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

Magdalena Maleeva vs Lubomira Bacheva H2H: 2-0

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 2–0 lead over Lubomira Bacheva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Magdalena Maleeva leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Magdalena Maleeva won the 1999 Libéma Open round of 32 6-1 6-4.

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Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Lubomira Bacheva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Magdalena Maleeva #360 6-1 6-4 Lubomira Bacheva #96 Match data Jun 17, 1999* R32 Libéma Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Magdalena Maleeva #51 3-6 6-3 6-1 Lubomira Bacheva #325 Match data Oct 3, 1991* R32 Milan Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet

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
Lubomira Bacheva #1,157 #68 445 1,523 27 56 32.5% 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 Lubomira Bacheva
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 1991 0–1 0.0% #289 1,492 0 0
17 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1 1992 2–4 33.3% #185 1,488 0 0
18 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1 1993 0–2 0.0% #251 1,462 0 0
19 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3 1994 0–1 0.0% #280 1,452 0 0
20 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6 — — — — — — —
21 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6 — — — — — — —
22 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6 — — — — — — —
23 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6 — — — — — — —
24 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7 1999 7–10 41.2% #73 1,493 0 0
25 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7 2000 7–15 31.8% #96 1,474 0 0
26 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8 2001 6–14 30.0% #113 1,455 0 0
27 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9 2002 5–7 41.7% #158 1,482 0 0
28 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10 2003 0–1 0.0% #150 1,470 0 0
29 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10 2004 0–1 0.0% #224 1,468 0 0
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 Lubomira Bacheva
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% 1991 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1993 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9% 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 6 6 12 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% 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 2001 1 4 5 20.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 2002 — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — —
28 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2003 — — — — 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% 2004 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 3 11 14 21.4% 22 34 56 39.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 5 6 16.7%

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 1/1 of Lubomira Bacheva'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 Lubomira Bacheva
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% 2004 1/1 0.0 2.0 71.2% 50.0% 35.3% 28.6% 66.7% 45.8% 35.0%
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% — 1/83 0.0 2.0 71.2% 50.0% 35.3% 28.6% 66.7% 45.8% 35.0%

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 Lubomira Bacheva
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 1991 1492 101.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.12
17 1992 1926 159.6 — — — — -35 -68 — 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -1.14 1992 1489 110.8 — — — — — +81 — 38.5% -0.39 0–1 — — +0.42
18 1993 1967 161.1 — — — — -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36 1993 1463 95.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.08
19 1994 1989 153.6 — — — — +43 -121 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01 1994 1453 96.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.04
20 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19 1999 1493 110.9 — — — — +16 +47 — 40.5% -0.49 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +0.34
25 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93 2000 1474 102.9 — — — — -12 +51 +47 40.0% -0.88 0–6 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 97.0 +1.59
26 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14 2001 1455 103.2 — — — — -19 +45 — 31.8% -0.86 2–2 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.9 +0.85
27 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27 2002 1482 106.4 — — — — — +28 — 42.3% -0.46 1–1 1–1 — +0.46
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 2003 1471 102.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — 0.00
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 2004 1469 103.0 +0.39 +3.11 0.645 40.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — -0.20
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 — 1524 107.5 +0.39 +3.11 0.645 40.3% -9 +45 +47 36.4% -0.82 5–13 (28%) 9–10 (47%) 95.2 +4.17

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.