H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Vicki Nelson H2H: 2-0

Martina Navratilova holds a 2–0 lead over Vicki Nelson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1985 Canadian Open round of 16 6-1 6-0.

USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
USA Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-0 Vicki Nelson Match data Aug 9, 1985* R16 Canadian Open Series Category 4 modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-0 Vicki Nelson Match data Jan 3, 1983 R16 Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet

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
Vicki Nelson #547 #60 8 1,677 87 136 39.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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.

Martina Navratilova Vicki Nelson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1972 0–1 0.0% 1,483 0 0 1980 7–4 63.6% 1,544 0 0
1973 17–17 50.0% 1,741 0 0 1981 3–4 42.9% 1,561 0 0
1974 34–20 63.0% 1,960 0 1 1982 12–15 44.4% 1,616 0 0
1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,246 0 5 1983 10–23 30.3% 1,538 0 0
1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7 1984 14–19 42.4% #92 1,537 0 0
1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13 1985 17–22 43.6% #87 1,594 0 0
1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24 1986 14–22 38.9% #98 1,590 0 1
1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34 1987 10–21 32.3% #136 1,520 0 1
1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45 1988 0–5 0.0% #282 1,471 0 1
1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55 1989 0–1 0.0% #402 1,461 0 1
1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70
1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86
1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99
1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111
1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125
1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129
1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138
1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146
1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152
1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 18 157
1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161
1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166
1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167
2002 1–1 50.0% 2,051 18 167
2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 167
2005 0–1 0.0% #395 1,910 18 167

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Martina Navratilova Vicki Nelson
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 %
1972 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1983 4 9 13 30.8% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1984 6 8 14 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1985 9 11 20 45.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1986 1 9 10 10.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1987 4 9 13 30.8% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1988 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0%
1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0%
1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4%
1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0%
1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7%
1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4%
1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8%
1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7%
1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8%
1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5%
1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0%
1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0%
1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
2002 1 1 2 50.0%
2004 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% Career 29 58 87 33.3% 44 46 90 48.9% 1 14 15 6.7% 6 14 20 30.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Martina Navratilova Vicki Nelson
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
1972 1483 98.4 33.3% -0.67 0–1 +0.21 1980 1544 114.3 68.4% +1.68 0–1 1–0 +0.64
1973 1742 151.2 -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.70 1981 1561 103.8 +16 +33 40.0% -1.20 1–0 1–0 +0.19
1974 1961 159.8 -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -9.92 1982 1616 115.3 -30 +10 -70 44.4% -0.22 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.60
1975 2247 173.0 +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.4 -10.84 1983 1539 113.3 +13 +36 36.0% -0.92 2–7 (22%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 +0.43
1976 2166 161.0 +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.41 1984 1538 115.3 -23 +128 -55 45.8% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.9 +1.80
1977 2251 173.4 +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.80 1985 1594 130.2 -25 +60 45.9% -0.15 2–7 (22%) 5–5 (50%) 95.2 +1.52
1978 2434 178.4 +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -6.56 1986 1590 109.0 -114 +125 39.5% -0.83 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.2 +2.92
1979 2440 178.7 +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.63 1987 1520 111.9 -63 +118 35.3% -1.03 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.4 +0.24
1980 2367 177.3 +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48 1988 1472 100.3 -77 9.1% -3.00 0–1 -0.24
1981 2423 179.0 +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43 1989 1461 99.3 33.3% -1.67 0–1 +0.06
1982 2539 179.0 +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79
1983 2638 183.0 +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30
1984 2649 177.2 +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21
1985 2595 177.6 +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95
1986 2634 182.2 +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24
1987 2527 176.8 +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.06
1988 2456 176.7 +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.10
1989 2425 176.2 +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -2.04
1990 2323 174.5 +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.34
1991 2322 172.3 +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85
1992 2328 175.0 +97 +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40
1993 2265 172.8 +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.2 -1.33
1994 2074 161.5 +133 +37 +402 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09
2002 2052 102.7 50.0% +0.50 1–1 -0.01
2004 1941 100.2 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% +91 33.3% -0.50 0–2 +0.11
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 Career 1678 118.7 -37 +85 -64 41.5% -0.57 17–32 (35%) 18–20 (47%) 92.1 +3.66

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.