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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 4-2

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 4–2 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Katerina Maleeva leads 2–1 on clay, while Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 1994 Canadian Open quarterfinal 6-2 6-1.

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-2 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #35 Match data Aug 20, 1994* QF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-1 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #35 Match data Jun 22, 1994* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-2 7-5 Katerina Maleeva #11 Match data Aug 25, 1991* F Washington Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Katerina Maleeva #10 6-4 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 Match data Apr 21, 1990* SF Tampa Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #10 6-1 1-6 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 Match data Apr 2, 1990* F Houston Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #45 6-2 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #12 Match data Apr 2, 1988* QF Tampa 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
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,384 720 271 72.7% 4 6 0 12 7 29
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1988 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 1 8 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,167 3 22 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
28 2000 41–19 68.3% #9 1,932 4 27 — — — — — — —
29 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,796 4 29 — — — — — — —
30 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29 — — — — — — —

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Katerina Maleeva
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 %
14 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 28 5 33 84.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2000 22 9 31 71.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 15 15 30 50.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 9 13 22 40.9% 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 297 118 415 71.6% 329 102 431 76.3% 57 18 75 76.0% 37 33 70 52.9% — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7%

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Katerina Maleeva
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
14 1986 1620 109.9 — — — — -68 +75 — 57.1% +0.13 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.4 +3.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 1639 127.9 — — — — -145 +141 — 48.1% -0.35 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.46 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05
16 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -240 +150 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.86 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1990 2080 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -320 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.18 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 1991 2167 175.0 — — — — -80 +84 -250 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.50 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -6 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -15 +77 -382 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.55 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1996 2117 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +90 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 1997 2026 162.2 — — — — -2 +133 +231 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +215 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.13 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +205 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
28 2000 1933 158.0 — — — — -18 +139 +277 62.9% +0.64 14–6 (70%) 9–0 (100%) 108.9 -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 1797 144.3 — — — — -25 +299 — 56.9% +0.68 12–8 (60%) 5–10 (33%) 89.3 +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 1635 126.7 — — — — +18 +228 — 47.0% -0.12 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 92.1 +1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2385 171.0 — — — — -40 +138 -56 68.5% +1.46 151–93 (62%) 92–61 (60%) 103.1 -2.10 — 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00

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.