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

Magdalena Maleeva vs Martina Navratilova H2H: 2-4

Martina Navratilova holds a 4–2 lead over Magdalena Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 3–1 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Magdalena Maleeva won the 1994 Chicago quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Magdalena Maleeva #13 6-4 6-3 Martina Navratilova #3 Match data Feb 12, 1994* QF Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #3 6-3 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #15 Match data Oct 9, 1993* SF Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #5 6-2 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #20 Match data Oct 10, 1992* QF Zurich Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #27 6-4 0-6 6-3 Martina Navratilova #3 Match data Sep 3, 1992* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova #4 6-2 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #31 Match data Jun 24, 1992* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova #4 6-2 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #39 Match data Feb 2, 1992* SF Tokyo Pan Pacific Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,680 1,419 228 86.2% 18 3 8 38 100 167

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 Martina Navratilova
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 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
16 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,717 0 0 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0
17 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1
18 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,246 0 5
19 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7
20 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13
21 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6 1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24
22 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34
23 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45
24 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55
25 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70
26 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86
27 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99
28 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111
29 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125
30 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129
31 — — — — — — — 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138
32 — — — — — — — 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146
33 — — — — — — — 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152
34 — — — — — — — 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 18 157
35 — — — — — — — 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161
36 — — — — — — — 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166
37 — — — — — — — 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167
45 — — — — — — — 2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 167
47 — — — — — — — 2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 167
48 — — — — — — — 2005 0–1 0.0% #395 1,910 18 167

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 Martina Navratilova
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% 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1991 8 7 15 53.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0%
18 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1%
19 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9% 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7%
20 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0% 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5%
22 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8%
23 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0%
24 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0%
25 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4%
26 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0%
27 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7%
28 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4%
29 2004 12 15 27 44.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8%
30 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 133 117 250 53.2% 105 74 179 58.7% 41 25 66 62.1% 110 59 169 65.1% — 344 57 401 85.8% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3%

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 Martina Navratilova
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 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21
16 1991 1718 138.5 — — — — -25 -8 — 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) 101.2 -0.21 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.70
17 1992 1926 159.6 — — — — -35 -68 — 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -1.14 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -9.92
18 1993 1967 161.1 — — — — -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36 1975 2247 173.0 — — — — +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.4 -10.84
19 1994 1989 153.6 — — — — +43 -121 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01 1976 2166 161.0 — — — — +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.41
20 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64 1977 2251 173.4 — — — — +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.80
21 1996 1924 151.7 — — — — +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38 1978 2434 178.4 — — — — +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -6.56
22 1997 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32 1979 2440 178.7 — — — — +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.63
23 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48
24 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43
25 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79
26 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30
27 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21
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 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95
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 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24
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 1987 2527 176.8 — — — — +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.06
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 2456 176.7 — — — — +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.10
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2425 176.2 — — — — +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -2.04
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2328 175.0 — — — — +97 — +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2265 172.8 — — — — +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.2 -1.33
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +133 +37 +402 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2052 102.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 1–1 — — -0.01
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1941 100.2 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% — +91 — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — +0.11
48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1911 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.08
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 — 2680 180.0 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% +78 -38 +49 81.7% +2.48 220–109 (67%) 170–74 (70%) 105.4 -5.25

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.