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

Magdalena Maleeva vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 3-1

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 3–1 lead over Kimberly Po Messerli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Magdalena Maleeva leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kimberly Po Messerli won the 1996 Oakland round of 32 6-0 6-2.

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Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-0 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #18 Match data Nov 7, 1996* R32 Oakland Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #15 6-4 6-2 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Oct 1, 1993* R16 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #11 2-6 6-3 6-4 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Sep 5, 1993* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #27 6-2 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Sep 6, 1992* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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 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
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,879 118 133 47.0% 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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,654 0 0
21 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,790 0 0
26 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,743 0 0
27 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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% 1989 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% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0% 1992 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1994 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1995 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1996 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1997 21 13 34 61.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 72 67 139 51.8% 8 20 28 28.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 23 27 50 46.0%

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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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 1989 1486 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
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 1991 1568 120.4 — — — — +29 — — 56.5% -0.26 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.01
20 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64 1992 1655 127.7 — — — — -8 — -30 45.6% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 +0.99
21 1996 1924 151.7 — — — — +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38 1993 1777 145.0 — — — — +17 -217 -153 50.0% -0.15 6–4 (60%) 5–2 (71%) 106.5 -0.91
22 1997 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32 1994 1702 128.7 — — — — +38 -143 -106 44.6% -0.51 4–7 (36%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.08
23 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80 1995 1610 120.0 — — — — +98 -130 — 29.7% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 93.6 +0.25
24 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19 1996 1807 155.2 — — — — +52 — -239 57.5% +0.44 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +0.41
25 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93 1997 1790 146.8 — — — — +28 -289 -240 55.0% +0.44 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 +1.04
26 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14 1998 1743 135.6 — — — — +16 -267 -100 44.8% -0.59 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 102.7 -0.85
27 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27 1999 1653 120.4 — — — — +21 -179 -26 38.1% -1.00 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 93.6 -1.39
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 2000 1611 101.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.12
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 — 1880 144.9 — — — — +29 -197 -111 47.9% -0.22 33–43 (43%) 26–20 (57%) 102.5 -0.12

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.