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Jennifer Capriati vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 3-1

Jennifer Capriati holds a 3–1 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jennifer Capriati leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Katerina Maleeva leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jennifer Capriati won the 1996 Zurich round of 16 6-3 6-3.

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Jennifer Capriati
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jennifer Capriati #60 6-3 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #224 Match data Oct 18, 1996* R16 Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jennifer Capriati #7 6-7(2) 6-3 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #18 Match data Jan 27, 1993* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jennifer Capriati #8 6-2 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #13 Match data Aug 11, 1991* F Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Katerina Maleeva #7 7-6 3-6 7-6 Jennifer Capriati #12 Match data Sep 30, 1990* QF Tokyo Dentsu Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jennifer Capriati #54 #1 5,123 2,253 411 170 70.7% 3 1 2 0 2 6 14
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 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 Jennifer Capriati Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1990 37–11 77.1% #8 1,962 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1991 39–11 78.0% #6 2,193 0 3 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1992 35–11 76.1% #7 2,204 0 5 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1993 30–11 73.2% #9 2,156 0 6 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1994 0–1 0.0% #42 2,133 0 6 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 — — — — — — — 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1996 16–9 64.0% #36 2,078 0 6 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1997 10–12 45.5% #65 1,910 0 6 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1998 8–12 40.0% #99 1,764 0 6 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1999 26–13 66.7% #23 1,912 0 8 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 2000 35–19 64.8% #14 1,908 0 9 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 2001 56–14 80.0% #2 2,096 2 12 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 2002 48–16 75.0% #3 2,019 3 13 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 2003 42–18 70.0% #6 2,022 3 14 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
28 2004 29–12 70.7% #10 2,020 3 14 — — — — — — —

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 Jennifer Capriati 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 %
14 1990 18 4 22 81.8% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 20 3 23 87.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1992 10 3 13 76.9% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 1993 14 4 18 77.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1996 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1997 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 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 1998 0 4 4 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1999 14 7 21 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 2000 21 11 32 65.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 2001 32 10 42 76.2% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 2002 30 11 41 73.2% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2003 25 11 36 69.4% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2004 12 7 19 63.2% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 213 88 301 70.8% 121 47 168 72.0% 46 15 61 75.4% 31 20 51 60.8% — 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 Jennifer Capriati 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
14 1990 1962 165.3 — — — — -89 -118 -299 73.8% +1.71 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 108.9 -1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 2193 172.3 — — — — -39 -251 -410 73.6% +1.89 6–4 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 103.7 -2.21 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05
16 1992 2204 166.4 — — — — -40 -116 -327 70.8% +1.41 9–5 (64%) 6–2 (75%) 106.0 -3.08 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1993 2157 170.7 — — — — +9 -75 -205 66.3% +1.68 11–7 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.4 -2.41 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1994 2134 109.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.17 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1996 2079 163.0 — — — — +14 — — 64.0% +0.96 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 102.1 -1.41 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1997 1911 146.0 — — — — +17 +101 — 49.0% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 95.7 -1.31 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1998 1764 130.1 — — — — +84 +151 — 45.8% -0.23 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.36 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1999 1912 147.1 — — — — -14 +15 — 59.1% +0.65 10–2 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 106.4 -2.28 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 2000 1909 154.0 — — — — +20 -74 +142 59.5% +0.65 11–4 (73%) 10–3 (77%) 108.8 -1.61 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 2001 2097 171.2 — — — — -40 -19 +31 73.3% +1.61 16–11 (59%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -3.91 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 2002 2020 164.6 — — — — +15 +70 +124 69.1% +1.58 14–9 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.3 -0.66 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 2003 2022 162.1 +5.66 +6.87 1.449 58.1% +9 +59 +108 68.6% +1.42 9–14 (39%) 6–6 (50%) 92.2 -0.42 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
28 2004 2020 149.6 +5.09 +3.12 1.238 54.1% -61 +96 +157 65.6% +1.08 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.8 -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2253 169.4 +5.37 +4.93 1.338 56.1% -14 -17 -51 66.6% +1.25 106–76 (58%) 58–46 (56%) 103.9 -3.83 — 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.