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

Magdalena Maleeva vs Mary Pierce H2H: 3-2

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 3–2 lead over Mary Pierce in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mary Pierce leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Magdalena Maleeva leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Magdalena Maleeva won the 2004 Antwerp round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Magdalena Maleeva #21 6-4 6-4 Mary Pierce #27 Match data Feb 19, 2004* R32 Antwerp Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Pierce #48 7-5 7-6(6) Magdalena Maleeva #21 Match data Oct 11, 2003* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Pierce #4 7-5 2-6 6-1 Magdalena Maleeva #37 Match data Aug 22, 2000 R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #9 7-6 4-6 6-4 Mary Pierce #3 Match data May 20, 1995* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Magdalena Maleeva #11 6-3 1-6 6-3 Mary Pierce #3 Match data Feb 4, 1995* QF Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 5 0 5 6 18

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 Mary Pierce
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,498 0 0 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0
15 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0
16 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,717 0 0 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1
17 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4
18 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5
19 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5
20 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7
21 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7
22 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8
23 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12
24 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13
25 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15
26 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15
27 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15
28 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15
29 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16
30 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18
31 — — — — — — — 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18

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 Mary Pierce
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% — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
15 1990 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
16 1991 8 7 15 53.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
17 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0%
18 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
19 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9% 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6%
20 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0% 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
23 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3%
24 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 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 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
29 2004 12 15 27 44.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 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% 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
Career — 133 117 250 53.2% 105 74 179 58.7% 41 25 66 62.1% 110 59 169 65.1% — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5%

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 60/152 of Mary Pierce'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 Mary Pierce
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% 2003 9/40 3.9 1.9 64.5% 68.8% 54.0% 63.9% 46.3% 63.3% 44.5%
29 2004 10/53 2.0 3.1 65.6% 62.8% 41.0% 62.8% 38.6% 55.5% 48.1% 2004 7/42 1.6 2.1 67.0% 71.4% 54.8% 59.0% 37.4% 66.4% 41.8%
30 2005 11/37 1.9 2.1 65.1% 64.7% 46.3% 46.7% 61.5% 58.4% 48.3% 2005 28/53 3.1 1.5 68.1% 68.9% 54.4% 59.1% 48.4% 64.3% 46.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 16/17 3.5 1.4 67.3% 69.2% 47.5% 52.5% 42.1% 62.2% 42.2%
Career — 28/664 2.0 2.6 65.2% 64.3% 45.2% 53.8% 46.9% 57.8% 48.3% — 60/683 3.1 1.6 67.2% 69.2% 52.6% 58.1% 45.1% 63.9% 44.3%

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 Mary Pierce
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 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34
15 1990 1655 130.9 — — — — -41 -10 — 52.2% +0.11 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.02 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17
16 1991 1718 138.5 — — — — -25 -8 — 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) 101.2 -0.21 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05
17 1992 1926 159.6 — — — — -35 -68 — 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -1.14 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22
18 1993 1967 161.1 — — — — -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 101.2 +1.36 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14
19 1994 1989 153.6 — — — — +43 -121 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.9 +1.01 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50
20 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 -0.64 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10
21 1996 1924 151.7 — — — — +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) 92.7 -1.38 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43
22 1997 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.32 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07
23 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64
24 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 96.9 +0.19 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22
25 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 92.4 -2.93 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29
26 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 103.3 -2.14 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21
27 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.4 -1.27 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57
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 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38
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 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86
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 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83
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 — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38

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.