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

Barbara Rittner vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 0-1

Katerina Maleeva holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Katerina Maleeva leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Katerina Maleeva won the 1993 Australian Open round of 32 6-1 6-1.

GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katerina Maleeva #18 6-1 6-1 Barbara Rittner #28 Match data Jan 24, 1993* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Barbara Rittner #438 #24 661 1,896 211 218 49.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Barbara Rittner Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
28 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2
30 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,567 0 2
31 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,570 0 2

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 Barbara Rittner 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 %
15 1984 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4%
21 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 2004 1 2 3 33.3%
Career 83 93 176 47.2% 73 74 147 49.7% 18 19 37 48.6% 37 32 69 53.6% 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 Barbara Rittner 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
15 1984 1529 101.1 +67 33.3% -1.33 +0.05
16 1985 1814 134.0 -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1990 1557 121.6 +35 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 -0.40 1986 1838 143.3 -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1991 1709 130.4 +4 -111 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01 1987 1948 160.2 -21 -10 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 1992 1850 151.2 -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88 1988 1989 160.1 +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1993 1844 151.4 +11 -88 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04 1989 1925 137.9 +49 -9 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1994 1820 146.5 +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12 1990 2046 166.9 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1995 1729 138.0 +52 -26 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26 1991 1969 154.4 +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1996 1728 144.8 +59 -24 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 -1.28 1992 1897 153.5 +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1997 1653 135.9 +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13 1993 1897 158.4 +46 -36 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 1998 1664 132.7 -29 +97 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20 1994 1866 142.3 +23 -58 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 1999 1655 126.4 +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69 1995 1678 110.1 +95 +57 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 -0.64
27 2000 1661 124.8 +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48 1996 1685 133.5 +100 -3 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) -0.39
28 2001 1619 127.0 +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24
29 2002 1632 131.4 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85
30 2003 1568 107.0 -0.66 -2.21 0.611 40.9% -12 +39 +86 35.4% -1.04 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.2 -0.85
31 2004 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% +36 42.9% -0.43 0–1 -0.31
Career 1897 144.7 -0.82 -0.27 0.767 44.3% +16 -11 -47 50.7% +0.17 61–74 (45%) 39–39 (50%) 96.9 -2.27 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.