H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Silvia Farina Elia vs Magdalena Maleeva H2H: 4-5

Magdalena Maleeva holds a 5–4 lead over Silvia Farina Elia in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Silvia Farina Elia won the 2003 Eastbourne quarterfinal 5-7 6-4 6-4.

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Silvia Farina Elia
ITA Age 54 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 21, 2003* Eastbourne WTA 500 QF Grass Silvia Farina Elia #28 5-7 6-4 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #12 Match data
May 14, 2003* Rome WTA 1000 R64 Clay Magdalena Maleeva #15 6-4 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #25 Match data
Jan 9, 2003* Sydney WTA 500 R32 Hard Magdalena Maleeva #14 3-6 7-5 6-0 Silvia Farina Elia #16 Match data
Jun 30, 2002* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Magdalena Maleeva #19 7-6(2) 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #13 Match data
May 25, 2002* Strasbourg WTA 500 SF Clay Silvia Farina Elia #11 6-3 6-1 Magdalena Maleeva #25 Match data
May 30, 2001* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Silvia Farina Elia #23 6-1 5-7 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #15 Match data
Aug 21, 1997* Atlanta WTA 250 R32 Hard Silvia Farina Elia #45 6-3 7-6 Magdalena Maleeva #39 Match data
Feb 20, 1997* Hanover WTA 250 R32 Carpet Magdalena Maleeva #25 6-2 6-1 Silvia Farina Elia #39 Match data
Apr 1, 1995* Hilton Head WTA 1000 SF Clay Magdalena Maleeva #10 6-4 7-6 Silvia Farina Elia #51 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Silvia Farina Elia #32 #11 1,838 1,943 365 309 54.2% 0 0 0 3 0 3
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,083 384 272 58.5% 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 Silvia Farina Elia Magdalena Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,497 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,718 0 0
17 1989 3–3 50.0% #172 1,522 0 0 1992 28–14 66.7% #20 1,908 0 1
18 1990 2–3 40.0% #194 1,527 0 0 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,962 0 1
19 1991 9–9 50.0% #69 1,590 0 0 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,980 0 3
20 1992 5–10 33.3% #172 1,578 0 0 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,029 0 6
21 1993 9–12 42.9% #85 1,587 0 0 1996 18–15 54.5% #19 1,908 0 6
22 1994 20–19 51.3% #52 1,678 0 0 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,746 0 6
23 1995 18–16 52.9% #52 1,650 0 0 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,713 0 6
24 1996 22–21 51.2% #34 1,711 0 0 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,737 0 7
25 1997 16–22 42.1% #43 1,720 0 0 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7
26 1998 38–26 59.4% #19 1,901 0 0 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,849 0 8
27 1999 30–26 53.6% #26 1,782 0 0 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,855 0 9
28 2000 15–17 46.9% #63 1,695 0 0 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10
29 2001 45–26 63.4% #14 1,768 0 1 2004 27–24 52.9% #25 1,710 0 10
30 2002 42–28 60.0% #17 1,745 0 2 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,682 0 10
31 2003 25–25 50.0% #24 1,719 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2004 41–23 64.1% #20 1,770 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2005 25–23 52.1% #32 1,648 0 3 — — — — — — —