H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Katerina Maleeva vs Sandra Cecchini H2H: 6-3

Katerina Maleeva holds a 6–3 lead over Sandra Cecchini in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Katerina Maleeva leads 5–3 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Sandra Cecchini won the 1993 Houston round of 16 7-6 6-0.

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Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
6 – 3
9 main-draw meetings
Sandra Cecchini
ITA Age 61 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sandra Cecchini #33 7-6 6-0 Katerina Maleeva #15 Match data Mar 26, 1993* R16 Houston Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #12 6-2 6-3 Sandra Cecchini #29 Match data Apr 18, 1992* QF Houston Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Sandra Cecchini #23 3-6 6-4 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #9 Match data Apr 20, 1991* QF Houston Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #7 7-5 6-0 Sandra Cecchini #23 Match data Oct 28, 1990* QF Brighton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Katerina Maleeva #10 6-4 6-2 Sandra Cecchini #25 Match data Apr 21, 1990* QF Tampa Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-4 2-6 6-4 Sandra Cecchini #39 Match data Jul 29, 1989* SF Bastad WTA 250 Clay
Sandra Cecchini #42 4-6 6-3 6-4 Katerina Maleeva #20 Match data Jul 11, 1987* SF Bastad WTA 250 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #37 3-6 6-1 6-4 Sandra Cecchini #33 Match data Apr 16, 1986* R64 Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #33 6-2 6-2 Sandra Cecchini #58 Match data Apr 27, 1985* QF Orlando Series Category 4 → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Sandra Cecchini #487 #15 279 1,936 300 217 58.0% 0 0 0 2 9 11

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 Sandra Cecchini
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 1981 0–2 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2 1982 2–2 50.0% — 1,484 0 0
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1983 1–1 50.0% — 1,496 0 0
19 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5 1984 17–15 53.1% #49 1,651 0 1
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8 1985 22–19 53.7% #49 1,746 0 2
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9 1986 15–19 44.1% #73 1,633 0 3
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10 1987 36–16 69.2% #18 1,859 0 5
23 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10 1988 34–15 69.4% #21 1,843 0 7
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10 1989 28–15 65.1% #26 1,798 0 8
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11 1990 26–14 65.0% #20 1,814 0 9
26 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11 1991 22–13 62.9% #27 1,773 0 10
27 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11 1992 24–16 60.0% #34 1,823 0 11
28 — — — — — — — 1993 18–15 54.5% #56 1,726 0 11
29 — — — — — — — 1994 28–16 63.6% #33 1,840 0 11
30 — — — — — — — 1995 9–14 39.1% #108 1,661 0 11
31 — — — — — — — 1996 10–10 50.0% #80 1,628 0 11
32 — — — — — — — 1997 4–7 36.4% #206 1,608 0 11
33 — — — — — — — 1998 4–8 33.3% #200 1,555 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 Sandra Cecchini
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% 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1982 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1984 12 4 16 75.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1986 2 4 6 33.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1987 8 4 12 66.7% 26 10 36 72.2% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 29 8 37 78.4% — — — — 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% 1989 1 2 3 33.3% 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 21 9 30 70.0% 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% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 21 11 32 65.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 3 2 5 60.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 0 3 3 0.0% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 — — — — 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7% — 40 42 82 48.8% 236 140 376 62.8% 3 8 11 27.3% 21 26 47 44.7%

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 Sandra Cecchini
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 1981 1478 96.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.07
17 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35 1982 1484 101.9 — — — — — +37 — 44.4% +0.11 1–0 — — +0.65
18 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20 1983 1497 106.6 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.17
19 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95 1984 1651 123.3 — — — — +49 -79 -56 53.9% +0.38 5–7 (42%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +2.06
20 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60 1985 1747 132.3 — — — — -80 +43 — 51.1% -0.19 8–4 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 109.7 +0.71
21 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83 1986 1633 120.0 — — — — -65 +149 — 43.2% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 96.0 +0.42
22 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53 1987 1859 148.1 — — — — -141 +79 — 66.7% +1.10 7–6 (54%) 6–2 (75%) 103.4 +0.44
23 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07 1988 1843 145.8 — — — — -149 +157 — 64.2% +1.10 9–2 (82%) 5–2 (71%) 107.7 +2.46
24 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03 1989 1799 128.9 — — — — -134 +134 — 59.4% +0.59 13–7 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 99.8 +3.27
25 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16 1990 1815 140.5 — — — — -136 +130 — 60.0% +0.83 10–5 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 +0.82
26 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64 1991 1774 131.6 — — — — -138 +151 — 61.3% +0.68 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 +1.96
27 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39 1992 1824 136.5 — — — — -222 +141 — 55.6% +0.29 8–2 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 107.8 +0.11
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1727 129.9 — — — — -151 +131 — 53.9% +0.20 5–5 (50%) 7–1 (88%) 101.3 -0.35
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1841 138.9 — — — — -123 +6 — 57.0% +0.51 14–5 (74%) 1–5 (17%) 101.9 +0.57
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1661 113.4 — — — — +36 +34 — 40.7% -0.54 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 95.9 +0.31
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1629 109.5 — — — — +14 +62 — 52.4% +0.05 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.57
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1608 106.4 — — — — — +32 — 39.1% -1.30 0–1 2–0 — -0.39
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1555 95.4 — — — — — +15 — 34.6% -1.00 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — +0.33
Career — 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00 — 1936 137.9 — — — — -93 +97 -56 55.5% +0.35 98–62 (61%) 42–34 (55%) 106.0 +2.91

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.