H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Etsuko Inoue vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 0-3

Katerina Maleeva holds a 3–0 lead over Etsuko Inoue in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Katerina Maleeva leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Katerina Maleeva won the 1988 US Open round of 128 6-2 6-1.

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Etsuko Inoue
JPN Age 61 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-2 6-1 Etsuko Inoue #45 Match data Aug 31, 1988* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Katerina Maleeva #13 1-6 6-2 6-3 Etsuko Inoue #29 Match data Mar 5, 1988* QF San Antonio WTA 250 Hard
Katerina Maleeva #33 6-2 6-1 Etsuko Inoue #78 Match data Sep 11, 1986* R32 Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 250 Carpet

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
Etsuko Inoue #310 #26 27 1,803 120 133 47.4% 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 Etsuko Inoue Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1982 3–2 60.0% — 1,523 0 0 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1983 17–15 53.1% — 1,641 0 1 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1984 19–19 50.0% #68 1,699 0 2 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1985 13–21 38.2% #70 1,633 0 2 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1986 9–14 39.1% #80 1,635 0 2 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1987 20–15 57.1% #30 1,764 0 2 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1988 11–14 44.0% #52 1,703 0 2 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1989 15–18 45.5% #68 1,669 0 2 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 1990 13–13 50.0% #70 1,661 0 2 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 — — — — — — — 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 — — — — — — — 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11

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 Etsuko Inoue 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 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1982 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 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1985 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1986 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1987 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1988 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1989 11 14 25 44.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 1990 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 57 67 124 46.0% 14 18 32 43.8% 35 34 69 50.7% 9 13 22 40.9% — 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 Etsuko Inoue 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 1980 1488 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.09 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05
16 1981 1483 100.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.02 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1982 1523 98.7 — — — — +58 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.31 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1983 1642 120.1 — — — — +5 -38 -81 52.9% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +1.48 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 1984 1700 134.3 — — — — -9 -31 -114 50.6% +0.12 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 98.1 +0.10 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1985 1633 117.6 — — — — -18 +12 -71 41.3% -0.66 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 96.4 +0.47 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1986 1636 124.5 — — — — -97 — +70 42.6% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -0.52 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1987 1765 138.1 — — — — -109 — +24 59.0% +0.54 4–9 (31%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 +0.20 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1988 1703 132.8 — — — — -74 — +78 48.4% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 97.7 -0.96 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1989 1670 137.7 — — — — -24 — +87 47.4% -0.14 4–8 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.6 -0.43 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 1990 1661 128.5 — — — — +23 — +100 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 104.2 -0.07 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
Career — 1803 134.7 — — — — -33 -20 +14 49.1% -0.11 32–49 (40%) 25–17 (60%) 99.0 +0.19 — 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.