H2H data updated: 2026-07-20 02:15 UTC

Katerina Maleeva vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 1-8

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 8–1 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 3–1 on hard courts and 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1993 Roland Garros fourth round 6-1 6-2.

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Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 8
9 main draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 1, 1993* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #17 Match data
Apr 3, 1993* Hilton Head WTA 1000 QF Clay Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-4 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #15 Match data
Sep 27, 1992* Tokyo Nichirei WTA 250 SF Hard Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-3 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #17 Match data
Jan 22, 1992* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 7-5 Katerina Maleeva #11 Match data
Nov 18, 1991 Virginia Slims Championships WTA Finals R16 Carpet Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 7-6 Katerina Maleeva #11 Match data
Jul 30, 1990 Toronto WTA 1000 SF Hard Katerina Maleeva #7 6-3 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data
Nov 14, 1988 Virginia Slims Championships WTA Finals R16 Carpet Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-2 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #12 Match data
Sep 19, 1987* Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 250 SF Carpet Gabriela Sabatini #8 7-6 6-4 Katerina Maleeva #17 Match data
Sep 1, 1986* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Gabriela Sabatini #11 7-5 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #33 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,070 324 185 63.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,398 607 182 76.9% 1 8 2 2 14 27

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 Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,585 0 0
15 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
16 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,813 0 2 1986 49–21 70.0% #9 2,023 0 2
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,838 0 2 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,264 0 5
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1988 61–13 82.4% #4 2,276 0 9
19 1988 35–16 68.6% #11 1,992 0 5 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,257 0 13
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,940 0 8 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,231 1 15
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,039 0 9 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,269 1 20
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,967 0 10 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,291 1 25
23 1992 30–18 62.5% #16 1,906 0 10 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,108 1 25
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,898 0 10 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,055 1 26
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,866 0 11 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,062 1 27
26 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,679 0 11 1996 12–9 57.1% #56 1,947 1 27
27 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,686 0 11 — — — — — — —