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Katerina Maleeva vs Laura Golarsa H2H: 3-0

Katerina Maleeva holds a 3–0 lead over Laura Golarsa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Katerina Maleeva leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Katerina Maleeva won the 1993 Essen round of 32 6-1 6-4.

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Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Laura Golarsa
ITA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katerina Maleeva #22 6-1 6-4 Laura Golarsa #65 Match data Oct 28, 1993* R32 Essen Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Katerina Maleeva #23 6-3 6-2 Laura Golarsa #64 Match data Oct 23, 1993* R16 Brighton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Katerina Maleeva #14 6-1 6-0 Laura Golarsa #89 Match data Jul 14, 1988* R32 Brussels 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
Laura Golarsa #693 #39 436 1,761 127 180 41.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Laura Golarsa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2 1985 5–1 83.3% #166 1,563 0 1
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1986 5–5 50.0% #167 1,593 0 1
19 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5 1987 6–10 37.5% #121 1,574 0 1
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8 1988 11–14 44.0% #79 1,618 0 1
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9 1989 22–18 55.0% #58 1,707 0 1
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10 1990 14–16 46.7% #61 1,689 0 1
23 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10 1991 3–13 18.8% #213 1,546 0 1
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10 1992 5–10 33.3% #125 1,522 0 1
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11 1993 17–18 48.6% #69 1,637 0 1
26 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11 1994 13–22 37.1% #112 1,582 0 1
27 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11 1995 5–10 33.3% #149 1,551 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1996 1–8 11.1% #145 1,468 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1997 7–9 43.8% #62 1,532 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1998 10–16 38.5% #94 1,570 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1999 3–10 23.1% #168 1,512 0 1

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 Laura Golarsa
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1986 — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — 1988 3 4 7 42.9% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1989 6 5 11 54.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 3 9 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 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1991 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 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 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1993 8 8 16 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1994 4 10 14 28.6% 2 7 9 22.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 0 5 5 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 6 11 45.5% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 3 3 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7% — 32 57 89 36.0% 38 66 104 36.5% 36 32 68 52.9% 16 25 41 39.0%

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 Laura Golarsa
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35 1985 1564 114.0 — — — — — — — 78.6% +1.93 1–1 2–0 — +0.48
18 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20 1986 1593 115.4 — — — — — -11 — 47.6% -0.29 1–0 — — +0.49
19 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95 1987 1575 116.4 — — — — 0 -50 — 44.4% -0.45 2–4 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.08
20 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60 1988 1619 117.2 — — — — -50 -32 -19 41.1% -0.75 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) 103.9 -0.38
21 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83 1989 1707 132.8 — — — — -45 -99 -6 54.0% +0.19 10–10 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 101.3 +0.90
22 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53 1990 1690 132.5 — — — — -82 -4 +52 46.8% -0.02 1–3 (25%) 2–6 (25%) 94.9 -1.45
23 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07 1991 1546 105.1 — — — — +2 +38 +164 27.8% -1.47 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.04
24 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03 1992 1523 112.5 — — — — +36 +91 +101 37.1% -1.20 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.67
25 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16 1993 1638 128.5 — — — — -13 -51 +65 46.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 2–6 (25%) 100.6 +1.03
26 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64 1994 1582 122.3 — — — — -41 -57 +220 44.4% -0.69 3–10 (23%) 6–1 (86%) 97.8 +0.97
27 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39 1995 1552 111.8 — — — — -75 -12 +209 39.4% -0.45 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 94.1 +0.07
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1468 102.9 — — — — +24 -5 — 15.0% -2.40 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.35
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1532 103.8 — — — — -26 -77 +234 46.2% -0.51 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — +0.63
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1570 108.1 — — — — -36 -153 +178 40.0% -0.78 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.61
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1513 94.5 — — — — -8 -138 +218 22.2% -2.37 1–0 — — +0.07
Career — 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00 — 1762 124.1 — — — — -30 -44 +125 43.2% -0.54 39–51 (43%) 26–34 (43%) 97.6 +1.81

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.