H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Steffi Graf vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 11-0

Steffi Graf holds an 11–0 lead over Katerina Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 4–0 on clay and 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1993 Hamburg Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-1.

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Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
11 – 0
11 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #2 6-3 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #17 Match data May 1, 1993* QF Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Steffi Graf #2 6-1 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #15 Match data Oct 3, 1992* SF Leipzig Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Steffi Graf #2 6-3 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #11 Match data May 4, 1991* QF Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-0 Katerina Maleeva #6 Match data Nov 12, 1990 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-7 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #7 Match data Aug 5, 1990* F Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-0 Katerina Maleeva #15 Match data Sep 8, 1988* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #15 Match data Jul 31, 1988* F Hamburg Open WTA 250 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-0 Katerina Maleeva #12 Match data Apr 16, 1988* QF Amelia Island Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #13 Match data Mar 6, 1988* F San Antonio WTA 250 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-3 Katerina Maleeva #14 Match data Oct 30, 1987* QF Zurich WTA 250 Carpet
Steffi Graf #10 6-2 6-0 Katerina Maleeva #28 Match data Aug 16, 1985* R16 Mahwah 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 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 Steffi Graf Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
13 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0 — — — — — — —
14 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
28 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103 — — — — — — —
29 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106 — — — — — — —
30 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107 — — — — — — —

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 Steffi Graf 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 %
12 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5% 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0% 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5% — 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 Steffi Graf 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
12 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05
16 1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
28 1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01 — 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.