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

Sabine Appelmans vs Martina Navratilova H2H: 0-3

Martina Navratilova holds a 3–0 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1994 Paris quarterfinal 6-4 3-6 6-3.

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Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova #3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #23 Match data Feb 20, 1994* QF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova #4 6-1 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #51 Match data Sep 2, 1993* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova #4 6-2 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #28 Match data Oct 5, 1991* QF Milan Tier III → modern equivalent 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
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,925 284 205 58.1% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,680 1,419 228 86.2% 18 3 8 38 100 167

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 Sabine Appelmans Martina Navratilova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
16 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0
17 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,467 0 0 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1
18 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,246 0 5
19 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7
20 1992 29–16 64.4% #26 1,895 0 3 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13
21 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,834 0 3 1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24
22 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34
23 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45
24 1996 26–17 60.5% #21 1,832 0 7 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55
25 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,855 0 7 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70
26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,722 0 7 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86
27 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,778 0 7 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99
28 2000 22–23 48.9% #49 1,697 0 7 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111
29 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,689 0 7 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125
30 — — — — — — — 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129
31 — — — — — — — 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138
32 — — — — — — — 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146
33 — — — — — — — 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152
34 — — — — — — — 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 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% #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 Sabine Appelmans Martina Navratilova
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 1987 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0%
18 1990 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1%
19 1991 26 8 34 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7%
20 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1%
21 1993 7 8 15 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5%
22 1994 19 9 28 67.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8%
23 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0%
24 1996 7 7 14 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 4 16 75.0% 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0%
25 1997 12 10 22 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4%
26 1998 1 4 5 20.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0%
27 1999 11 8 19 57.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7%
28 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4%
29 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7%
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 — 139 90 229 60.7% 54 49 103 52.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 69 49 118 58.5% — 344 57 401 85.8% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3%

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 Sabine Appelmans Martina Navratilova
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 1987 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 1–1 — — +0.44 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21
16 1988 1498 106.4 — — — — — +40 — 30.0% -1.10 1–1 0–1 — +0.03 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) — -2.70
17 1989 1468 98.3 — — — — +65 +26 — 31.3% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.98 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) — -9.92
18 1990 1679 133.0 — — — — +19 -159 — 59.2% +0.76 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) — +2.93 1975 2247 173.0 — — — — +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) — -10.84
19 1991 1873 150.3 — — — — +27 -285 — 69.9% +1.36 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +1.14 1976 2166 161.0 — — — — +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) — -6.41
20 1992 1896 145.1 — — — — +3 -146 — 61.0% +0.64 7–3 (70%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.44 1977 2251 173.4 — — — — +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) — -8.80
21 1993 1835 135.0 — — — — +9 -112 -193 53.1% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.40 1978 2434 178.4 — — — — +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) — -6.56
22 1994 1822 144.0 — — — — +46 -108 — 58.0% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.26 1979 2440 178.7 — — — — +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) — -4.63
23 1995 1809 140.0 — — — — -2 -18 — 57.6% +0.37 5–5 (50%) 4–1 (80%) — -0.91 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) — -4.48
24 1996 1833 145.6 — — — — -10 -70 -165 62.1% +0.81 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.59 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) — -8.43
25 1997 1855 155.7 — — — — -46 -8 -89 58.7% +0.54 9–14 (39%) 4–7 (36%) — -1.41 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) — -2.79
26 1998 1722 138.4 — — — — +60 +2 +76 47.1% -0.26 1–9 (10%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.30 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) — -2.30
27 1999 1778 137.2 — — — — +27 -92 -38 56.3% +0.48 5–8 (38%) 7–9 (44%) — -0.07 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) — -1.21
28 2000 1697 139.6 — — — — +36 -31 +95 48.5% -0.15 7–6 (54%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.37 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) — -1.95
29 2001 1689 101.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.19 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) — -2.24
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 2527 176.8 — — — — +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) — -3.06
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 2456 176.7 — — — — +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.10
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2425 176.2 — — — — +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) — -2.04
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) — -1.85
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2328 175.0 — — — — +97 — +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) — -1.40
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2265 172.8 — — — — +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.33
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +133 +37 +402 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) — -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 — 1925 148.8 — — — — +14 -69 -45 57.1% +0.51 71–69 (51%) 40–49 (45%) 95.3 +0.71 — 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 Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.