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Denisa Szabova holds a 1–0 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Denisa Szabova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Denisa Szabova won the 1996 Budapest round of 32 7-6 6-3.
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| Winner | Score | Loser | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denisa Szabova | 7-6 6-3 | Katerina Maleeva | Match data | May 9, 1996* | R32 | Budapest | WTA 250 | Clay |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katerina Maleeva | #456 | #6 | 116 | 2,067 | 326 | 187 | 63.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Denisa Szabova | — | — | — | 1,577 | 18 | 37 | 32.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Denisa Szabova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1984 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #93 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1985 | 30–20 | 60.0% | #28 | 1,815 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1986 | 24–20 | 54.5% | #29 | 1,838 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1987 | 35–15 | 70.0% | #13 | 1,949 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1988 | 36–17 | 67.9% | #11 | 1,989 | 0 | 5 | 1988 | 5–6 | 45.5% | — | 1,543 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1989 | 32–11 | 74.4% | #15 | 1,925 | 0 | 8 | 1989 | 0–4 | 0.0% | — | 1,499 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1990 | 47–16 | 74.6% | #6 | 2,046 | 0 | 9 | 1990 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,495 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1991 | 35–16 | 68.6% | #11 | 1,968 | 0 | 10 | 1991 | 4–6 | 40.0% | — | 1,516 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1992 | 31–19 | 62.0% | #16 | 1,897 | 0 | 10 | 1992 | 3–11 | 21.4% | — | 1,461 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1993 | 28–17 | 62.2% | #22 | 1,897 | 0 | 10 | 1993 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,453 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1994 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #36 | 1,866 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1995 | 1–11 | 8.3% | #302 | 1,678 | 0 | 11 | 1995 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,486 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1996 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #231 | 1,685 | 0 | 11 | 1996 | 2–3 | 40.0% | — | 1,495 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Denisa Szabova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1985 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1986 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 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% | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1989 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1990 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 1990 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 22 | 1991 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 79.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1991 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 1992 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1992 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1993 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 1993 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1994 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1995 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1995 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1996 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 146 | 69 | 215 | 67.9% | 101 | 62 | 163 | 62.0% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 60 | 44 | 104 | 57.7% | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 16 | 26 | 42 | 38.1% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 | Denisa Szabova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | |
| 15 | 1984 | 1529 | 101.1 | — | — | — | — | +68 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | — | — | +0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1985 | 1815 | 134.0 | — | — | — | — | -111 | -27 | -205 | 58.3% | +0.36 | 5–3 (63%) | 4–7 (36%) | -0.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1986 | 1838 | 143.3 | — | — | — | — | -44 | -29 | -198 | 54.1% | +0.50 | 5–5 (50%) | 4–8 (33%) | -2.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1987 | 1949 | 160.2 | — | — | — | — | -22 | -9 | — | 69.8% | +1.71 | 2–6 (25%) | 4–6 (40%) | +0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1988 | 1990 | 160.2 | — | — | — | — | +19 | -67 | -325 | 63.3% | +1.34 | 10–4 (71%) | 5–5 (50%) | -0.40 | 1988 | 1543 | 111.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +41 | — | 44.0% | -0.68 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–2 (50%) | -0.25 |
| 20 | 1989 | 1925 | 137.9 | — | — | — | — | +50 | -8 | — | 69.5% | +1.44 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–2 (67%) | +2.69 | 1989 | 1499 | 95.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +35 | — | 11.1% | -3.55 | 0–1 | — | +0.02 |
| 21 | 1990 | 2046 | 166.9 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -25 | -290 | 72.1% | +1.66 | 8–4 (67%) | 7–3 (70%) | -1.83 | 1990 | 1496 | 105.7 | — | — | — | — | +30 | — | — | 25.0% | -2.09 | 1–1 | 1–0 | -0.29 |
| 22 | 1991 | 1969 | 154.4 | — | — | — | — | +55 | -23 | -195 | 68.2% | +1.44 | 2–7 (22%) | 3–7 (30%) | +1.56 | 1991 | 1517 | 113.6 | — | — | — | — | -34 | +51 | — | 47.8% | -0.30 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–1 | +0.52 |
| 23 | 1992 | 1898 | 153.5 | — | — | — | — | +62 | -54 | -39 | 60.4% | +0.89 | 6–5 (55%) | 4–4 (50%) | +2.30 | 1992 | 1462 | 86.4 | — | — | — | — | -5 | +42 | — | 22.6% | -2.39 | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 | +0.87 |
| 24 | 1993 | 1897 | 158.4 | — | — | — | — | +46 | -36 | — | 61.2% | +0.84 | 6–9 (40%) | 4–2 (67%) | -0.66 | 1993 | 1454 | 99.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.00 | 0–1 | — | -0.07 |
| 25 | 1994 | 1866 | 142.3 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -58 | — | 54.3% | +0.42 | 5–6 (45%) | 3–5 (38%) | -0.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1995 | 1679 | 110.3 | — | — | — | — | +95 | +56 | — | 17.9% | -2.39 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–1 | -0.74 | 1995 | 1487 | 107.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +63 | — | 53.8% | -0.15 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.65 |
| 27 | 1996 | 1685 | 133.5 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -2 | — | 42.3% | +0.15 | 1–1 | 0–4 (0%) | -0.68 | 1996 | 1495 | 101.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +52 | — | 36.4% | -1.64 | 1–0 | 1–1 | +0.10 |
| Career | — | 2068 | 158.1 | — | — | — | — | +17 | -27 | -206 | 61.8% | +0.97 | 58–59 (50%) | 43–54 (44%) | -0.25 | — | 1577 | 104.6 | — | — | — | — | -1 | +47 | — | 35.4% | -1.43 | 8–9 (47%) | 5–5 (50%) | +2.82 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffi Graf | 0 | 11 | 11 | May 1, 1993 | H2H |
| Zina Garrison | 3 | 7 | 10 | Nov 10, 1994 | H2H |
| Helena Sukova | 5 | 5 | 10 | Sep 9, 1993 | H2H |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 1 | 8 | 9 | Aug 20, 1993 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 8 | 9 | Jun 1, 1993 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Hack | 2 | 0 | 2 | May 10, 1996 | H2H |
| Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor | 1 | 1 | 2 | Apr 10, 1996 | H2H |
| Federica Bonsignori | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sep 19, 1991 | H2H |
| Wiltrud Probst | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sep 27, 1990 | H2H |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sep 19, 1996 | H2H |