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Martina Navratilova vs Gail Sherriff H2H: 2-0

Martina Navratilova holds a 2–0 lead over Gail Sherriff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1978 US Open round of 64 6-1 6-1.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Gail Sherriff
FRA Age 81 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Gail Sherriff Match data Sep 1, 1978* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova 7-5 7-6(2) Gail Sherriff Match data Mar 2, 1973* R16 Fort Lauderdale WTA 250 Clay

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
Gail Sherriff — — — 1,998 346 145 70.5% 0 0 0 0 38 38

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 Gail Sherriff
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 2,247 0 5 — — — — — — —
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,171 0 7 — — — — — — —
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,254 0 13 — — — — — — —
21 1978 78–10 88.6% #1 2,411 1 24 — — — — — — —
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,438 2 34 — — — — — — —
23 1980 86–13 86.9% #3 2,360 2 45 1968 69–14 83.1% — 1,861 0 10
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,426 3 55 1969 45–22 67.2% — 1,801 0 14
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,541 5 70 1970 52–19 73.2% — 1,938 0 18
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,641 8 86 1971 49–20 71.0% — 1,929 0 20
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,651 11 99 1972 35–13 72.9% — 1,837 0 25
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,597 13 111 1973 3–7 30.0% — 1,742 0 25
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,635 15 125 1974 30–10 75.0% — 1,854 0 31
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,528 17 129 1975 17–10 63.0% — 1,823 0 35
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,456 17 138 1976 18–10 64.3% — 1,790 0 35
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 1977 0–3 0.0% — 1,753 0 35
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,323 18 152 1978 15–6 71.4% — 1,770 0 36
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,322 18 157 1979 1–4 20.0% — 1,718 0 36
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161 1980 9–5 64.3% — 1,701 0 37
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166 1981 3–1 75.0% — 1,709 0 38
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,697 0 38
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 Gail Sherriff
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 6 24 75.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1968 — — — — 58 8 66 87.9% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — —
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1969 3 2 5 60.0% 26 9 35 74.3% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — —
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1970 — — — — 39 11 50 78.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1971 — — — — 29 11 40 72.5% 20 9 29 69.0% — — — —
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% 1974 — — — — 26 6 32 81.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
30 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% 1975 2 1 3 66.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8% 1976 — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5% 1977 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0% 1980 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 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 1 1 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 58 402 85.6% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3% — 12 7 19 63.2% 244 78 322 75.8% 69 51 120 57.5% 3 4 7 42.9%

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 Gail Sherriff
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 -2.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -10.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1975 2248 173.0 — — — — +7 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.5 -12.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 2171 161.3 — — — — +2 -37 -76 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 2254 173.5 — — — — +99 -71 -111 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 2411 178.8 — — — — +64 -284 -71 83.2% +2.69 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -7.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 2439 178.9 — — — — +41 -219 -58 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1980 2360 177.9 — — — — +171 -59 -3 81.3% +2.45 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 102.1 -5.38 1968 1861 142.2 — — — — — +190 -283 81.1% +2.55 7–4 (64%) — — +1.11
24 1981 2426 179.3 — — — — +101 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 94.1 -8.88 1969 1802 140.9 — — — — -199 +203 -86 70.4% +1.76 2–5 (29%) — — -0.45
25 1982 2542 179.1 — — — — +105 -126 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -3.08 1970 1938 147.4 — — — — -325 +71 -84 69.8% +1.56 7–4 (64%) — — -3.95
26 1983 2641 183.1 — — — — +115 -238 -77 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.54 1971 1929 151.8 — — — — — +128 -64 70.3% +1.59 8–8 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 97.7 -3.26
27 1984 2652 177.3 — — — — +102 -154 -67 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1972 1837 140.7 — — — — -55 +123 -77 68.7% +1.58 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +0.93
28 1985 2597 177.7 — — — — +45 -40 +98 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -2.02 1973 1743 112.1 — — — — -27 +149 — 39.1% -0.52 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.1 +0.13
29 1986 2635 182.2 — — — — +71 -120 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.42 1974 1854 142.4 — — — — — +166 -128 72.0% +1.63 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.55
30 1987 2529 176.8 — — — — +116 -44 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.19 1975 1823 140.3 — — — — -82 +145 — 58.1% +0.79 6–2 (75%) 2–1 (67%) 103.4 -0.41
31 1988 2457 176.8 — — — — +130 +14 +224 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.28 1976 1790 139.8 — — — — — +74 — 63.9% +1.52 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 90.7 -0.37
32 1989 2426 176.3 — — — — +96 -17 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -1.86 1977 1753 108.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 0–1 — -0.49
33 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +100 +63 +416 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.33 1978 1770 126.7 — — — — — +81 -68 60.4% +0.92 7–1 (88%) 3–2 (60%) 105.3 +0.37
34 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +107 +4 +335 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 1979 1719 114.6 — — — — — — — 27.3% -0.64 0–1 0–1 — -0.52
35 1992 2329 175.0 — — — — +96 — +413 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 1980 1701 129.0 — — — — — +185 -49 65.6% +1.69 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.42
36 1993 2266 172.8 — — — — +96 -13 +353 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.1 -1.33 1981 1709 113.1 — — — — — — — 66.7% +2.11 1–0 — — +0.27
37 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +132 +37 +403 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09 1982 1698 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.21
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 — 1999 147.8 — — — — -121 +140 -103 68.6% +1.59 51–46 (53%) 15–15 (50%) 92.8 -1.24

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.