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

Elena Bovina vs Magdalena Maleeva H2H: 1-2

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 2–1 lead over Elena Bovina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Magdalena Maleeva leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Elena Bovina won the 2003 Australian Open round of 32 7-5 4-6 7-5.

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Elena Bovina
RUS Age 43 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Bovina #23 7-5 4-6 7-5 Magdalena Maleeva #14 Match data Jan 19, 2003* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #15 6-3 4-6 6-3 Elena Bovina #29 Match data Oct 26, 2002* QF Luxembourg Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #14 7-5 7-5 Elena Bovina #57 Match data Jun 29, 2001* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Elena Bovina #777 #14 1,758 1,967 127 110 53.6% 0 0 0 1 2 3
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,069 389 275 58.6% 0 2 0 2 6 10

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 Elena Bovina Magdalena Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,498 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,717 0 0
17 2000 3–5 37.5% #133 1,500 0 0 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1
18 2001 16–19 45.7% #49 1,576 0 0 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1
19 2002 29–19 60.4% #26 1,804 0 2 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3
20 2003 25–22 53.2% #21 1,831 0 2 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6
21 2004 37–18 67.3% #15 1,958 0 3 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6
22 2005 12–8 60.0% #61 1,915 0 3 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6
23 2006 0–2 0.0% #1431 1,869 0 3 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6
24 2007 1–6 14.3% #329 1,763 0 3 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7
25 2008 2–1 66.7% #186 1,761 0 3 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7
26 2009 1–2 33.3% #210 1,732 0 3 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8
27 2010 0–4 0.0% #162 1,656 0 3 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9
28 2011 1–4 20.0% #301 1,601 0 3 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10
29 — — — — — — — 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10
30 — — — — — — — 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10

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 Elena Bovina Magdalena 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 8 7 15 53.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
17 2000 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
18 2001 7 13 20 35.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
19 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9%
20 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0%
21 2004 23 9 32 71.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 2005 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0%
23 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2007 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2008 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
26 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0%
27 2010 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
28 2011 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 12 15 27 44.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career — 68 65 133 51.1% 32 22 54 59.3% 11 12 23 47.8% 16 11 27 59.3% — 133 117 250 53.2% 105 74 179 58.7% 41 25 66 62.1% 110 59 169 65.1%

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 40/146 of Elena Bovina's and 28/138 of Magdalena Maleeva'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 Elena Bovina Magdalena Maleeva
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%
20 2003 5/47 2.2 2.4 72.2% 61.8% 37.5% 30.5% 47.3% 55.3% 40.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2004 8/55 2.4 2.9 66.6% 64.8% 43.8% 59.1% 56.9% 57.3% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2005 6/20 2.8 2.2 68.9% 65.3% 46.7% 53.4% 46.3% 59.3% 49.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2006 1/2 2.0 4.0 70.9% 48.7% 25.0% 37.5% — 41.8% 25.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2007 6/7 3.5 5.7 59.1% 64.7% 36.5% 49.1% 44.8% 53.4% 36.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2008 3/3 3.7 4.0 69.5% 61.5% 42.0% 57.1% 75.0% 55.3% 42.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2009 3/3 2.7 6.0 58.1% 57.3% 45.6% 40.9% 43.2% 51.8% 52.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 3/4 2.0 4.7 64.5% 56.3% 26.8% 21.7% 36.2% 45.6% 41.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2011 5/5 2.4 5.0 68.6% 51.8% 33.2% 42.6% 46.6% 46.1% 44.2% 2003 7/48 2.1 2.6 64.6% 65.7% 49.3% 52.1% 35.7% 60.1% 48.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 10/53 2.0 3.1 65.6% 62.8% 41.0% 62.8% 38.6% 55.5% 48.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 11/37 1.9 2.1 65.1% 64.7% 46.3% 46.7% 61.5% 58.4% 48.3%
Career — 40/237 2.7 3.9 66.3% 61.0% 39.3% 46.2% 48.4% 53.5% 43.6% — 28/664 2.0 2.6 65.2% 64.3% 45.2% 53.8% 46.9% 57.8% 48.3%

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 Elena Bovina Magdalena 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1498 109.9 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 — — -0.17
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1655 130.9 — — — — -41 -10 — 52.2% +0.11 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.02
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1718 138.5 — — — — -25 -8 — 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) 101.2 -0.21
17 2000 1501 117.9 — — — — +56 — — 46.7% -0.13 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.64 1992 1926 159.6 — — — — -35 -68 — 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -1.14
18 2001 1576 127.9 — — — — -26 +37 +43 43.2% -0.42 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 104.3 -0.52 1993 1967 161.1 — — — — -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36
19 2002 1804 141.0 — — — — -69 -120 -125 60.2% +0.59 9–13 (41%) 15–4 (79%) 109.1 +0.14 1994 1989 153.6 — — — — +43 -121 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01
20 2003 1831 146.3 +0.86 +0.06 0.914 47.8% +11 -204 -192 52.7% +0.35 8–8 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 98.7 -0.30 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64
21 2004 1958 154.4 +1.40 +1.73 1.094 52.5% +18 -254 -308 62.6% +0.99 9–6 (60%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.10 1996 1924 151.7 — — — — +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38
22 2005 1916 135.0 +1.64 +3.12 1.215 54.3% -5 -119 — 57.1% +0.47 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -0.03 1997 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32
23 2006 1870 98.7 +0.28 -2.27 0.441 35.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.18 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80
24 2007 1763 112.8 -0.47 -0.97 0.774 45.1% +7 — — 14.3% -2.14 — 0–1 — -0.39 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19
25 2008 1762 104.0 +0.40 -0.20 0.940 49.2% +1 — — 57.1% 0.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.01 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93
26 2009 1733 106.9 -0.83 +1.03 1.085 51.7% — — — 33.3% 0.00 — — — -0.22 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14
27 2010 1656 99.2 -3.01 -2.23 0.754 43.5% +5 — — 11.1% -2.67 0–1 — — -0.20 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27
28 2011 1602 98.2 -3.89 -0.63 0.821 45.1% +18 — — 25.0% -1.75 1–1 — — -0.01 2003 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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 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
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 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
33 2016 1581 98.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1967 144.5 -0.17 +0.44 0.938 48.7% -6 -134 -125 52.4% +0.22 41–39 (51%) 33–17 (66%) 109.0 -0.92 — 2069 155.0 +1.11 +2.24 1.144 52.8% +3 -19 +52 57.4% +0.59 109–105 (51%) 60–65 (48%) 93.1 -0.54

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.