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Katerina Maleeva vs Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H: 3-1

Katerina Maleeva holds a 3–1 lead over Marianne Werdel Witmeyer in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Katerina Maleeva leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marianne Werdel Witmeyer won the 1994 Leipzig round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 6-4 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #35 Match data Sep 29, 1994* R32 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Katerina Maleeva #14 6-0 6-1 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Feb 12, 1993* R16 Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Katerina Maleeva #17 6-4 6-4 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Sep 27, 1992* QF Tokyo Nichirei Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Katerina Maleeva #22 6-2 6-2 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Feb 12, 1987* R32 San Francisco WTA 250 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
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer — — — 1,850 181 203 47.1% 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.

Katerina Maleeva Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0
1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2 1985 6–3 66.7% — 1,541 0 1
1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1986 13–10 56.5% — 1,683 0 1
1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5 1987 10–17 37.0% — 1,659 0 1
1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8 1988 11–20 35.5% — 1,586 0 1
1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9 1989 13–17 43.3% — 1,592 0 1
1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10 1990 18–18 50.0% — 1,745 0 1
1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10 1991 21–19 52.5% — 1,739 0 1
1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10 1992 13–17 43.3% — 1,697 0 1
1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11 1993 21–18 53.8% — 1,748 0 1
1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11 1994 22–22 50.0% — 1,773 0 1
1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11 1995 20–18 52.6% — 1,787 0 1
— — — — — — — 1996 8–18 30.8% — 1,665 0 1
— — — — — — — 1997 5–4 55.6% — 1,673 0 1

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Katerina Maleeva Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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 %
1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1984 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1986 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1987 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — 1988 9 16 25 36.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1989 11 14 25 44.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1990 14 12 26 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1991 16 11 27 59.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1992 11 12 23 47.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1993 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1994 15 13 28 53.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 3 10 13 23.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7% Career 125 129 254 49.2% 7 20 27 25.9% 11 20 31 35.5% 33 33 66 50.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Katerina Maleeva Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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
1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05 1983 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.02
1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01 1984 1478 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.29
1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35 1985 1542 112.3 — — — — +15 — — 63.2% +0.89 1–0 0–1 — +0.37
1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20 1986 1683 123.1 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.34 8–2 (80%) 5–1 (83%) — +1.30
1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95 1987 1659 129.2 — — — — +44 — -85 41.9% -0.77 2–6 (25%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.83
1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60 1988 1587 119.6 — — — — +2 — -37 37.3% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.4 -1.05
1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83 1989 1592 119.9 — — — — -6 — — 44.1% -0.25 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.6 +2.41
1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53 1990 1746 136.3 — — — — +8 -257 — 51.7% +0.10 7–10 (41%) 6–4 (60%) 103.1 -0.70
1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07 1991 1740 132.5 — — — — +15 -243 -169 48.9% -0.13 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 103.3 +0.98
1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03 1992 1697 133.3 — — — — +32 — -146 48.5% 0.00 3–7 (30%) 4–1 (80%) 98.1 +0.32
1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16 1993 1749 139.9 — — — — +28 -270 -150 51.6% +0.31 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 101.6 -0.37
1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64 1994 1773 143.7 — — — — +15 -260 -181 48.5% -0.08 9–6 (60%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.29
1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39 1995 1788 149.0 — — — — +45 -292 — 54.1% +0.31 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 +0.06
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1666 124.9 — — — — +54 -192 — 31.6% -1.28 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +0.43
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1673 119.1 — — — — +35 — — 52.6% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.07
Career 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00 Career 1850 139.7 — — — — +22 -251 -124 47.3% -0.20 63–57 (53%) 39–25 (61%) 108.6 +0.74

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.