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

Venus Williams vs Magdalena Maleeva H2H: 3-3

Venus Williams and Magdalena Maleeva are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Magdalena Maleeva leads 3–0 on carpet, while Venus Williams leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 2004 Warsaw quarterfinal 6-1 6-0.

United States Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 3
6 main draw meetings
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Venus Williams #13 6-1 6-0 Magdalena Maleeva #24 Match data May 1, 2004* QF Warsaw Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Magdalena Maleeva #23 2-6 6-1 7-6(3) Venus Williams #2 Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16 Moscow Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Venus Williams #3 6-0 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #16 Match data Jan 23, 2002* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #20 7-6(8) 6-4 Venus Williams #3 Match data Feb 17, 2001* SF Nice Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Venus Williams #21 6-2 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #34 Match data Jan 16, 1998* QF Sydney International Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Magdalena Maleeva #7 6-2 6-3 Venus Williams #321 Match data Nov 4, 1995* QF Oakland 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Venus Williams #469 #1 7,452 2,368 782 299 72.3% 7 1 9 2 19 11 49
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,069 389 275 58.6% 0 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 Venus Williams Magdalena Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1994 1–1 50.0% 1,525 0 0 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,498 0 0
15 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0
16 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,570 0 0 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,717 0 0
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,830 0 0 1992 30–15 66.7% #20 1,926 0 1
18 1998 51–13 79.7% #5 2,099 0 3 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,966 0 1
19 1999 57–12 82.6% #3 2,248 0 9 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,989 0 3
20 2000 41–4 91.1% #3 2,337 2 15 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,047 0 6
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,358 4 21 1996 20–16 55.6% #19 1,924 0 6
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,303 4 28 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,759 0 6
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,260 4 29 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,721 0 6
24 2004 42–14 75.0% #9 2,077 4 31 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,741 0 7
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,128 5 33 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,035 5 33 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,850 0 8
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,059 6 36 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,856 0 9
28 2008 40–11 78.4% #6 2,138 7 39 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,988 7 41 2004 28–25 52.8% #25 1,695 0 10
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,061 7 43 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,679 0 10
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 2,017 7 43
32 2012 24–9 72.7% #24 2,016 7 44
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,910 7 44
34 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,888 7 45
35 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,971 7 48
36 2016 24–15 61.5% #17 1,817 7 49
37 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,941 7 49
38 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,872 7 49
39 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,819 7 49
40 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,713 7 49
41 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,647 7 49
42 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,602 7 49
43 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,592 7 49

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 Venus Williams 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 1994 1 1 2 50.0% 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1990 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
16 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 8 7 15 53.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
17 1997 15 7 22 68.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 8 3 11 72.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
18 1998 36 8 44 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1993 16 6 22 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
19 1999 34 6 40 85.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1994 10 4 14 71.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 1 14 92.9%
20 2000 25 0 25 100.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 21 4 25 84.0%
21 2001 32 3 35 91.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 0 7 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 2002 35 5 40 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0%
23 2003 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2004 21 9 30 70.0% 17 2 19 89.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 5 0 5 100.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2005 18 7 25 72.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 2000 10 10 20 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
26 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0%
27 2007 27 5 32 84.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
28 2008 29 9 38 76.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2003 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 2009 21 11 32 65.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 2004 12 15 27 44.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2010 19 3 22 86.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
31 2011 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
32 2012 14 3 17 82.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 2013 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
34 2014 27 11 38 71.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
36 2016 14 11 25 56.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
37 2017 26 11 37 70.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
38 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
39 2019 16 11 27 59.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
40 2020 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
41 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
42 2022 0 4 4 0.0%
43 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career 487 189 676 72.0% 163 69 232 70.3% 98 27 125 78.4% 34 14 48 70.8% 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 581/732 of Venus Williams'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 Venus Williams 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%
23 2003 11/29 3.8 5.8 55.2% 76.2% 43.8% 53.3% 47.0% 61.6% 51.3% —/—
24 2004 13/56 4.1 4.5 59.4% 72.2% 46.7% 41.6% 50.5% 61.9% 50.1% —/—
25 2005 18/44 2.9 4.2 64.4% 70.7% 45.1% 63.1% 52.0% 61.3% 50.1% —/—
26 2006 16/19 3.1 4.3 62.7% 68.3% 47.0% 52.8% 45.6% 60.6% 48.5% —/—
27 2007 53/56 3.6 5.3 59.4% 72.6% 46.6% 56.6% 51.8% 62.2% 48.6% —/—
28 2008 43/51 4.3 4.3 61.6% 72.0% 48.4% 55.6% 48.9% 62.7% 47.0% 2003 7/48 2.1 2.6 64.6% 65.7% 49.3% 52.1% 35.7% 60.1% 48.6%
29 2009 48/54 5.4 4.7 57.3% 73.4% 49.9% 59.5% 51.4% 63.3% 46.1% 2004 10/53 2.0 3.1 65.6% 62.8% 41.0% 62.8% 38.6% 55.5% 48.1%
30 2010 44/45 4.6 4.5 56.7% 73.5% 46.9% 53.7% 49.0% 61.9% 47.4% 2005 11/37 1.9 2.1 65.1% 64.7% 46.3% 46.7% 61.5% 58.4% 48.3%
31 2011 9/12 6.0 2.8 64.4% 72.3% 51.7% 60.3% 45.5% 64.5% 45.7% —/—
32 2012 28/33 4.5 4.8 53.9% 68.9% 47.8% 50.7% 50.7% 59.2% 46.0% —/—
33 2013 23/26 2.8 4.6 56.9% 65.4% 43.4% 55.0% 50.8% 56.0% 47.2% —/—
34 2014 44/48 4.7 4.4 55.7% 71.6% 46.0% 56.6% 53.0% 60.4% 46.7% —/—
35 2015 35/53 4.6 2.9 58.6% 70.6% 49.7% 50.2% 48.0% 62.1% 45.0% —/—
36 2016 37/39 3.1 3.9 61.5% 65.5% 48.1% 52.8% 52.7% 58.4% 46.8% —/—
37 2017 46/53 3.5 5.2 60.9% 69.2% 46.3% 59.1% 46.0% 60.2% 46.0% —/—
38 2018 26/26 2.1 4.9 60.5% 63.9% 46.4% 53.6% 51.3% 56.7% 43.8% —/—
39 2019 34/35 1.8 3.7 63.2% 63.3% 43.3% 54.0% 45.9% 56.0% 43.6% —/—
40 2020 9/9 3.2 7.0 58.3% 63.2% 42.3% 61.2% 45.9% 54.5% 41.2% —/—
41 2021 12/12 3.4 4.4 62.1% 60.7% 37.2% 48.3% 44.1% 51.7% 39.2% —/—
42 2022 4/4 3.3 8.5 56.5% 65.1% 31.3% 49.0% 29.6% 50.4% 34.9% —/—
43 2023 10/10 3.6 4.4 60.1% 64.2% 38.7% 43.3% 39.2% 54.0% 40.5% —/—
44 2024 2/2 4.5 8.0 59.1% 60.9% 29.6% 49.4% 70.0% 47.9% 40.9% —/—
45 2025 4/4 3.5 5.5 54.2% 62.5% 31.3% 31.2% 48.2% 48.5% 40.7% —/—
46 2026 12/12 3.0 4.4 59.2% 63.3% 37.8% 46.5% 43.3% 53.3% 37.0% —/—
Career 581/1,081 3.8 4.5 59.3% 69.4% 46.1% 54.4% 49.2% 59.8% 46.0% 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 Venus Williams 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 1994 1526 122.1 60.0% 0.00 0–1 -0.18 1989 1498 109.9 30.0% -1.50 1–1 -0.17
15 1995 1561 123.9 +29 36.4% -0.36 1–0 0–1 -0.31 1990 1655 130.9 -41 -10 52.2% +0.11 4–2 (67%) 0–2 -0.02
16 1996 1570 134.2 +31 46.7% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.34 1991 1718 138.5 -25 -8 52.7% +0.09 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) -0.21
17 1997 1831 160.2 +5 -255 -230 55.8% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) -1.92 1992 1926 159.6 -35 -68 66.0% +1.12 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) -1.14
18 1998 2100 174.0 +4 -331 -385 75.6% +2.04 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) -0.82 1993 1967 161.1 -31 -6 -321 67.9% +1.40 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) +1.36
19 1999 2248 179.2 +7 -300 -461 77.5% +1.83 10–5 (67%) 9–4 (69%) -4.08 1994 1989 153.6 +43 -121 72.0% +1.70 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) +1.01
20 2000 2337 171.5 +16 -397 -317 84.0% +2.34 8–2 (80%) 6–3 (67%) -2.30 1995 2047 157.5 +24 -68 67.6% +1.06 14–3 (82%) 5–3 (63%) -0.64
21 2001 2358 172.4 +31 -379 -127 83.8% +2.48 8–1 (89%) 10–3 (77%) -1.53 1996 1924 151.7 +52 +67 -275 57.0% +0.65 4–7 (36%) 2–4 (33%) -1.38
22 2002 2303 175.2 +58 -205 -10 81.3% +2.44 12–4 (75%) 7–3 (70%) -2.34 1997 1759 148.3 +60 +169 -47 50.5% +0.23 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) +1.32
23 2003 2261 155.8 +4.06 +5.13 1.337 56.1% +107 -163 +33 81.0% +2.37 4–3 (57%) 1–2 (33%) -1.73 1998 1722 124.2 +36 39.3% -0.82 3–1 (75%) 1–1 +0.80
24 2004 2078 159.0 +4.27 +3.93 1.315 55.7% +59 +131 75.7% +1.99 6–3 (67%) 8–6 (57%) +0.68 1999 1741 133.4 +31 +100 +8 60.0% +1.06 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) +0.19
25 2005 2128 165.4 +4.52 +4.90 1.293 55.5% +29 +38 +223 75.0% +2.03 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) -2.36 2000 1813 151.1 +22 -37 -64 51.3% +0.37 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) -2.93
26 2006 2035 136.6 +3.30 +3.85 1.231 54.0% +67 +87 +280 63.8% +0.94 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) -0.08 2001 1851 153.2 +18 -62 -53 56.2% +0.37 12–9 (57%) 6–5 (55%) -2.14
27 2007 2059 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% +31 +23 +331 79.0% +2.10 6–6 (50%) 6–5 (55%) -1.59 2002 1856 143.5 +7 -111 +10 57.2% +0.37 11–9 (55%) 7–5 (58%) -1.27
28 2008 2138 163.5 +7.00 +3.95 1.260 54.6% -5 -109 +293 74.6% +1.81 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) -1.46 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 2009 1989 162.7 +7.24 +2.88 1.255 54.5% +47 -3 +361 65.1% +1.53 13–10 (57%) 3–12 (20%) -2.55 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 2010 2062 156.7 +5.33 +3.88 1.244 54.7% +31 -11 +294 79.6% +1.80 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) +0.82 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
31 2011 2018 120.4 +4.82 +1.85 1.287 54.7% +52 +278 70.8% +1.58 3–1 (75%) 0–2 +0.19
32 2012 2016 150.4 +3.65 +3.04 1.127 52.6% +82 +19 +154 65.4% +1.15 9–3 (75%) 5–5 (50%) -1.94
33 2013 1911 141.0 +0.75 +3.14 1.071 51.5% +85 +50 58.1% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) -0.63
34 2014 1888 149.7 +4.15 +2.82 1.178 53.5% +57 +2 +268 66.4% +1.21 10–11 (48%) 5–6 (45%) +0.59
35 2015 1971 157.4 +3.80 +3.44 1.187 53.2% +43 -131 +141 67.2% +1.27 13–4 (76%) 10–5 (67%) -0.59
36 2016 1818 133.2 +2.07 +3.27 1.126 52.8% +13 +15 +295 62.0% +0.67 5–9 (36%) 11–4 (73%) +1.30
37 2017 1941 149.8 +3.48 +3.27 1.155 53.0% -13 -79 +233 67.8% +1.01 11–6 (65%) 11–3 (79%) -0.36
38 2018 1873 141.1 +0.84 +1.05 1.013 50.4% +44 -80 +237 54.0% +0.33 7–4 (64%) 3–3 (50%) +0.67
39 2019 1820 145.6 +0.36 +1.07 0.992 50.0% +35 -40 +249 51.9% +0.05 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) -1.42
40 2020 1714 126.0 +0.01 -0.68 0.905 48.2% +47 27.3% -1.14 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) -1.11
41 2021 1647 111.7 -2.68 -2.16 0.811 45.9% +79 -9 29.6% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 0–2 -0.85
42 2022 1602 107.5 -2.82 -1.21 0.703 43.0% +66 11.1% -2.78 0–1 0–1 0.00
43 2023 1593 114.1 -1.10 -0.46 0.880 47.2% +55 +447 40.0% -1.00 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) -0.01
Career 2369 167.3 +3.54 +2.76 1.146 52.9% +33 -76 +111 68.9% +1.40 185–126 (59%) 137–101 (58%) 99.1 -2.44 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.