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Martina Navratilova vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 7-1

Martina Navratilova holds a 7–1 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1993 Chicago semifinal 6-0 4-6 6-1.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova #3 6-0 4-6 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #14 Match data Feb 13, 1993* SF Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #4 6-1 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #14 Match data Nov 7, 1992* SF Oakland Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #4 6-3 7-6 Katerina Maleeva #12 Match data Jul 3, 1992* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #7 Match data Jul 6, 1990* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #10 Match data Apr 7, 1990* QF Charleston Open WTA 1000 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #12 6-4 2-6 6-1 Martina Navratilova #2 Match data Apr 1, 1990* SF Houston Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Martina Navratilova #2 7-6 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #12 Match data Feb 26, 1990 SF Indian Wells Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-0 Katerina Maleeva #33 Match data Apr 28, 1985* F Orlando WTA 500 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
Katerina Maleeva — #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,247 0 5 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,171 0 7 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,254 0 13 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1978 78–10 88.6% #1 2,411 1 24 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,046 0 9
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,438 2 34 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1980 86–13 86.9% #3 2,360 2 45 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,426 3 55 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,541 5 70 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,641 8 86 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,651 11 99 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
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 Katerina Maleeva
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% — — — — — — — — 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 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% 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1980 18 6 24 75.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
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% — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7%

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 Katerina Maleeva
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 1984 1529 101.2 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.02
16 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.94 1985 1815 134.1 — — — — -111 -26 -205 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 -0.04
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -10.07 1986 1838 143.4 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.40
18 1975 2248 173.0 — — — — +7 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.5 -12.63 1987 1949 160.3 — — — — -22 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.87
19 1976 2171 161.3 — — — — +2 -37 -76 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.18 1988 1989 160.2 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.99
20 1977 2254 173.5 — — — — +99 -71 -111 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.88 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +50 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.21
21 1978 2411 178.8 — — — — +64 -284 -71 83.2% +2.69 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -7.28 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1979 2439 178.9 — — — — +41 -219 -58 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.91 1991 1969 154.5 — — — — +55 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1980 2360 177.9 — — — — +171 -59 -3 81.3% +2.45 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 102.1 -5.38 1992 1897 153.6 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1981 2426 179.3 — — — — +101 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 94.1 -8.88 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 1982 2542 179.1 — — — — +105 -126 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -3.08 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +24 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 1983 2641 183.1 — — — — +115 -238 -77 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.54 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 1984 2652 177.3 — — — — +102 -154 -67 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1996 1685 133.6 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
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 — 2068 158.2 — — — — +17 -28 -206 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +0.76

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.