H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 19, 1977* Los Angeles WTA 500 SF Hard Martina Navratilova 5-7 6-4 6-4 Margaret Court Match data
Dec 5, 1976* Sydney WTA 500 QF Grass Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-4 Margaret Court Match data
Sep 6, 1975* US Open Grand Slam QF Clay Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-4 Margaret Court Match data
Jul 4, 1975* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Margaret Court 6-3 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data
Mar 8, 1975* Boston WTA 250 SF Carpet Martina Navratilova 3-6 6-1 6-4 Margaret Court Match data
Feb 16, 1975* Chicago WTA 250 F Carpet Margaret Court 6-3 3-6 6-2 Martina Navratilova Match data
Jan 1, 1975* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Grass Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-3 Margaret Court 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
Margaret Court — — — 2,487 616 64 90.6% 11 2 0 4 78 95

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 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 — — — — — — —
21 1978 78–9 89.7% — 2,420 1 26 — — — — — — —
22 1979 91–12 88.3% — 2,428 2 36 — — — — — — —
23 1980 86–12 87.8% — 2,344 2 47 — — — — — — —
24 1981 90–15 85.7% — 2,407 3 57 — — — — — — —
25 1982 85–3 96.6% — 2,521 5 72 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,042 0 15
26 1983 84–1 98.8% — 2,622 8 88 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 34
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,633 11 101 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,350 7 56
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,583 13 113 1971 59–4 93.7% — 2,374 8 65
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,626 15 126 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 74
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,523 17 130 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,432 11 92
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,452 17 139 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,409 11 93
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,393 17 147 1975 40–13 75.5% — 2,250 11 94
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,306 18 153 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,262 11 95
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,316 18 158 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,200 11 95
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 — — — — — — —