H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Barbara Potter H2H: 18-0

Martina Navratilova holds an 18–0 lead over Barbara Potter in their WTA head-to-head. Across 18 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 11–0 on carpet and 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1988 Dallas quarterfinal 6-7 6-2 6-1.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
18 – 0
18 main-draw meetings
Barbara Potter
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova #2 6-7 6-2 6-1 Barbara Potter #12 Match data Feb 13, 1988* QF Dallas WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 6-4 7-6 6-1 Barbara Potter #17 Match data Mar 14, 1986* R16 Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-2 Barbara Potter #15 Match data Dec 7, 1984* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova #1 6-4 6-4 Barbara Potter #16 Match data Sep 5, 1984* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-1 Barbara Potter #12 Match data Aug 18, 1984* QF Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Oct 30, 1982* QF Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Jun 19, 1982* QF Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Feb 14, 1982* F Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Jan 23, 1982* SF Seattle WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-7 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Jan 4, 1982 SF Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 4-6 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Nov 28, 1981* QF Sydney International WTA 500 Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-4 Barbara Potter Match data Oct 3, 1981* QF Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Jan 24, 1981* QF Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Jan 17, 1981* SF Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Oct 25, 1980* QF Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-5 5-7 7-5 Barbara Potter Match data Sep 19, 1980* R16 Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Jul 26, 1980* QF Richmond WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 7-5 Barbara Potter Match data Feb 17, 1979* QF Los Angeles 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
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,680 1,419 228 86.2% 18 3 8 38 100 167
Barbara Potter #112 #8 63 2,096 299 190 61.1% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Martina Navratilova Barbara Potter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,533 0 0
17 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0
18 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,246 0 5 1980 23–21 52.3% — 1,864 0 0
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,941 0 0
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,997 0 2
21 1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,850 0 2
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2
23 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,895 0 4
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,844 0 5
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111 — — — — — — —
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125 — — — — — — —
30 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 Martina Navratilova Barbara Potter
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 %
15 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
17 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
18 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 15 13 28 53.6%
19 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9%
20 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
21 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
22 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4%
23 1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 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 — 344 57 401 85.8% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3% — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 137 89 226 60.6%

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 Martina Navratilova Barbara Potter
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
15 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.70 1978 1533 114.2 — — — — +62 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.22
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -9.92 1979 1620 143.0 — — — — +30 -114 -40 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.88
18 1975 2247 173.0 — — — — +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.4 -10.84 1980 1864 154.9 — — — — +9 — -289 54.5% +0.43 3–10 (23%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.89
19 1976 2166 161.0 — — — — +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.41 1981 1941 150.3 — — — — -3 — -143 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.8 -1.85
20 1977 2251 173.4 — — — — +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.80 1982 1997 162.5 — — — — +57 — -125 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.63
21 1978 2434 178.4 — — — — +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -6.56 1983 1851 139.2 — — — — +53 -245 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.1 +1.42
22 1979 2440 178.7 — — — — +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.63 1984 1952 157.5 — — — — -8 — -14 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.32
23 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48 1985 1900 142.4 — — — — -8 -289 +64 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.26
24 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43 1986 1881 145.2 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.11
25 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79 1987 1895 145.4 — — — — +28 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 +1.54
26 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30 1988 1919 147.3 — — — — +6 — +51 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +1.81
27 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1989 1845 116.8 — — — — -10 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.54
28 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 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 — 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 — 2096 155.7 — — — — +17 -225 -44 59.9% +0.67 65–74 (47%) 81–65 (55%) 98.8 -0.80

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.