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

Mary Pierce vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 1-0

Mary Pierce holds a 1–0 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mary Pierce leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mary Pierce won the 1992 Essen quarterfinal 6-3 7-5.

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Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Pierce #27 6-3 7-5 Katerina Maleeva #12 Match data Feb 8, 1992* QF Essen Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 5 0 5 6 18
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Mary Pierce Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
28 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15 — — — — — — —
29 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16 — — — — — — —
30 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18 — — — — — — —
31 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18 — — — — — — —

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 Mary Pierce Katerina Maleeva
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 %
14 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0% 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5% — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7%

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 Mary Pierce Katerina Maleeva
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
14 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05
16 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
28 2003 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38 — 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00

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.