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

Lindsay Davenport vs Magdalena Maleeva H2H: 3-3

Lindsay Davenport and Magdalena Maleeva are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Lindsay Davenport leads 2–1 on carpet, while Magdalena Maleeva leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Lindsay Davenport won the 2004 Pan Pacific Open final 6-4 6-1.

USA Age 50 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 3
6 main-draw meetings
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lindsay Davenport #4 6-4 6-1 Magdalena Maleeva #21 Match data Feb 9, 2004* F Pan Pacific Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #23 5-7 6-3 7-6(4) Lindsay Davenport #8 Match data Oct 6, 2002* F Moscow Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-2 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #16 Match data Oct 27, 2001* SF Linz Open Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #53 4-3 (ret.) Lindsay Davenport #2 Match data Aug 18, 2000* R16 Canadian Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-3 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #11 Match data Feb 4, 1995* SF Pan Pacific Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #20 6-3 6-2 Lindsay Davenport #162 Match data Jan 8, 1993* R16 Brisbane International Tier III modern equivalent 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Lindsay Davenport #35 #1 6,100 2,374 711 191 78.8% 3 1 11 1 26 13 55
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,069 389 275 58.6% 0 0 2 0 2 6 10

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 Lindsay Davenport Magdalena Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,498 0 0
15 1991 1–2 33.3% #348 1,504 0 0 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0
16 1992 2–5 28.6% #161 1,512 0 0 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,717 0 0
17 1993 31–15 67.4% #20 1,858 0 1 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1
18 1994 44–15 74.6% #6 2,041 0 3 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1
19 1995 31–14 68.9% #12 1,964 0 4 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3
20 1996 47–15 75.8% #9 2,065 0 7 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6
21 1997 57–16 78.1% #3 2,166 0 13 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6
22 1998 68–14 82.9% #1 2,286 1 19 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6
23 1999 58–11 84.1% #2 2,327 2 26 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6
24 2000 57–14 80.3% #2 2,253 3 30 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7
25 2001 64–10 86.5% #1 2,298 3 37 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7
26 2002 24–9 72.7% #12 2,165 3 37 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8
27 2003 48–15 76.2% #5 2,074 3 38 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9
28 2004 64–10 86.5% #1 2,208 3 45 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10
29 2005 58–11 84.1% #1 2,215 3 51 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10
30 2006 21–8 72.4% #25 2,132 3 51 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10
31 2007 13–1 92.9% #72 2,156 3 53
32 2008 23–6 79.3% #35 2,111 3 55

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 Lindsay Davenport Magdalena Maleeva
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 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
16 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1991 8 7 15 53.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
17 1993 18 8 26 69.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
18 1994 21 6 27 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
19 1995 15 8 23 65.2% 8 1 9 88.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9%
20 1996 29 6 35 82.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 21 4 25 84.0%
21 1997 36 8 44 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 1998 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0%
23 1999 33 8 41 80.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2000 41 9 50 82.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2001 51 9 60 85.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
26 2002 21 8 29 72.4% 3 1 4 75.0% 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0%
27 2003 30 10 40 75.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
28 2004 40 5 45 88.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 2005 38 7 45 84.4% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2004 12 15 27 44.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2006 21 8 29 72.4% 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
31 2007 13 1 14 92.9%
32 2008 18 4 22 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career 471 116 587 80.2% 106 33 139 76.3% 55 16 71 77.5% 79 26 105 75.2% 133 117 250 53.2% 105 74 179 58.7% 41 25 66 62.1% 110 59 169 65.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 114/278 of Lindsay Davenport's and 28/138 of Magdalena Maleeva's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Lindsay Davenport Magdalena Maleeva
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
27 2003 13/63 3.1 3.8 57.5% 72.0% 48.9% 70.1% 61.3% 62.1% 50.3% —/—
28 2004 20/74 4.7 3.3 61.0% 76.7% 48.0% 71.2% 55.1% 65.5% 51.1% 2003 7/48 2.1 2.6 64.6% 65.7% 49.3% 52.1% 35.7% 60.1% 48.6%
29 2005 28/69 5.6 5.0 59.7% 73.5% 46.4% 56.5% 54.0% 62.4% 48.6% 2004 10/53 2.0 3.1 65.6% 62.8% 41.0% 62.8% 38.6% 55.5% 48.1%
30 2006 19/29 3.9 3.5 57.9% 67.9% 53.5% 56.9% 47.3% 61.8% 47.5% 2005 11/37 1.9 2.1 65.1% 64.7% 46.3% 46.7% 61.5% 58.4% 48.3%
31 2007 9/14 4.9 3.6 57.3% 72.4% 53.0% 46.7% 63.5% 64.0% 52.9% —/—
32 2008 25/29 6.0 4.0 58.0% 74.4% 51.4% 48.4% 54.3% 65.2% 47.8% —/—
Career 114/902 4.9 4.0 58.8% 73.1% 49.8% 58.1% 54.7% 63.6% 49.2% 28/664 2.0 2.6 65.2% 64.3% 45.2% 53.8% 46.9% 57.8% 48.3%

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 Lindsay Davenport Magdalena Maleeva
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 1989 1498 109.9 30.0% -1.50 1–1 -0.17
15 1991 1505 103.8 +36 28.6% -1.71 1–0 -0.02 1990 1655 130.9 -41 -10 52.2% +0.11 4–2 (67%) 0–2 -0.02
16 1992 1512 119.7 +67 0 31.3% -1.38 1–1 -0.26 1991 1718 138.5 -25 -8 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) 101.2 -0.21
17 1993 1859 149.8 -28 -178 -240 61.3% +0.93 11–3 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 111.2 -0.48 1992 1926 159.6 -35 -68 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -1.14
18 1994 2041 168.7 -27 -191 -346 69.7% +1.73 11–7 (61%) 6–5 (55%) 102.2 -2.86 1993 1967 161.1 -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36
19 1995 1964 155.1 -15 -55 -216 64.4% +1.21 10–5 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 100.2 +0.77 1994 1989 153.6 +43 -121 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01
20 1996 2066 172.6 +4 -68 -253 73.5% +1.73 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 100.5 -1.62 1995 2047 157.5 +24 -68 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64
21 1997 2166 175.6 +24 -154 74.4% +1.95 10–10 (50%) 7–8 (47%) 94.6 +0.58 1996 1924 151.7 +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38
22 1998 2287 180.4 +50 -220 -395 75.7% +1.94 16–7 (70%) 8–5 (62%) 105.2 -2.47 1997 1759 148.3 +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32
23 1999 2328 179.8 +19 -263 -303 82.2% +2.53 8–4 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 101.9 -1.25 1998 1722 124.2 +36 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 +0.80
24 2000 2254 177.5 +41 -106 76.8% +2.17 13–6 (68%) 8–8 (50%) 96.4 -2.76 1999 1741 133.4 +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19
25 2001 2298 174.7 +17 -24 81.0% +2.19 13–4 (76%) 9–4 (69%) 103.0 -1.06 2000 1813 151.1 +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93
26 2002 2166 166.9 +25 71.1% +1.46 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 90.6 -0.63 2001 1851 153.2 +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14
27 2003 2075 165.9 +4.70 +4.45 1.328 56.1% +52 +20 +133 74.6% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 96.2 -0.74 2002 1856 143.5 +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27
28 2004 2208 171.1 +7.65 +5.05 1.482 57.9% +54 -118 +45 83.1% +2.56 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 100.2 -0.46 2003 1747 136.2 +1.69 +2.10 1.218 54.1% -21 -7 +210 55.1% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 93.7 +2.58
29 2005 2215 170.5 +5.92 +4.60 1.294 55.2% +26 -49 +49 79.2% +2.00 16–6 (73%) 9–7 (56%) 103.6 -1.58 2004 1695 138.3 +0.28 +2.23 1.082 51.8% -48 +82 +265 52.0% +0.26 10–11 (48%) 3–6 (33%) 94.6 -0.09
30 2006 2133 165.6 +4.92 +4.20 1.241 54.4% +19 71.9% +1.67 4–4 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 97.4 -1.47 2005 1680 135.0 +1.49 +2.33 1.159 53.0% -29 +43 +230 49.4% +0.12 2–7 (22%) 4–4 (50%) 94.8 -0.82
31 2007 2157 145.6 +4.78 +3.86 1.472 58.3% +12 83.9% +2.65 3–0 (100%) 1–1 -0.41
32 2008 2112 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% -6 +44 80.0% +2.18 5–0 (100%) 1–1 -0.18
Career 2375 176.5 +6.17 +4.21 1.351 56.0% +22 -122 -126 74.8% +1.90 149–78 (66%) 95–72 (57%) 101.9 -1.91 2069 155.0 +1.11 +2.24 1.144 52.8% +3 -19 +52 57.4% +0.59 109–105 (51%) 60–65 (48%) 93.1 -0.54

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.