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Katerina Maleeva vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 2-3

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 3–2 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1991 Tokyo Nichirei semifinal 3-6 6-1 6-4.

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Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Mary Joe Fernandez
Age 54 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 21, 1991* Tokyo Nichirei WTA 250 SF Hard Mary Joe Fernandez #7 3-6 6-1 6-4 Katerina Maleeva #11 Match data
Aug 19, 1991 Washington WTA 250 SF Hard Katerina Maleeva #11 6-3 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #5 Match data
Jan 25, 1991* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Hard Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-3 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #7 Match data
Oct 20, 1990* Filderstadt WTA 250 SF Carpet Mary Joe Fernandez #8 7-5 6-0 Katerina Maleeva #7 Match data
Apr 9, 1986* Hilton Head WTA 250 R64 Clay Katerina Maleeva #30 6-2 7-5 Mary Joe Fernandez #95 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
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,191 409 192 68.1% 0 3 0 1 3 7

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,554 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,764 0 0
15 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,895 0 0
16 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,813 0 2 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,922 0 0
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,838 0 2 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,977 0 0
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,123 0 2
19 1988 35–16 68.6% #11 1,992 0 5 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,940 0 8 1992 47–16 74.6% #6 2,108 0 2
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,039 0 9 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,054 0 3
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,967 0 10 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,975 0 4
23 1992 30–18 62.5% #16 1,906 0 10 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,038 0 6
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,898 0 10 1996 26–15 63.4% #16 1,926 0 6
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,866 0 11 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,987 0 7
26 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,679 0 11 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,932 0 7
27 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,686 0 11 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,890 0 7
28 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,869 0 7