H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Nathalie Dechy vs Magdalena Maleeva H2H: 3-2

Nathalie Dechy holds a 3–2 lead over Magdalena Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nathalie Dechy leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Magdalena Maleeva leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Nathalie Dechy won the 2005 Warsaw round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Dechy #15 6-4 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #30 Match data Apr 28, 2005* R32 Warsaw Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Nathalie Dechy #24 4-6 6-3 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #19 Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #23 6-4 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #24 Match data Oct 5, 2002* QF Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Magdalena Maleeva #17 7-5 7-5 Nathalie Dechy #27 Match data Aug 1, 2002* R32 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Nathalie Dechy #25 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(6) Magdalena Maleeva #76 Match data Jan 8, 2000* QF Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,069 389 275 58.6% 0 2 0 2 6 10

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 Nathalie Dechy Magdalena Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,498 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0
16 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,717 0 0
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6
21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7
25 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10
30 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,580 0 1 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10

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 Nathalie Dechy Magdalena 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 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
16 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 8 7 15 53.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
17 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
18 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
19 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9%
20 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 21 4 25 84.0%
21 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0%
23 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
26 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0%
27 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
28 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 12 15 27 44.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2009 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career — 160 145 305 52.5% 71 66 137 51.8% 34 33 67 50.7% 28 28 56 50.0% — 133 117 250 53.2% 105 74 179 58.7% 41 25 66 62.1% 110 59 169 65.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 132/292 of Nathalie Dechy's and 28/138 of Magdalena Maleeva's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Nathalie Dechy Magdalena Maleeva
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
24 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4% 2003 7/48 2.1 2.6 64.6% 65.7% 49.3% 52.1% 35.7% 60.1% 48.6%
29 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2% 2004 10/53 2.0 3.1 65.6% 62.8% 41.0% 62.8% 38.6% 55.5% 48.1%
30 2009 15/15 1.3 3.5 68.6% 58.7% 41.0% 48.6% 48.4% 53.2% 39.3% 2005 11/37 1.9 2.1 65.1% 64.7% 46.3% 46.7% 61.5% 58.4% 48.3%
Career — 132/565 1.5 3.5 69.6% 59.6% 44.5% 52.1% 49.9% 54.9% 43.0% — 28/664 2.0 2.6 65.2% 64.3% 45.2% 53.8% 46.9% 57.8% 48.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Nathalie Dechy Magdalena 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 1498 109.9 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 — — -0.17
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1655 130.9 — — — — -41 -10 — 52.2% +0.11 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.02
16 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03 1991 1718 138.5 — — — — -25 -8 — 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) — -0.21
17 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56 1992 1926 159.6 — — — — -35 -68 — 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) — -1.14
18 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35 1993 1967 161.1 — — — — -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) — +1.36
19 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.60 1994 1989 153.6 — — — — +43 -121 — 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) — +1.01
20 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.15 1995 2047 157.5 — — — — +24 -68 — 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.64
21 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.62 1996 1924 151.7 — — — — +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) — -1.38
22 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.20 1997 1759 148.3 — — — — +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) — +1.32
23 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.89 1998 1722 124.2 — — — — +36 — — 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.80
24 2003 1840 138.9 +1.35 +3.00 1.221 54.2% -60 +48 -96 58.5% +0.48 12–2 (86%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.85 1999 1741 133.4 — — — — +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) — +0.19
25 2004 1810 147.7 +1.35 +0.63 1.034 51.1% +6 +3 -86 57.9% +0.62 7–9 (44%) 6–8 (43%) — -1.40 2000 1813 151.1 — — — — +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.93
26 2005 1798 146.1 +1.56 +0.35 1.048 51.3% +22 -36 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–6 (67%) 9–10 (47%) — +1.39 2001 1851 153.2 — — — — +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.14
27 2006 1648 128.2 +0.04 -1.40 0.952 49.0% -1 +72 +148 42.7% -0.42 7–9 (44%) 3–7 (30%) — +0.62 2002 1856 143.5 — — — — +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -1.27
28 2007 1651 130.6 -1.46 -0.89 0.907 47.9% -3 +66 +97 45.6% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 4–8 (33%) — -1.91 2003 1747 136.2 +1.69 +2.10 1.218 54.1% -21 -7 +210 55.1% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.58
29 2008 1671 130.8 -1.57 -0.33 0.919 48.2% +12 -28 +59 45.5% -0.24 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.85 2004 1695 138.3 +0.28 +2.23 1.082 51.8% -48 +82 +265 52.0% +0.26 10–11 (48%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.09
30 2009 1581 108.4 -1.61 -3.48 0.839 46.8% +48 +1 +106 32.4% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.41 2005 1680 135.0 +1.49 +2.33 1.159 53.0% -29 +43 +230 49.4% +0.12 2–7 (22%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.82
Career — 1919 143.2 -0.42 -0.73 0.953 49.1% -9 0 -6 51.4% +0.13 98–90 (52%) 60–67 (47%) 96.4 -1.34 — 2069 155.0 +1.11 +2.24 1.144 52.8% +3 -19 +52 57.4% +0.59 109–105 (51%) 60–65 (48%) 93.1 -0.54

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.