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

Katerina Maleeva vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 1-8

Gabriela Sabatini holds an 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 round of 16 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #17 Match data Jun 1, 1993* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-4 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #15 Match data Apr 3, 1993* QF Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-3 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #17 Match data Sep 27, 1992* SF Tokyo Nichirei Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 7-5 Katerina Maleeva #11 Match data Jan 22, 1992* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 7-6 Katerina Maleeva #11 Match data Nov 22, 1991* R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Katerina Maleeva #7 6-3 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data Aug 4, 1990* SF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-2 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #12 Match data Nov 14, 1988 R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #8 7-6 6-4 Katerina Maleeva #17 Match data Sep 19, 1987* SF Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 250 Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #11 7-5 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #33 Match data Sep 1, 1986* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 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 1,586 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 1,814 0 2 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9
19 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25
23 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27
26 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27
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 Gabriela Sabatini
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
15 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
17 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7%
18 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
19 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
20 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5%
21 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
22 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
23 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 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% — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9%

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 Gabriela Sabatini
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
15 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93
16 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53
17 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41
18 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45
19 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81
20 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17
21 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71
22 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70
23 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15
24 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85
25 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28
26 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49
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 — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44

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.