H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Janet Newberry H2H: 3-1

Martina Navratilova holds a 3–1 lead over Janet Newberry in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 2–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1978 Washington fourth round 6-3 6-2.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Janet Newberry
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 2, 1978 Washington WTA 250 R16 Carpet Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Janet Newberry Match data
Sep 3, 1976* US Open Grand Slam R128 Clay Janet Newberry 1-6 6-4 6-3 Martina Navratilova Match data
Jun 16, 1975* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-3 Janet Newberry Match data
Feb 23, 1974* Detroit WTA 250 R32 Carpet Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-3 Janet Newberry 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
Janet Newberry — — — 1,919 238 187 56.0% 0 1 0 1 6 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 Janet Newberry
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1968 7–5 58.3% — 1,541 0 0
15 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,498 0 1 1969 13–6 68.4% — 1,645 0 2
16 1973 20–17 54.1% — 1,761 0 2 1970 20–7 74.1% — 1,726 0 5
17 1974 39–20 66.1% — 1,975 0 4 1971 15–9 62.5% — 1,765 0 5
18 1975 81–21 79.4% — 2,218 0 7 1972 20–17 54.1% — 1,707 0 5
19 1976 41–16 71.9% — 2,153 0 9 1973 32–24 57.1% — 1,851 0 5
20 1977 67–15 81.7% — 2,243 0 15 1974 22–22 50.0% — 1,810 0 5
21 1978 78–9 89.7% — 2,420 1 26 1975 31–22 58.5% — 1,899 0 6
22 1979 91–12 88.3% — 2,428 2 36 1976 14–10 58.3% — 1,859 0 6
23 1980 86–12 87.8% — 2,344 2 47 1977 25–22 53.2% — 1,873 0 7
24 1981 90–15 85.7% — 2,407 3 57 1978 15–14 51.7% — 1,831 0 7
25 1982 85–3 96.6% — 2,521 5 72 1979 12–21 36.4% — 1,679 0 7
26 1983 84–1 98.8% — 2,622 8 88 1980 12–8 60.0% — 1,631 0 8
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,633 11 101 — — — — — — —
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,583 13 113 — — — — — — —
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,626 15 126 — — — — — — —
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,523 17 130 — — — — — — —
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,452 17 139 — — — — — — —
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,393 17 147 — — — — — — —
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,306 18 153 — — — — — — —
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,316 18 158 — — — — — — —
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,326 18 162 — — — — — — —
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,264 18 167 — — — — — — —
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 168 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —