H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Margaret Court H2H: 5-2

Martina Navratilova holds a 5–2 lead over Margaret Court in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 2–1 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1977 Los Angeles semifinal 5-7 6-4 6-4.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova 5-7 6-4 6-4 Margaret Court Match data Feb 19, 1977* SF Los Angeles WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-4 Margaret Court Match data Dec 5, 1976* QF Sydney WTA 500 Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-4 Margaret Court Match data Sep 6, 1975* QF US Open Grand Slam Clay
Margaret Court 6-3 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Jul 4, 1975* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova 3-6 6-1 6-4 Margaret Court Match data Mar 8, 1975* SF Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-3 3-6 6-2 Martina Navratilova Match data Feb 16, 1975* F Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-3 Margaret Court Match data Jan 1, 1975* QF Australian Open 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 #395 #1 290 2,680 1,419 228 86.2% 18 3 8 38 100 167
Margaret Court — #6 — 2,520 613 64 90.5% 11 0 0 4 78 93

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 Margaret Court
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 2,246 0 5 — — — — — — —
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7 — — — — — — —
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13 — — — — — — —
21 1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24 — — — — — — —
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34 — — — — — — —
23 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45 — — — — — — —
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55 — — — — — — —
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 18 157 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93
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% #395 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 Margaret Court
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 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — —
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0%
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — —
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0%
30 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4%
31 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8% 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
32 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5% 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2%
33 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7% 1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — —
34 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2%
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 57 401 85.8% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3% — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5%

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 Margaret Court
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 -2.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -9.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1975 2247 173.0 — — — — +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.4 -10.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 2166 161.0 — — — — +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 2251 173.4 — — — — +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 2434 178.4 — — — — +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -6.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 2440 178.7 — — — — +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63
26 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85
27 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22
28 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84
29 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05
30 1987 2527 176.8 — — — — +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.06 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54
31 1988 2456 176.7 — — — — +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.10 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89
32 1989 2425 176.2 — — — — +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -2.04 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42
33 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.34 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88
34 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67
35 1992 2328 175.0 — — — — +97 — +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1993 2265 172.8 — — — — +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.2 -1.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +133 +37 +402 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 — 2680 180.0 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% +78 -38 +49 81.7% +2.48 220–109 (67%) 170–74 (70%) 105.4 -5.25 — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90

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.