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

Martina Navratilova vs Virginia Wade H2H: 18-7

Martina Navratilova holds an 18–7 lead over Virginia Wade in their WTA head-to-head. Across 25 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 12–2 on carpet and 5–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1985 Roland Garros round of 64 6-3 6-0.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
18 – 7
25 main-draw meetings
Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-0 Virginia Wade Match data May 30, 1985* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Martina Navratilova #1 6-0 6-2 Virginia Wade #40 Match data Feb 24, 1984* R16 East Hanover WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 8, 1980* SF Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 19, 1980* SF Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Sep 28, 1979* QF Atlanta WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Aug 4, 1979* SF San Diego WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 21, 1979 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 21, 1979* F Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Nov 18, 1978* QF Colgate Series Championships WTA Finals Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Sep 30, 1978* SF Atlanta WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 4, 1978* SF Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Feb 25, 1978* SF Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 7-6(3) 7-5 Martina Navratilova Match data Nov 1, 1977 RR Palm Springs WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 7-5 5-7 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Sep 18, 1977* F Tokyo Sillook WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Feb 27, 1977* SF Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-6(0) 6-0 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 8, 1977* SF Washington Open WTA 500 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Jun 19, 1976* SF Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Martina Navratilova 7-6(0) 6-0 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 11, 1976* BR Atx Open WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 7-6(1) 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Sep 20, 1975* SF Atlanta WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 2-6 7-6(3) 4-3 (ret.) Martina Navratilova Match data Mar 23, 1975* F Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 1-6 7-5 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 8, 1975* QF Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 7-6(0) Virginia Wade Match data Jan 27, 1975 SF Washington Open WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Jan 12, 1975* BR San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-3 Martina Navratilova Match data Oct 18, 1974* QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Virginia Wade 3-6 6-1 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Jun 22, 1974* SF Eastbourne Open WTA 250 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
Virginia Wade #138 #2 — 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53

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 Virginia Wade
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 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4
23 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 18 157 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53
38 — — — — — — — 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53
39 — — — — — — — 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53
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 Virginia Wade
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% 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6%
23 1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0%
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3%
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7%
30 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7%
31 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8% 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4%
32 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5% 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1%
33 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7% 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9%
34 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5%
35 1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0% 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5%
36 1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1%

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 Virginia Wade
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 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62
23 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09
24 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67
25 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40
26 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10
27 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17
28 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22
29 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74
30 1987 2527 176.8 — — — — +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.06 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74
31 1988 2456 176.7 — — — — +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.10 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33
32 1989 2425 176.2 — — — — +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -2.04 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47
33 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.34 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31
34 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39
35 1992 2328 175.0 — — — — +97 — +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06
36 1993 2265 172.8 — — — — +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.2 -1.33 1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86
37 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +133 +37 +402 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09 1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1729 127.2 — — — — +32 — +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.64
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1711 118.5 — — — — +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46
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 — 2327 162.6 — — — — +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60

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.