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

Magdalena Maleeva vs Barbara Rittner H2H: 5-0

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 5–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Magdalena Maleeva leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Magdalena Maleeva won the 2000 Klagenfurt round of 16 6-4 6-4.

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Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main-draw meetings
Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Magdalena Maleeva #57 6-4 6-4 Barbara Rittner #124 Match data Jul 14, 2000* R16 Klagenfurt Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Magdalena Maleeva #36 6-2 6-2 Barbara Rittner #76 Match data Sep 25, 1997* R32 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #11 6-2 6-1 Barbara Rittner #58 Match data Jun 26, 1996* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Magdalena Maleeva #8 1-6 6-4 6-1 Barbara Rittner #57 Match data Oct 21, 1995* R16 Brighton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #8 6-0 6-7 7-6 Barbara Rittner #40 Match data May 6, 1995* QF Hamburg Open Tier II → 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
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,069 389 275 58.6% 0 2 0 2 6 10
Barbara Rittner #438 #24 661 1,896 211 218 49.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Barbara Rittner
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 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0
18 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0
19 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1
20 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1
21 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1
22 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1
23 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1
24 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1
25 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1
26 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1
27 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1
28 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2
30 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,567 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,570 0 2

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 Barbara Rittner
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% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
18 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
19 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9% 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
20 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0% 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 133 117 250 53.2% 105 74 179 58.7% 41 25 66 62.1% 110 59 169 65.1% — 83 93 176 47.2% 73 74 147 49.7% 18 19 37 48.6% 37 32 69 53.6%

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 5/23 of Barbara Rittner'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 Barbara Rittner
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%
28 2003 7/48 2.1 2.6 64.6% 65.7% 49.3% 52.1% 35.7% 60.1% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2003 3/20 0.3 2.0 64.8% 54.6% 41.8% 54.9% 22.5% 49.8% 30.7%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 2/3 1.5 4.0 61.6% 49.7% 42.0% 49.4% 92.9% 47.2% 52.3%
Career — 28/664 2.0 2.6 65.2% 64.3% 45.2% 53.8% 46.9% 57.8% 48.3% — 5/429 0.8 2.8 63.5% 52.6% 41.9% 52.7% 50.6% 48.8% 39.3%

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 Barbara Rittner
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 1990 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40
18 1993 1967 161.1 — — — — -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01
19 1994 1989 153.6 — — — — +43 -121 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88
20 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04
21 1996 1924 151.7 — — — — +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12
22 1997 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26
23 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28
24 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13
25 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20
26 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69
27 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27 2000 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48
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 2001 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24
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 2002 1632 131.4 — — — — 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85
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 2003 1568 107.0 -0.66 -2.21 0.611 40.9% -12 +39 +86 35.4% -1.04 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.2 -0.85
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% — +36 — 42.9% -0.43 0–1 — — -0.31
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 — 1897 144.7 -0.82 -0.27 0.767 44.3% +16 -11 -47 50.7% +0.17 61–74 (45%) 39–39 (50%) 96.9 -2.27

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.