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Martina Navratilova vs Betty Ann Grubb H2H: 3-0

Martina Navratilova holds a 3–0 lead over Betty Ann Grubb in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1980 Eastbourne Open round of 64 6-2 6-3.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Betty Ann Grubb
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-3 Betty Ann Grubb Match data Jun 18, 1980* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-0 Betty Ann Grubb Match data Aug 3, 1979* R16 San Diego WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-3 Betty Ann Grubb Match data Jan 16, 1975* R32 Sarasota WTA 250 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 — #1 290 2,683 1,419 230 86.1% 18 3 8 51 87 167
Betty Ann Grubb — — — 1,825 124 112 52.5% 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.

Martina Navratilova Betty Ann Grubb
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1968 21–8 72.4% — 1,633 0 2
1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0 1969 29–14 67.4% — 1,777 0 4
1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 1970 18–15 54.5% — 1,684 0 4
1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,247 0 5 1971 5–11 31.2% — 1,679 0 4
1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,171 0 7 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,673 0 5
1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,254 0 13 1973 4–4 50.0% — 1,699 0 6
1978 78–10 88.6% #1 2,411 1 24 1974 7–10 41.2% — 1,675 0 6
1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,438 2 34 1975 5–4 55.6% — 1,728 0 6
1980 86–13 86.9% #3 2,360 2 45 1976 2–4 33.3% — 1,683 0 6
1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,426 3 55 1977 0–2 0.0% — 1,652 0 6
1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,541 5 70 1978 3–1 75.0% — 1,660 0 6
1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,641 8 86 1979 25–26 49.0% — 1,817 0 6
1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,651 11 99 1980 2–9 18.2% — 1,722 0 6
1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,597 13 111 1981 1–2 33.3% — 1,710 0 6
1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,635 15 125 — — — — — — —
1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,528 17 129 — — — — — — —
1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,456 17 138 — — — — — — —
1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 — — — — — — —
1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,323 18 152 — — — — — — —
1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,322 18 157 — — — — — — —
1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161 — — — — — — —
1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166 — — — — — — —
1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167 — — — — — — —
2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 167 — — — — — — —
2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 167 — — — — — — —
2005 0–1 0.0% — 1,910 18 167 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Martina Navratilova Betty Ann Grubb
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 %
1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1969 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 14 9 23 60.9% 2 2 4 50.0%
1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1970 6 3 9 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1971 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1973 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1974 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1975 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 18 6 24 75.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1979 8 9 17 47.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 5 5 0.0%
1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2002 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 344 58 402 85.6% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3% Career 52 38 90 57.8% 22 19 41 53.7% 33 28 61 54.1% 8 25 33 24.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Martina Navratilova Betty Ann Grubb
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
1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21 1968 1633 121.5 — — — — +94 +16 -113 69.8% +1.56 3–2 (60%) — — 0.00
1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.94 1969 1777 129.3 — — — — +55 — -18 64.1% +0.96 5–3 (63%) — — +1.73
1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -10.07 1970 1685 118.2 — — — — +114 -50 +6 53.4% +0.34 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — +0.50
1975 2248 173.0 — — — — +7 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.5 -12.63 1971 1680 131.9 — — — — +54 -42 +16 25.0% -1.81 2–0 0–2 — -2.09
1976 2171 161.3 — — — — +2 -37 -76 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.18 1972 1673 104.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — -0.16
1977 2254 173.5 — — — — +99 -71 -111 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.88 1973 1700 124.2 — — — — +39 — — 47.1% -0.35 1–0 0–1 — +0.31
1978 2411 178.8 — — — — +64 -284 -71 83.2% +2.69 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -7.28 1974 1676 118.4 — — — — -14 -33 — 47.2% +0.08 1–3 (25%) 0–5 (0%) 92.5 +0.24
1979 2439 178.9 — — — — +41 -219 -58 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.91 1975 1728 114.2 — — — — +19 — — 47.4% -0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 101.9 +0.28
1980 2360 177.9 — — — — +171 -59 -3 81.3% +2.45 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 102.1 -5.38 1976 1684 105.1 — — — — +18 — — 33.3% -0.58 — 0–2 — +0.80
1981 2426 179.3 — — — — +101 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 94.1 -8.88 1977 1653 100.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.15
1982 2542 179.1 — — — — +105 -126 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -3.08 1978 1661 112.6 — — — — — — — 75.0% +2.63 — — — +0.34
1983 2641 183.1 — — — — +115 -238 -77 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.54 1979 1818 140.8 — — — — -47 -173 -43 45.3% -0.42 12–5 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 106.5 -1.02
1984 2652 177.3 — — — — +102 -154 -67 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1980 1723 127.3 — — — — -71 — +66 33.3% -1.07 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 95.6 -1.35
1985 2597 177.7 — — — — +45 -40 +98 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -2.02 1981 1710 110.7 — — — — -33 — — 33.3% -0.50 — 0–1 — -0.04
1986 2635 182.2 — — — — +71 -120 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 2529 176.8 — — — — +116 -44 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 2457 176.8 — — — — +130 +14 +224 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 2426 176.3 — — — — +96 -17 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +100 +63 +416 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +107 +4 +335 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 2329 175.0 — — — — +96 — +413 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 2266 172.8 — — — — +96 -13 +353 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.1 -1.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +132 +37 +403 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2002 2052 102.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 1–1 — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 1941 100.2 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% — +91 — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1911 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2683 180.1 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% +80 -38 +50 81.7% +2.48 220–109 (67%) 170–74 (70%) 105.5 -5.56 Career 1825 134.0 — — — — +18 -51 -20 51.1% +0.14 32–23 (58%) 9–20 (31%) 97.8 -0.13

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.