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

Gabriela Sabatini vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 13-10

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 13–10 lead over Mary Joe Fernandez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 23 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 7–4 on hard courts, while Mary Joe Fernandez leads 4–3 on clay. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1995 US Open quarterfinal 6-1 6-3.

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Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
13 – 10
23 main-draw meetings
Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-1 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #13 Match data Sep 7, 1995* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #6 6-1 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #13 Match data Jan 14, 1995* SF Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #10 2-6 6-4 6-0 Gabriela Sabatini #8 Match data May 22, 1994* F Strasbourg Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 7-5 6-1 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Jan 15, 1994* SF Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 1-6 7-6(4) 10-8 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Jun 3, 1993* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #3 7-5 6-2 Mary Joe Fernandez #7 Match data Oct 17, 1992* SF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-2 1-6 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data Sep 10, 1992* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-2 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #7 Match data May 9, 1992* SF Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-1 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Jan 26, 1992* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #8 Match data Jan 11, 1992* SF Sydney International Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-3 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #5 Match data Feb 3, 1991* SF Tokyo Pan Pacific Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-2 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #5 Match data Nov 10, 1990* SF Worcester Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #5 7-5 5-7 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #8 Match data Sep 8, 1990* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 4-4 (ret.) Mary Joe Fernandez #8 Match data Mar 10, 1990* SF Boca Raton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 7-6 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #13 Match data Oct 15, 1989* F Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 250 Carpet
Mary Joe Fernandez #17 6-4 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Jun 6, 1989* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #14 6-2 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data Feb 5, 1989* QF Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 250 Carpet
Mary Joe Fernandez #16 6-2 7-5 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Jun 18, 1988* QF Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Mary Joe Fernandez #20 6-4 6-7 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Mar 18, 1988* R16 Key Biscayne Category 6 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #5 7-6 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #22 Match data Mar 12, 1988* QF Boca Raton Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #9 6-1 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #21 Match data May 8, 1987* R16 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #10 6-1 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #19 Match data Apr 17, 1987* R16 Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #69 3-6 6-2 7-5 Gabriela Sabatini #11 Match data May 23, 1986* R16 Lugano 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
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 27
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7

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 Gabriela Sabatini Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 — — — — — — — 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7

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 Gabriela Sabatini Mary Joe Fernandez
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
14 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9% — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

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 Gabriela Sabatini Mary Joe Fernandez
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49
14 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63
26 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21
Career — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44 — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

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.