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

Katerina Maleeva vs Akiko Kijimuta H2H: 3-0

Katerina Maleeva holds a 3–0 lead over Akiko Kijimuta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Katerina Maleeva leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Katerina Maleeva won the 1991 Roland Garros round of 64 6-2 6-3.

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Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Akiko Kijimuta
JPN Age 58 Right-Handed 162 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katerina Maleeva #12 6-2 6-3 Akiko Kijimuta #60 Match data May 30, 1991* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Katerina Maleeva #13 6-1 6-3 Akiko Kijimuta #86 Match data Mar 4, 1988* R16 San Antonio WTA 250 Hard
Katerina Maleeva #13 6-2 6-4 Akiko Kijimuta #75 Match data Feb 11, 1988* R32 Dallas 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
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Akiko Kijimuta #565 #49 21 1,694 60 94 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Katerina Maleeva Akiko Kijimuta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0 1983 1–2 33.3% — 1,491 0 0
16 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2 1985 3–2 60.0% #172 1,501 0 0
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1986 6–7 46.2% #124 1,532 0 0
19 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5 1987 9–11 45.0% #80 1,598 0 0
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8 1988 8–16 33.3% #113 1,555 0 0
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9 1989 11–11 50.0% #55 1,628 0 0
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10 1990 4–11 26.7% #115 1,580 0 0
23 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10 1991 13–17 43.3% #66 1,623 0 0
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10 1992 5–13 27.8% #149 1,579 0 0
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11 1993 0–2 0.0% #258 1,550 0 0
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 Katerina Maleeva Akiko Kijimuta
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% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1986 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — 1988 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1989 5 7 12 41.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
22 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1990 1 10 11 9.1% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
23 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1991 7 7 14 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1992 1 7 8 12.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1993 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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 — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7% — 28 52 80 35.0% 13 18 31 41.9% 11 13 24 45.8% 8 10 18 44.4%

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 Katerina Maleeva Akiko Kijimuta
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 1983 1491 95.5 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 — — +0.26
16 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01 1984 1477 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — 0–1 — -0.02
17 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35 1985 1502 100.9 — — — — — +60 — 54.5% -0.36 1–0 — — +0.92
18 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20 1986 1533 115.1 — — — — +56 — — 51.9% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +2.11
19 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95 1987 1599 118.1 — — — — -3 -54 +3 43.8% -0.46 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.32
20 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60 1988 1555 124.6 — — — — -19 — +57 38.6% -0.86 3–6 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 100.3 +0.21
21 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83 1989 1628 122.8 — — — — -87 -45 +33 52.9% -0.33 2–5 (29%) 1–0 — +0.54
22 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53 1990 1581 113.9 — — — — -65 — — 26.5% -1.65 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 102.3 -0.33
23 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07 1991 1624 124.7 — — — — -59 +2 +22 44.6% -0.49 7–7 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.7 -1.03
24 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03 1992 1579 121.1 — — — — -67 +65 — 32.6% -1.46 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.5 -0.07
25 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16 1993 1550 91.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.04
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 — 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00 — 1694 124.2 — — — — -36 +13 +26 41.0% -0.77 27–30 (47%) 13–17 (43%) 100.8 +1.92

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.