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

Magdalena Maleeva vs Anca Barna H2H: 3-1

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 3–1 lead over Anca Barna in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Magdalena Maleeva leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Magdalena Maleeva won the 2004 Birmingham round of 32 3-6 6-4 6-3.

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Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Anca Barna
GER Age 49 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Magdalena Maleeva #21 3-6 6-4 6-3 Anca Barna #48 Match data Jun 10, 2004* R32 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Magdalena Maleeva #22 6-2 6-2 Anca Barna #49 Match data May 26, 2004* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Anca Barna #57 2-6 6-4 7-5 Magdalena Maleeva #20 Match data Feb 26, 2004* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #11 6-0 6-1 Anca Barna #61 Match data Jun 25, 2003* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,069 389 275 58.6% 0 2 0 2 6 10
Anca Barna #1,120 #46 747 1,687 68 106 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Magdalena Maleeva Anca Barna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,717 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1 1994 0–1 0.0% #221 1,496 0 0
18 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3 — — — — — — —
20 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6 1997 0–1 0.0% #303 1,485 0 0
21 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6 — — — — — — —
22 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6 1999 3–7 30.0% #118 1,446 0 0
23 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6 2000 3–5 37.5% #137 1,458 0 0
24 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7 2001 4–12 25.0% #116 1,450 0 0
25 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7 2002 15–21 41.7% #62 1,524 0 0
26 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8 2003 24–25 49.0% #48 1,659 0 0
27 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9 2004 16–28 36.4% #84 1,539 0 0
28 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10 2005 3–6 33.3% #338 1,514 0 0
29 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10 — — — — — — —
30 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10 — — — — — — —

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 Magdalena Maleeva Anca Barna
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 1990 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 8 7 15 53.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0% 1997 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1999 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 2000 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2001 1 4 5 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2002 3 7 10 30.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 2003 15 12 27 55.6% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 2004 13 18 31 41.9% 1 7 8 12.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2004 12 15 27 44.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 133 117 250 53.2% 105 74 179 58.7% 41 25 66 62.1% 110 59 169 65.1% — 36 50 86 41.9% 26 41 67 38.8% 4 8 12 33.3% 2 7 9 22.2%

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 28/138 of Magdalena Maleeva's and 9/102 of Anca Barna'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 Magdalena Maleeva Anca Barna
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%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 4/49 1.3 6.8 63.3% 54.7% 35.2% 40.6% 44.6% 46.7% 42.4%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 4/44 1.3 2.5 63.9% 55.3% 45.9% 52.1% 50.6% 51.7% 40.1%
28 2003 7/48 2.1 2.6 64.6% 65.7% 49.3% 52.1% 35.7% 60.1% 48.6% 2005 1/9 3.0 2.0 74.1% 57.5% 42.9% 28.6% 100.0% 53.7% 32.6%
29 2004 10/53 2.0 3.1 65.6% 62.8% 41.0% 62.8% 38.6% 55.5% 48.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 11/37 1.9 2.1 65.1% 64.7% 46.3% 46.7% 61.5% 58.4% 48.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 28/664 2.0 2.6 65.2% 64.3% 45.2% 53.8% 46.9% 57.8% 48.3% — 9/174 1.4 4.3 64.8% 55.3% 40.8% 44.4% 53.4% 49.7% 40.3%

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 Magdalena Maleeva Anca Barna
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 1990 1655 130.9 — — — — -41 -10 — 52.2% +0.11 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 1718 138.5 — — — — -25 -8 — 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) 101.2 -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 1926 159.6 — — — — -35 -68 — 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -1.14 1994 1496 107.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — -0.27
18 1993 1967 161.1 — — — — -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 1989 153.6 — — — — +43 -121 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64 1997 1486 101.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
21 1996 1924 151.7 — — — — +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32 1999 1446 100.8 — — — — +51 +59 — 26.3% -1.47 0–1 1–1 — +0.67
23 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80 2000 1458 104.9 — — — — +43 +46 — 42.1% -0.95 1–2 (33%) — — +0.44
24 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19 2001 1451 111.4 — — — — +24 +18 — 27.8% -1.67 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — -0.17
25 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93 2002 1525 123.4 — — — — -43 +33 — 42.4% -0.41 7–6 (54%) 6–1 (86%) 107.1 +0.34
26 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14 2003 1660 132.9 -2.52 -0.36 0.797 44.7% -19 -63 -105 49.6% +0.13 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) 102.0 -1.31
27 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27 2004 1539 109.6 -1.15 -1.61 0.830 46.1% -3 -7 -30 37.9% -0.94 8–7 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 101.7 -0.14
28 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 2005 1514 101.0 -0.37 -1.56 0.703 44.3% +2 — — 23.5% -1.82 1–0 0–1 — +0.16
29 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 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 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 — 1687 121.3 -1.67 -1.05 0.801 45.3% -8 +5 -58 40.1% -0.65 27–28 (49%) 17–14 (55%) 104.3 -0.17

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.