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

Iva Budarova vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 0-1

Katerina Maleeva holds a 1–0 lead over Iva Budarova 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 1988 Sofia quarterfinal 5-7 6-3 6-2.

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Iva Budarova
TCH Age 66 Left-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katerina Maleeva #14 5-7 6-3 6-2 Iva Budarova #109 Match data Aug 13, 1988* QF Sofia WTA 250 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
Iva Budarova #661 #25 9 1,865 148 206 41.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Iva Budarova Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1977 1–1 50.0% — 1,510 0 0 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1978 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 0 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1979 15–13 53.6% — 1,656 0 3 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1980 3–8 27.3% — 1,606 0 3 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1981 2–14 12.5% — 1,544 0 3 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1982 14–19 42.4% — 1,655 0 3 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1983 33–23 58.9% — 1,737 0 3 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1984 18–22 45.0% #56 1,705 0 3 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1985 19–23 45.2% #68 1,725 0 3 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 1986 11–24 31.4% #112 1,587 0 3 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 1987 6–14 30.0% #116 1,563 0 3 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 1988 12–18 40.0% #105 1,585 0 3 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
28 1989 7–14 33.3% #141 1,560 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 1990 3–7 30.0% #186 1,535 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Iva Budarova 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 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 1978 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1980 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 2 8 10 20.0% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1982 8 5 13 61.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1983 12 6 18 66.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 10 9 19 52.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1985 9 11 20 45.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 1986 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 8 9 11.1% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1987 0 4 4 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1988 2 4 6 33.3% 9 11 20 45.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 6 11 17 35.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1990 — — — — 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 40 50 90 44.4% 72 88 160 45.0% 11 19 30 36.7% 13 45 58 22.4% — 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 Iva Budarova 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 1977 1510 106.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — 0–1 — +0.18 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1978 1513 115.7 — — — — — +53 — 50.0% +0.27 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 94.8 +0.82 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1979 1656 127.4 — — — — -72 -92 — 55.9% +0.54 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 98.2 +1.40 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 1980 1606 110.0 — — — — -135 -3 — 30.4% -1.22 0–1 0–1 — +0.09 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1981 1544 124.3 — — — — -25 -1 — 26.3% -1.76 0–6 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 91.4 -0.73 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1982 1656 130.8 — — — — +11 -185 -104 43.2% -0.34 4–6 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 97.5 +0.57 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1983 1738 135.9 — — — — +16 +32 -170 58.1% +0.11 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 104.6 +0.07 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1984 1705 131.0 — — — — -9 +55 -62 45.1% -0.77 1–3 (25%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -1.48 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1985 1726 124.4 — — — — +16 -61 — 46.5% -0.41 7–10 (41%) 6–8 (43%) 95.6 +0.03 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 1986 1587 118.4 — — — — -46 +60 +65 39.2% -0.60 0–9 (0%) 3–7 (30%) 87.6 +0.10 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 1987 1563 120.1 — — — — -91 +96 — 36.4% -0.77 0–4 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.7 -0.56 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 1988 1586 124.9 — — — — -130 +82 — 44.3% -1.01 3–7 (30%) 6–3 (67%) 99.0 +0.16 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
28 1989 1560 109.4 — — — — — +59 — 36.2% -1.30 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1990 1535 102.8 — — — — — +28 — 33.3% -1.71 0–1 1–0 — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1866 130.7 — — — — -23 +24 -90 44.7% -0.54 25–64 (28%) 35–46 (43%) 85.7 +0.38 — 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.