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Irina Spirlea vs Martina Navratilova H2H: 0-1

Martina Navratilova holds a 1–0 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Martina Navratilova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1994 Italian Open semifinal 6-2 6-3.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova #4 6-2 6-3 Irina Spirlea #58 Match data May 7, 1994* SF Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,680 1,419 228 86.2% 18 3 8 38 100 167

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 Irina Spirlea Martina Navratilova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1
18 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,246 0 5
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2 1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86
27 — — — — — — — 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99
28 — — — — — — — 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111
29 — — — — — — — 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125
30 — — — — — — — 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129
31 — — — — — — — 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138
32 — — — — — — — 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146
33 — — — — — — — 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152
34 — — — — — — — 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 18 157
35 — — — — — — — 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161
36 — — — — — — — 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166
37 — — — — — — — 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167
45 — — — — — — — 2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 167
47 — — — — — — — 2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 167
48 — — — — — — — 2005 0–1 0.0% #395 1,910 18 167

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 Irina Spirlea Martina Navratilova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0%
18 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1%
19 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7%
20 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1%
21 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5%
22 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8%
23 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0%
24 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0%
25 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4%
26 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2% — 344 57 401 85.8% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3%

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 Irina Spirlea Martina Navratilova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.70
17 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -9.92
18 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10 1975 2247 173.0 — — — — +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.4 -10.84
19 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20 1976 2166 161.0 — — — — +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.41
20 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37 1977 2251 173.4 — — — — +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.80
21 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60 1978 2434 178.4 — — — — +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -6.56
22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50 1979 2440 178.7 — — — — +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.63
23 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48
24 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43
25 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79
26 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 2527 176.8 — — — — +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.06
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 2456 176.7 — — — — +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.10
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2425 176.2 — — — — +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -2.04
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2328 175.0 — — — — +97 — +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2265 172.8 — — — — +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.2 -1.33
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +133 +37 +402 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2052 102.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 1–1 — — -0.01
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1941 100.2 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% — +91 — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — +0.11
48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1911 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.08
Career — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39 — 2680 180.0 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% +78 -38 +49 81.7% +2.48 220–109 (67%) 170–74 (70%) 105.4 -5.25

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.