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

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 2-7

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 7–2 lead over Manuela Maleeva Fragniere in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 4–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1988 Seoul Olympics semifinal 6-1 6-1.

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Manuela Maleeva Fragniere
SUI Age 59 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 7
9 main-draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-1 6-1 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 Match data Sep 30, 1988* SF Seoul Olympics Olympics Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #6 6-3 4-6 6-3 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 Match data Nov 16, 1987 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-4 7-6 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #10 Match data Sep 20, 1987* F Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 250 Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #12 6-4 6-4 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #10 Match data May 2, 1986* SF Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #12 7-6 6-4 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #11 Match data Apr 19, 1986* QF Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-3 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #12 Match data Feb 1, 1986* QF Key Biscayne WTA 250 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #17 6-3 1-6 7-5 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #4 Match data Jun 6, 1985* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #4 6-0 6-7 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #17 Match data May 24, 1985* QF Lugano WTA 250 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #33 6-1 7-6 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #5 Match data Apr 13, 1985* SF Hilton Head Series Category 4 → 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
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #5 #3 148 2,130 464 185 71.5% 0 1 0 3 15 19
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 27

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 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0
15 1982 15–10 60.0% — 1,687 0 0 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
16 1983 21–16 56.8% — 1,788 0 0 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2
17 1984 50–16 75.8% #6 2,100 0 5 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5
18 1985 46–18 71.9% #7 2,074 0 6 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9
19 1986 42–21 66.7% #8 1,992 0 6 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13
20 1987 44–15 74.6% #8 2,113 0 8 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15
21 1988 45–15 75.0% #6 2,101 0 10 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20
22 1989 34–13 72.3% #9 2,018 0 12 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25
23 1990 42–16 72.4% #9 2,068 0 12 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25
24 1991 43–14 75.4% #10 2,027 0 15 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26
25 1992 34–13 72.3% #9 1,998 0 16 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27
26 1993 36–16 69.2% #11 2,045 0 18 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27
27 1994 12–2 85.7% #5 2,067 0 19 — — — — — — —

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 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere Gabriela Sabatini
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
15 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
17 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 27 5 32 84.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7%
18 1985 7 4 11 63.6% 16 6 22 72.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 13 5 18 72.2% 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
19 1986 13 5 18 72.2% 13 6 19 68.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 8 17 52.9% 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
20 1987 9 3 12 75.0% 19 5 24 79.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5%
21 1988 23 5 28 82.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
22 1989 15 5 20 75.0% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
23 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1991 16 7 23 69.6% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 17 4 21 81.0% 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 1992 13 4 17 76.5% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1993 16 5 21 76.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1994 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 53 198 73.2% 156 62 218 71.6% 38 20 58 65.5% 125 50 175 71.4% — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9%

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 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere Gabriela Sabatini
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
15 1982 1687 121.9 — — — — -88 -61 -1 55.2% +0.14 6–2 (75%) 3–3 (50%) 105.4 +1.61 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93
16 1983 1788 136.4 — — — — -118 0 -127 57.1% +0.45 4–6 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 99.8 -0.81 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53
17 1984 2100 169.1 — — — — -162 +37 -327 70.4% +1.55 13–7 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 112.5 -2.65 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41
18 1985 2075 161.4 — — — — -47 +9 -202 70.6% +1.90 6–4 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 99.5 +0.26 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45
19 1986 1992 161.4 — — — — -4 +32 -50 65.7% +1.31 7–12 (37%) 5–6 (45%) 90.2 -2.54 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81
20 1987 2114 165.6 — — — — -24 -9 -171 68.6% +1.51 14–8 (64%) 4–5 (44%) 101.3 -3.96 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17
21 1988 2102 162.5 — — — — +47 -50 — 73.1% +1.85 5–7 (42%) 6–4 (60%) 96.3 -1.34 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71
22 1989 2019 154.6 — — — — +29 +17 — 69.0% +1.48 5–3 (63%) 3–2 (60%) 98.1 +0.98 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70
23 1990 2068 173.2 — — — — +58 -41 — 68.5% +1.77 9–7 (56%) 3–1 (75%) 103.3 -2.84 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15
24 1991 2028 159.1 — — — — +51 +26 — 72.7% +1.77 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 +1.33 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85
25 1992 1999 152.0 — — — — +87 +17 -90 67.0% +1.41 10–3 (77%) 2–4 (33%) 101.2 +2.30 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28
26 1993 2046 159.7 — — — — +80 -115 — 65.8% +1.04 8–7 (53%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -0.01 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49
27 1994 2067 143.1 — — — — +48 — — 77.4% +2.36 3–0 (100%) 0–2 — +0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2131 166.2 — — — — +16 -4 -133 68.1% +1.46 97–70 (58%) 48–41 (54%) 101.4 -1.10 — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44

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.