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

Martina Navratilova vs Betty Stove H2H: 15-4

Martina Navratilova holds a 15–4 lead over Betty Stove in their WTA head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 10–1 on carpet, while they are tied 2–2 on grass. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1981 Minneapolis round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
15 – 4
19 main-draw meetings
Betty Stove
NED Age 81 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Oct 1, 1981* R32 Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-0 Betty Stove Match data Sep 18, 1980* R32 Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Betty Stove 6-3 3-6 7-5 Martina Navratilova Match data Jun 20, 1980* R16 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Betty Stove Match data Feb 2, 1979* R16 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-0 Betty Stove Match data Nov 17, 1978* R16 Colgate Series Championships WTA Finals Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-3 Betty Stove Match data Mar 26, 1978 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 1-6 6-1 Betty Stove Match data Feb 12, 1978* F Seattle WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 7-6 Betty Stove Match data Feb 4, 1978* SF Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 7-6 Betty Stove Match data Jan 21, 1978* SF Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Jan 2, 1978 F Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Betty Stove 9-8 3-6 6-1 Martina Navratilova Match data Jul 1, 1977* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Mar 24, 1977 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Mar 19, 1977* QF Philadelphia WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-2 Betty Stove Match data Dec 6, 1976* F Sydney WTA 500 Grass
Betty Stove 8-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Oct 10, 1976* BR Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Betty Stove 6-1 3-6 6-3 Martina Navratilova Match data Sep 17, 1976* R16 Atlanta WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 3-6 6-2 Betty Stove Match data Jan 30, 1976* R16 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-2 Betty Stove Match data Feb 23, 1975* QF Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-2 Betty Stove Match data Sep 3, 1974* R32 US Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Betty Stove — #7 — 2,171 419 307 57.7% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Betty Stove
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 — — — — — — —
17 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,246 0 5 — — — — — — —
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7 — — — — — — —
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13 — — — — — — —
21 1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24 — — — — — — —
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34 — — — — — — —
23 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45 — — — — — — —
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55 1969 27–14 65.9% — 1,639 0 2
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70 1970 18–20 47.4% — 1,708 0 2
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86 1971 51–29 63.8% — 1,800 0 4
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99 1972 46–25 64.8% — 1,967 0 7
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111 1973 38–28 57.6% — 1,923 0 8
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125 1974 24–20 54.5% — 1,958 0 8
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129 1975 17–18 48.6% — 1,962 0 8
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138 1976 37–20 64.9% #7 2,086 0 8
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 1977 46–25 64.8% #7 2,073 0 8
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152 1978 51–24 68.0% #9 2,076 0 8
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 18 157 1979 26–24 52.0% — 1,904 0 8
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161 1980 24–23 51.1% — 1,840 0 8
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166 1981 5–20 20.0% — 1,695 0 8
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167 1982 9–15 37.5% — 1,672 0 8
38 — — — — — — — 1983 0–2 0.0% — 1,630 0 8
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 Betty Stove
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1969 — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 11 2 13 84.6%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1970 1 4 5 20.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1971 2 2 4 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 20 6 26 76.9% 12 10 22 54.5%
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 1973 6 4 10 60.0% 19 9 28 67.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% 1974 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
30 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% 1975 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
31 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8% 1976 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 11 26 57.7%
32 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5% 1977 10 5 15 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 19 11 30 63.3%
33 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7% 1978 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 34 14 48 70.8%
34 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 13 19 31.6%
35 1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0% 1980 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 6 10 16 37.5%
36 1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 1981 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 7 7 0.0%
37 1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — 64 60 124 51.6% 90 60 150 60.0% 127 68 195 65.1% 137 118 255 53.7%

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 Betty Stove
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -9.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1975 2247 173.0 — — — — +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.4 -10.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 2166 161.0 — — — — +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 2251 173.4 — — — — +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 2434 178.4 — — — — +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -6.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 2440 178.7 — — — — +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43 1969 1640 122.6 — — — — +178 -76 -43 66.3% +1.17 5–7 (42%) — — +3.66
25 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79 1970 1708 123.3 — — — — -25 -123 -13 46.5% -0.17 6–6 (50%) — — -0.85
26 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30 1971 1801 147.0 — — — — -99 +35 +44 61.5% +0.86 12–16 (43%) 7–1 (88%) 102.6 -1.34
27 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1972 1968 154.8 — — — — -73 -37 +44 61.5% +0.73 14–7 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 110.1 -8.24
28 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95 1973 1923 154.1 — — — — +22 +28 +18 55.8% +0.50 9–8 (53%) 6–8 (43%) 98.5 -10.73
29 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24 1974 1959 153.1 — — — — 0 +50 -54 54.2% +0.23 6–6 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 99.6 -9.60
30 1987 2527 176.8 — — — — +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.06 1975 1962 152.1 — — — — -51 +58 -20 48.8% -0.22 8–8 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 103.9 -5.95
31 1988 2456 176.7 — — — — +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.10 1976 2086 160.5 — — — — -55 -98 -2 62.5% +1.06 8–8 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -8.33
32 1989 2425 176.2 — — — — +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -2.04 1977 2074 163.1 — — — — +16 -50 +40 60.6% +0.81 11–8 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 98.9 -6.03
33 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.34 1978 2076 159.6 — — — — +18 — +42 62.4% +0.65 13–6 (68%) 11–8 (58%) 104.2 -3.70
34 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 1979 1905 150.7 — — — — -22 +107 +204 53.6% +0.27 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 96.3 -2.84
35 1992 2328 175.0 — — — — +97 — +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 1980 1840 138.2 — — — — -138 +123 +266 51.4% -0.10 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) 98.0 -4.96
36 1993 2265 172.8 — — — — +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.2 -1.33 1981 1695 131.2 — — — — -30 +175 +304 28.3% -1.50 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — -3.68
37 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +133 +37 +402 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09 1982 1673 118.2 — — — — -130 +120 +243 39.6% -0.49 2–5 (29%) 4–4 (50%) 93.3 -2.06
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1631 88.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.30
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 — 2172 155.1 — — — — -20 +7 +76 56.2% +0.43 107–107 (50%) 70–51 (58%) 103.1 -8.96

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.