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Martina Navratilova vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 15-6

Martina Navratilova holds a 15–6 lead over Gabriela Sabatini in their WTA head-to-head. Across 21 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 4–3 on carpet, while Martina Navratilova leads 7–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1994 WTA Finals round of 16 6-4 6-2.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
15 – 6
21 main-draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #9 6-4 6-2 Martina Navratilova #6 Match data Nov 14, 1994 R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova #4 6-1 6-1 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Aug 14, 1993* SF Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova #5 7-6 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Oct 18, 1992* F Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 4-6 6-2 Martina Navratilova #4 Match data Feb 3, 1992* F Tokyo Pan Pacific Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #4 2-6 6-2 6-4 Martina Navratilova #3 Match data Feb 4, 1991* F Tokyo Pan Pacific Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #2 6-3 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data Jul 8, 1990* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova #2 7-6(4) 7-5 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data May 12, 1990* SF Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #3 Match data Aug 13, 1989* F Los Angeles WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-3 6-2 Martina Navratilova #2 Match data Apr 15, 1989* SF Amelia Island Championships WTA 250 Clay
Martina Navratilova #2 7-5 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #4 Match data Nov 5, 1988* SF Worcester WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Apr 17, 1988* F Amelia Island Championships WTA 500 Clay
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 4-6 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #5 Match data Apr 10, 1988* F Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #6 6-4 7-5 Martina Navratilova #2 Match data Nov 16, 1987 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #6 Match data Oct 17, 1987* SF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #2 7-5 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #8 Match data Sep 11, 1987* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #9 7-6 6-1 Martina Navratilova #1 Match data May 9, 1987* SF Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #10 Match data Feb 27, 1987* R16 Key Biscayne WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 7-6 Gabriela Sabatini #10 Match data Nov 15, 1986* QF Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #9 Match data Nov 8, 1986* QF Worcester WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 6-4 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #11 Match data Sep 3, 1986* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #12 Match data Jul 6, 1986* SF Wimbledon 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 — #1 290 2,683 1,419 230 86.1% 18 3 8 51 87 167
Gabriela Sabatini — #3 228 2,400 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 10 9 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 Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0
15 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
16 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,024 0 2
17 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,267 0 5
18 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,247 0 5 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,283 0 9
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,171 0 7 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,260 0 13
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,254 0 13 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15
21 1978 78–10 88.6% #1 2,411 1 24 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,438 2 34 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25
23 1980 86–13 86.9% #3 2,360 2 45 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,426 3 55 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,541 5 70 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,641 8 86 1996 14–10 58.3% — 1,958 1 27
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,651 11 99 — — — — — — —
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,597 13 111 — — — — — — —
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,635 15 125 — — — — — — —
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,528 17 129 — — — — — — —
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,456 17 138 — — — — — — —
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 — — — — — — —
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,323 18 152 — — — — — — —
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,322 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% — 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 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 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
17 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7%
18 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
19 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
20 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5%
21 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
22 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
23 1980 18 6 24 75.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 58 402 85.6% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3% — 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 Martina Navratilova 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 111.2 — — — — +20 +29 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.63
15 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21 1985 1948 156.7 — — — — -81 +18 -326 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.94
16 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.94 1986 2024 163.5 — — — — -79 +47 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.35
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -10.07 1987 2267 174.8 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -9.17
18 1975 2248 173.0 — — — — +7 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.5 -12.63 1988 2283 175.6 — — — — +27 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.31
19 1976 2171 161.3 — — — — +2 -37 -76 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.18 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +22 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -5.07
20 1977 2254 173.5 — — — — +99 -71 -111 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.88 1990 2234 175.3 — — — — +45 +3 -236 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17
21 1978 2411 178.8 — — — — +64 -284 -71 83.2% +2.69 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -7.28 1991 2271 177.7 — — — — +8 +107 -241 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71
22 1979 2439 178.9 — — — — +41 -219 -58 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.91 1992 2295 179.7 — — — — -29 +164 -171 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70
23 1980 2360 177.9 — — — — +171 -59 -3 81.3% +2.45 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 102.1 -5.38 1993 2111 172.2 — — — — +8 +274 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15
24 1981 2426 179.3 — — — — +101 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 94.1 -8.88 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +124 -5 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85
25 1982 2542 179.1 — — — — +105 -126 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -3.08 1995 2064 172.1 — — — — +41 +68 +15 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28
26 1983 2641 183.1 — — — — +115 -238 -77 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.54 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +33 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49
27 1984 2652 177.3 — — — — +102 -154 -67 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 2597 177.7 — — — — +45 -40 +98 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -2.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 2635 182.2 — — — — +71 -120 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 2529 176.8 — — — — +116 -44 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1988 2457 176.8 — — — — +130 +14 +224 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1989 2426 176.3 — — — — +96 -17 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +100 +63 +416 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +107 +4 +335 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1992 2329 175.0 — — — — +96 — +413 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1993 2266 172.8 — — — — +96 -13 +353 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.1 -1.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +132 +37 +403 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 — 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 — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.53

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.