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Manuela Maleeva Fragniere

SUI Born Feb 14, 1967 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1982–1994

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere represented Switzerland on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 3. TennisDB's records show a 464–185 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1982 through 1994 and 19 recorded singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete.

Peak singles rank
3 (Feb 4, 1985)
Elo peak
2131 (97th percentile)
Singles record
464–185 (71.5%)
Singles titles
19
Prize money
$3,244,811

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 →

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Iva Majoli #47 6-1 4-6 7-5 W H2H Match data Feb 14, 1994* F Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Mana Endo #41 6-0 6-3 W H2H Match data Feb 13, 1994* SF Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Yone Kamio #147 6-1 6-4 W H2H Match data Feb 13, 1994* QF Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Rennae Stubbs #172 6-1 6-2 W H2H Match data Feb 12, 1994* R16 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Andrea Leand #334 6-1 6-2 W H2H Match data Feb 11, 1994* R32 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet

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Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Chris Evert 2 16 18 Nov 12, 1988 H2H
Steffi Graf 0 17 17 Sep 11, 1993 H2H
Martina Navratilova 3 11 14 Feb 5, 1994 H2H
Raffaella Reggi Concato 12 1 13 Aug 2, 1992 H2H
Nathalie Tauziat 4 6 10 Feb 6, 1993 H2H

Singles Titles (19)

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 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
198417 5 — — 1 4 — Lugano, Perugia, Tokyo Lion Cup, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Indianapolis
198518 1 — — — 1 — Tokyo Pan Pacific
198720 2 — — — 2 — Charleston, Mahwah
198821 2 — — — 2 — Phoenix, Wichita
198922 2 — — 1 1 — Geneva, Indian Wells Open
199124 3 — — — 3 — Bayonne, Geneva, Linz Open
199225 1 — — — 1 — Bayonne
199326 2 — 1 — 1 — Linz Open, Zurich Open
199427 1 — — — 1 — Japan Women's Open
Total 19 — 1 2 16 —

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

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1988 Seoul Olympics Bronze Medal 3 1 Gabriela Sabatini #4 def. Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere #8 6-1 6-1 H2H Match data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Quarterfinal 3 1 Mary Joe Fernandez #7 def. Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere #9 5-7 6-1 6-0 H2H Match data

Career Results

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19821515102560.0%——
19831621163756.8%——
19841750166675.8%306
19851846186471.9%67
19861942216366.7%78
19872044155974.6%108
19882145156075.0%86
19892234134772.3%79
19902342165872.4%99
19912443145775.4%910
19922534134772.3%109
19932636165269.2%1011
1994271221485.7%115
Career46418564971.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198215 22450.0%741163.6%641060.0%———— 15102560.0%
198316 32560.0%16102661.5%23540.0%0110.0% 21163756.8%
198417 54955.6%2753284.4%41580.0%1462070.0% 50166675.8%
198518 741163.6%1662272.7%1031376.9%1351872.2% 46186471.9%
198619 1351872.2%1361968.4%72977.8%981752.9% 42216366.7%
198720 931275.0%1952479.2%63966.7%1041471.4% 44155974.6%
198821 2352882.1%941369.2%0110.0%1351872.2% 45156075.0%
198922 1552075.0%1131478.6%————851361.5% 34134772.3%
199023 1962576.0%731070.0%0110.0%1662272.7% 42165872.4%
199124 1672369.6%1031376.9%————1742181.0% 43145775.4%
199225 1341776.5%1361968.4%21366.7%62875.0% 34134772.3%
199326 1652176.2%871553.3%11250.0%1131478.6% 36165269.2%
199427 41580.0%————————81988.9% 1221485.7%
Career—1455319873.2%1566221871.6%38205865.5%1255017571.4%46418564971.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198417 8101844.4%731070.0%1511693.8%101100.0% 31144568.9%
198518 17812.5%32560.0%71887.5%00—— 11102152.4%
198619 281020.0%1061662.5%1952479.2%00—— 31195062.0%
198720 4101428.6%911090.0%821080.0%71887.5% 28144266.7%
198821 291118.2%921181.8%1421687.5%707100.0% 32134571.1%
198922 15616.7%72977.8%1552075.0%41580.0% 27134067.5%
199023 3111421.4%731070.0%1912095.0%41580.0% 33164967.3%
199124 16714.3%851361.5%1521788.2%1211392.3% 36145072.0%
199225 17812.5%42666.7%1031376.9%1111291.7% 26133966.7%
199326 471136.4%841266.7%1031376.9%821080.0% 30164665.2%
199427 0220.0%101100.0%505100.0%606100.0% 1221485.7%
Career 278210924.8%733010370.9%1372516284.6%6076789.6% 29714444167.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 441/649 (68.0%) of Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 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
1982 15 1688 121.9 — — — — -90 -61 -1 55.2% +0.14 6–2 (75%) 3–3 (50%) 105.4 +1.43
1983 16 1789 136.5 — — — — -119 0 -127 57.1% +0.45 4–6 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 99.8 -0.63
1984 17 2101 169.3 — — — — -162 +36 -328 70.4% +1.55 13–7 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 112.6 -2.55
1985 18 2076 161.5 — — — — -48 +9 -203 70.6% +1.90 6–4 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 99.5 -0.41
1986 19 1993 161.5 — — — — -5 +31 -52 65.7% +1.31 7–12 (37%) 5–6 (45%) 90.3 -2.26
1987 20 2114 165.7 — — — — -24 -9 -172 68.6% +1.51 14–8 (64%) 4–5 (44%) 101.3 -4.28
1988 21 2102 162.5 — — — — +47 -48 — 73.1% +1.85 5–7 (42%) 6–4 (60%) 96.3 -1.56
1989 22 2019 154.6 — — — — +29 +17 — 69.0% +1.48 5–3 (63%) 3–2 (60%) 98.1 +1.23
1990 23 2069 173.2 — — — — +56 -42 — 68.5% +1.77 9–7 (56%) 3–1 (75%) 103.3 -2.84
1991 24 2028 159.2 — — — — +51 +26 — 72.7% +1.77 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 +1.33
1992 25 1999 152.0 — — — — +87 +17 -91 67.0% +1.41 10–3 (77%) 2–4 (33%) 101.2 +2.30
1993 26 2046 159.7 — — — — +80 -115 — 65.8% +1.04 8–7 (53%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -0.01
1994 27 2068 143.1 — — — — +47 — — 77.4% +2.36 3–0 (100%) 0–2 — +0.52
Career 2131 166.2 — — — — +15 -4 -134 68.1% +1.46 97–70 (58%) 48–41 (54%) 101.4 -1.19

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198215 R32R64R64R32 4–4 (50%)
198316 —R32R64R32 5–3 (62%)
198417 —R16QFR128 7–3 (70%)
198518 QFQFR16R16 13–4 (76%)
198619 —R32R16QF 9–3 (75%)
198720 R16QFR64R16 10–4 (71%)
198821 —R32R128QF 6–3 (67%)
198922 —QF—QF 8–2 (80%)
199023 —QFR128QF 8–3 (73%)
199124 R64R64—R16 5–3 (62%)
199225 QFR32R32SF 13–4 (76%)
199326 R16R32R64SF 11–4 (73%)
199427 QF——— 4–1 (80%)
W-L 18–7
(72%)
30–12
(71%)
16–10
(62%)
39–12
(76%)
103–41
(72%)

WTA 1000

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge ITATKYCANCHICHAKEYZUR W-L
Win %
199023 QF—QFF—QF— 11–4 (73%)
199124 R16—SF——QF— 7–3 (70%)
199225 ——QF———— 2–1 (67%)
199326 —R16SF—R32—W 9–3 (75%)
199427 —SF————— 3–1 (75%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
4–2
(67%)
10–4
(71%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
5–0
(100%)
32–12
(73%)

WTA 500

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARBRIDLBHAMHOUIWNAPITATKYWASAMEBERESSPORCHALOSOAKORLPHISTRSYDWORZUR W-L
Win %
198215 —QF——————————————————R32—— 4–2 (67%)
198316 ———————————R32—R32QF———————— 4–3 (57%)
198417 ——————W——R32SF——R32R16———————— 11–4 (73%)
198518 ——R64———QF——F————SF——QF————— 11–5 (69%)
198619 —————————SF————QFQF——————— 7–3 (70%)
198720 ——————————————F—————SF—— 7–2 (78%)
198821 ——————————————SF———————— 3–1 (75%)
198922 —————W—R16—QF————————————— 7–2 (78%)
199023 ————————SF————————————SFSF 9–3 (75%)
199124 ————————————————SF—QF———SF 7–3 (70%)
199225 ———QF———————————SF——————R16 5–3 (62%)
199326 R32——QFR32—————SF—QF——————SF——— 10–6 (62%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–0
(100%)
7–1
(88%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
9–4
(69%)
7–2
(78%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
17–6
(74%)
4–2
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
4–2
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
7–3
(70%)
85–37
(70%)

WTA 250

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge BADBARCINDALEASGENHAMHOUKITNAPSDGTKYALBAMEBAYBIRBOCBOSBRICHACHIEASHITKEYKNOLINLUCLUGMAHMAROAKOKLJAPPALPERPHOSANSANSARSYDTAMWICWORZUR W-L
Win %
198215 F—————————————————————SF—————R64—————————R16————— 7–4 (64%)
198316 ————R32————QF———R32—R64——————R16————R32R32R32———R32R16————————— 12–10 (55%)
198417 ———————F———W—————R32——R32SF—————WQFR16R16——QFW————————SF 28–9 (76%)
198518 ———R32SF——SF———W——————F————————FR16——————————————QF 21–7 (75%)
198619 ———R32—————SF—F—QF—FR16—R16————SF———F—R16————————————R16R16 25–12 (68%)
198720 ———QF—F—————F—QF—————W———R128R32———W————————QF—————SF 25–8 (76%)
198821 ——SFSF—QF—————SF——————F—SF———————R16——————W————QFW—F 32–9 (78%)
198922 ———SF—WR16—————QF—————SF—SF——R32————————————R16——————R32 18–8 (69%)
199023 —————R16————F————————————————————SF————F——————— 11–4 (73%)
199124 —F———W————QF———W——————————W——————————SF——QF———— 24–4 (86%)
199225 —SF——————F—————W———————————R16————————————————— 11–3 (79%)
199326 —————————————————————————WQF—————R32——————————— 6–2 (75%)
199427 ————————————————————————————————W——————————— 5–0 (100%)
W-L 3–1
(75%)
6–2
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
7–5
(58%)
5–2
(71%)
16–3
(84%)
1–1
(50%)
6–2
(75%)
4–1
(80%)
6–2
(75%)
5–2
(71%)
14–3
(82%)
2–1
(67%)
5–3
(62%)
10–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
12–4
(75%)
5–0
(100%)
4–3
(57%)
3–1
(75%)
4–2
(67%)
5–3
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
10–0
(100%)
1–2
(33%)
14–3
(82%)
8–5
(62%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
5–1
(83%)
3–2
(60%)
7–1
(88%)
5–0
(100%)
7–3
(70%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
13–6
(68%)
225–80
(74%)

WTA Finals

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTA W-L
Win %
198518 —R16 0–1 (0%)
198619 —QF 1–2 (33%)
198720 —SF 2–1 (67%)
198821 —QF 1–1 (50%)
198922 —QF 1–1 (50%)
199023 —QF 1–1 (50%)
199124 R16— 0–1 (0%)
199225 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199326 —R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
6–9
(40%)
6–10
(38%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
Feb 4, 1985
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 20
Apr 2, 1984
First Top 10
May 28, 1984

Ranking History Matrix

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1984173125211697666796
198518445444568797
1986198781091111988810
1987201111118991099988
198821886666688666
198922798997777999
199023879898999999
1991241212111091091010101010
1992258999109910101099
199326101110111212131213111111
199427109865———————

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete; recorded win-loss totals, surface splits and head-to-head counts may understate actual results.

Similar Players

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

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere'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
Pam Shriver USA #3 2,304 904 626 278 69.2% $5,460,566 24 0 0 1978–1997 Rivalries Match log
Gabriela Sabatini ARG #3 2,400 797 613 184 76.9% $8,785,850 27 1 5 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Hana Mandlikova AUS #3 2,316 711 518 193 72.9% $3,340,959 27 4 0 1977–1990 Rivalries Match log
Zina Garrison USA #4 2,146 854 584 270 68.4% $4,590,816 15 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Andrea Jaeger USA #3 2,265 353 262 91 74.2% $1,379,066 11 0 0 1979–1987 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
Mary Pierce FRA #3 2,145 683 465 218 68.1% $9,793,119 18 2 5 1989–2006 Rivalries Match log
Wendy Turnbull AUS #3 2,207 917 586 331 63.9% $2,769,024 18 0 0 1968–1989 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
Gretchen Magers USA #3 1,906 279 152 127 54.5% $762,368 4 0 0 1982–1992 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
Claudia Kohde Kilsch GER #4 2,158 635 401 234 63.1% $2,227,116 12 0 0 1977–1992 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Manuela Maleeva Fragniere born?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere was born on February 14, 1967.
Which country did Manuela Maleeva Fragniere represent?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere represented Switzerland in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Manuela Maleeva Fragniere?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Manuela Maleeva Fragniere use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Manuela Maleeva Fragniere left-handed or right-handed?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Manuela Maleeva Fragniere won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Manuela Maleeva Fragniere in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Manuela Maleeva Fragniere won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Zurich in 1993.
How many WTA titles has Manuela Maleeva Fragniere won?
TennisDB records 19 WTA singles titles for Manuela Maleeva Fragniere across all categories. The most recent was Osaka in 1994.
What is Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's highest WTA ranking?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on February 4, 1985.
What is Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's career win-loss record?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere has 464 wins and 185 losses (71.5%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1982 through 1994.
How much career prize money has Manuela Maleeva Fragniere earned?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere has earned at least $3,244,811 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's career appear in TennisDB?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1982 through 1994.
On which surface does Manuela Maleeva Fragniere have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 73.2% (145–53).
Who has Manuela Maleeva Fragniere faced most often?
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere's most frequent opponent is Chris Evert, with a head-to-head record of 2–16 across 18 meetings.