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

Katerina Maleeva vs Donna Faber H2H: 3-1

Katerina Maleeva holds a 3–1 lead over Donna Faber in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Katerina Maleeva leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Katerina Maleeva won the 1991 Australian Open round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Donna Faber
USA Age 55

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katerina Maleeva #7 6-3 6-2 Donna Faber #89 Match data Jan 20, 1991* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Katerina Maleeva #7 7-5 6-1 Donna Faber #64 Match data May 31, 1990* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Katerina Maleeva #16 6-4 6-0 Donna Faber #63 Match data Sep 14, 1989* R32 Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Donna Faber #80 6-3 1-6 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #10 Match data Apr 20, 1989* R32 Tampa WTA 250 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
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Donna Faber #227 #55 19 1,718 68 97 41.2% 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 Donna Faber
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0 1987 1–2 33.3% #218 1,495 0 0
16 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2 1988 6–9 40.0% #131 1,532 0 0
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2 1989 19–19 50.0% #59 1,674 0 0
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1990 15–18 45.5% #84 1,630 0 0
19 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5 1991 15–19 44.1% #99 1,593 0 0
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8 1992 11–20 35.5% #116 1,541 0 0
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9 1993 1–10 9.1% #227 1,431 0 0
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10 — — — — — — —
23 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10 — — — — — — —
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10 — — — — — — —
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11 — — — — — — —
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 Donna Faber
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% 1987 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
17 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1989 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1990 5 7 12 41.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1991 9 11 20 45.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — 1992 8 12 20 40.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1993 1 7 8 12.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 42 53 95 44.2% 19 29 48 39.6% 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7%

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 Katerina Maleeva Donna Faber
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 1987 1496 103.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.17 — — — +0.11
16 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01 1988 1532 112.2 — — — — +4 +14 — 40.6% -0.63 1–1 1–1 — +0.30
17 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35 1989 1675 137.0 — — — — +40 -169 -99 48.9% +0.16 7–7 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 100.4 +1.23
18 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20 1990 1631 115.4 — — — — -7 -19 -43 43.1% -0.68 5–1 (83%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.90
19 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95 1991 1593 109.9 — — — — -20 +38 +10 41.3% -0.77 9–3 (75%) 4–5 (44%) 106.2 +1.62
20 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60 1992 1542 119.9 — — — — +26 +37 — 38.0% -0.77 4–5 (44%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 +0.56
21 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83 1993 1432 94.2 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -2.12 0–3 (0%) 3–2 (60%) 97.5 +0.77
22 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1719 121.4 — — — — +14 -11 -44 41.2% -0.60 26–20 (57%) 13–17 (43%) 103.5 +3.33

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.