magdalena Maleeva have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Magdalena Maleeva's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on carpet: 65.1% (110–59).
Who has Magdalena Maleeva faced most often?
Magdalena Maleeva's most frequent opponent is Elena Likhovtseva, with a head-to-head record of 8–4 across 12 meetings.