H2H data updated: 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Steffi Graf H2H: 9-9

Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf are tied 9–9 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 18 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 5–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 3–3 on carpet. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1994 Tokyo Pan Pacific final 6-2 6-4.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
9 – 9
18 main-draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-4 Martina Navratilova #3 Match data Feb 6, 1994* F Tokyo Pan Pacific Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #5 4-6 6-3 6-3 Steffi Graf #2 Match data Feb 7, 1993* SF Tokyo Pan Pacific Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Steffi Graf #2 2-6 7-5 7-5 Martina Navratilova #5 Match data Oct 11, 1992* F Zurich Open WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova #5 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-4 Steffi Graf #1 Match data Sep 7, 1991* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-2 Martina Navratilova #2 Match data Nov 13, 1989 F WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 3-6 7-5 6-1 Martina Navratilova #2 Match data Sep 10, 1989* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-7 6-1 Martina Navratilova #2 Match data Jul 10, 1989* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Steffi Graf #1 5-7 6-2 6-1 Martina Navratilova #2 Match data Jul 4, 1988* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova #2 7-6(4) 6-1 Steffi Graf #1 Match data Sep 14, 1987* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 7-5 6-3 Steffi Graf #2 Match data Jul 6, 1987* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Steffi Graf #2 6-4 4-6 8-6 Martina Navratilova #1 Match data Jun 7, 1987* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Steffi Graf #3 6-3 6-2 Martina Navratilova #1 Match data Feb 28, 1987* SF Key Biscayne WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 7-6 6-3 6-2 Steffi Graf #3 Match data Nov 17, 1986 F WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(8) Steffi Graf #3 Match data Sep 7, 1986* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #3 6-2 6-3 Martina Navratilova #1 Match data May 18, 1986* F Berlin Open WTA 500 Clay
Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-2 Steffi Graf #3 Match data Mar 17, 1986 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova #2 6-3 6-1 Steffi Graf #7 Match data Oct 6, 1985* F Fort Lauderdale WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-3 Steffi Graf #11 Match data Sep 8, 1985* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard

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 Olympics 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 0 3 8 51 87 167
Steffi Graf — #1 5,028 2,604 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 36 28 107

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,546 0 0
15 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0
16 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,039 0 0
17 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8
18 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,247 0 5 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,171 0 7 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,540 5 30
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,254 0 13 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44
21 1978 78–10 88.6% #1 2,411 1 24 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,438 2 34 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61
23 1980 86–13 86.9% #3 2,360 2 45 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,426 3 55 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,541 5 70 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,415 15 86
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,641 8 86 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,651 11 99 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,597 13 111 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,635 15 125 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,528 17 129 1999 34–9 79.1% — 2,242 22 107
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 Steffi Graf
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 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 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5%
18 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0%
19 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
20 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0%
21 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0%
22 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
23 1980 18 6 24 75.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3%
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
30 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
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% — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5%

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 Steffi Graf
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.65
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1507 121.7 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.08
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.36
15 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21 1984 1749 139.7 — — — — -69 -81 -29 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.28
16 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.94 1985 2039 163.2 — — — — -73 -131 -290 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.87
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -10.07 1986 2323 176.8 — — — — -62 -129 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.8 -5.74
18 1975 2248 173.0 — — — — +7 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.5 -12.63 1987 2506 181.5 — — — — -49 -85 -638 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -5.08
19 1976 2171 161.3 — — — — +2 -37 -76 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.18 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -529 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -2.00
20 1977 2254 173.5 — — — — +99 -71 -111 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.88 1989 2589 183.5 — — — — +30 -141 -494 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.57
21 1978 2411 178.8 — — — — +64 -284 -71 83.2% +2.69 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -7.28 1990 2513 179.0 — — — — +88 -53 -325 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44
22 1979 2439 178.9 — — — — +41 -219 -58 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.91 1991 2420 177.2 — — — — +73 +84 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99
23 1980 2360 177.9 — — — — +171 -59 -3 81.3% +2.45 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 102.1 -5.38 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +25 +66 -42 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85
24 1981 2426 179.3 — — — — +101 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 94.1 -8.88 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -108 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07
25 1982 2542 179.1 — — — — +105 -126 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -3.08 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05
26 1983 2641 183.1 — — — — +115 -238 -77 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.54 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +7 +52 -59 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58
27 1984 2652 177.3 — — — — +102 -154 -67 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -5 +55 +64 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13
28 1985 2597 177.7 — — — — +45 -40 +98 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -2.02 1997 2400 149.2 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00
29 1986 2635 182.2 — — — — +71 -120 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.42 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +166 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13
30 1987 2529 176.8 — — — — +116 -44 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.19 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -4 +219 +172 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 -2.55
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 — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.00

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.