H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Karen Schimper H2H: 2-0

Martina Navratilova holds a 2–0 lead over Karen Schimper in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1988 Worcester third round 6-3 6-0.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Karen Schimper
RSA Age 59

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 3, 1988* Worcester WTA 250 R32 Carpet Martina Navratilova #2 6-3 6-0 Karen Schimper #82 Match data
Jun 26, 1988* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-4 Karen Schimper #98 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
Karen Schimper #486 #75 11 1,651 24 43 35.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Karen Schimper
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,498 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1973 20–17 54.1% — 1,761 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 1974 39–20 66.1% — 1,975 0 4 — — — — — — —
18 1975 81–21 79.4% — 2,218 0 7 — — — — — — —
19 1976 41–16 71.9% — 2,153 0 9 — — — — — — —
20 1977 67–15 81.7% — 2,243 0 15 1987 6–12 33.3% #102 1,528 0 0
21 1978 78–9 89.7% — 2,420 1 26 1988 13–19 40.6% #93 1,580 0 0
22 1979 91–12 88.3% — 2,428 2 36 1989 5–10 33.3% #147 1,588 0 0
23 1980 86–12 87.8% — 2,344 2 47 1990 0–2 0.0% #470 1,564 0 0
24 1981 90–15 85.7% — 2,407 3 57 — — — — — — —
25 1982 85–3 96.6% — 2,521 5 72 — — — — — — —
26 1983 84–1 98.8% — 2,622 8 88 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —