H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Betsy Nagelsen H2H: 7-1

Martina Navratilova holds a 7–1 lead over Betsy Nagelsen in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 4–1 on grass and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1986 US Open second round 6-2 7-5.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Betsy Nagelsen
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 29, 1986* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 7-5 Betsy Nagelsen #34 Match data
Jun 19, 1985* Eastbourne WTA 250 R64 Grass Martina Navratilova #2 6-4 6-4 Betsy Nagelsen #81 Match data
Jul 1, 1981* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-1 Betsy Nagelsen Match data
Jun 13, 1981* Surbiton WTA 250 SF Grass Betsy Nagelsen 6-7 7-6 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data
Dec 3, 1980* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Grass Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen Match data
Oct 24, 1980* Brighton WTA 250 R16 Carpet Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Betsy Nagelsen Match data
Feb 28, 1979* Dallas WTA 250 R64 Carpet Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-0 Betsy Nagelsen Match data
Jun 19, 1976* Eastbourne WTA 250 QF Grass Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,664 1,427 227 86.3% 18 8 8 15 120 168
Betsy Nagelsen #692 #25 28 1,885 266 324 45.1% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Betsy Nagelsen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,498 0 1 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,537 0 1
16 1973 20–17 54.1% — 1,761 0 2 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,517 0 1
17 1974 39–20 66.1% — 1,975 0 4 1974 27–18 60.0% — 1,730 0 3
18 1975 81–21 79.4% — 2,218 0 7 1975 18–17 51.4% — 1,793 0 3
19 1976 41–16 71.9% — 2,153 0 9 1976 11–19 36.7% — 1,709 0 3
20 1977 67–15 81.7% — 2,243 0 15 1977 8–15 34.8% — 1,677 0 3
21 1978 78–9 89.7% — 2,420 1 26 1978 13–24 35.1% — 1,659 0 3
22 1979 91–12 88.3% — 2,428 2 36 1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,695 0 5
23 1980 86–12 87.8% — 2,344 2 47 1980 22–27 44.9% — 1,756 0 5
24 1981 90–15 85.7% — 2,407 3 57 1981 20–21 48.8% — 1,803 0 6
25 1982 85–3 96.6% — 2,521 5 72 1982 12–17 41.4% — 1,704 0 6
26 1983 84–1 98.8% — 2,622 8 88 1983 18–22 45.0% — 1,692 0 6
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,633 11 101 1984 11–18 37.9% #77 1,630 0 6
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,583 13 113 1985 14–12 53.8% #81 1,714 0 6
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,626 15 126 1986 18–17 51.4% #46 1,699 0 6
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,523 17 130 1987 13–15 46.4% #61 1,645 0 6
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,452 17 139 1988 11–19 36.7% #109 1,586 0 6
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,393 17 147 1989 18–15 54.5% #45 1,663 0 6
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,306 18 153 1990 8–12 40.0% #96 1,640 0 6
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,316 18 158 1991 0–2 0.0% #337 1,608 0 6
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,326 18 162 1992 1–5 16.7% #418 1,561 0 6
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,264 18 167 1993 0–4 0.0% #394 1,512 0 6
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 168 1994 0–1 0.0% #692 1,510 0 6
45 2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 168 — — — — — — —
47 2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 168 — — — — — — —
48 2005 0–1 0.0% #395 1,910 18 168 — — — — — — —