Vicki Nelson
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Antonoplis | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 27, 1987 | H2H |
| Amy Holton | 3 | 1 | 4 | Apr 24, 1986 | H2H |
| Andrea Temesvari | 0 | 4 | 4 | Apr 11, 1985 | H2H |
| Bettina Fulco | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 28, 1988 | H2H |
| Hana Mandlikova | 0 | 3 | 3 | Mar 15, 1988 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Vicki Nelson vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 0-1
Katerina Maleeva holds a 1–0 lead over Vicki Nelson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Katerina Maleeva leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Katerina Maleeva won the 1987 US Open round of 128 6-1 6-1.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katerina Maleeva | 6-1 6-1 | Vicki Nelson | Match data | Sep 3, 1987* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Nelson | #547 | #60 | 8 | 1,677 | 87 | 136 | 39.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Katerina Maleeva | #456 | #6 | 116 | 2,067 | 326 | 187 | 63.5% | 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.
| Vicki Nelson | Katerina Maleeva | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1980 | 7–4 | 63.6% | — | 1,544 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #93 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,561 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 30–20 | 60.0% | #28 | 1,814 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 12–15 | 44.4% | — | 1,616 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 24–20 | 54.5% | #29 | 1,837 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | 10–23 | 30.3% | — | 1,538 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 35–15 | 70.0% | #13 | 1,948 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 14–19 | 42.4% | #92 | 1,537 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 36–17 | 67.9% | #11 | 1,989 | 0 | 5 |
| 1985 | 17–22 | 43.6% | #87 | 1,594 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 32–11 | 74.4% | #15 | 1,924 | 0 | 8 |
| 1986 | 14–22 | 38.9% | #98 | 1,590 | 0 | 1 | 1990 | 47–16 | 74.6% | #6 | 2,045 | 0 | 9 |
| 1987 | 10–21 | 32.3% | #136 | 1,520 | 0 | 1 | 1991 | 35–16 | 68.6% | #11 | 1,968 | 0 | 10 |
| 1988 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #282 | 1,471 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 31–19 | 62.0% | #16 | 1,897 | 0 | 10 |
| 1989 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #402 | 1,461 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 28–17 | 62.2% | #22 | 1,897 | 0 | 10 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #36 | 1,865 | 0 | 11 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 1–11 | 8.3% | #302 | 1,678 | 0 | 11 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #231 | 1,684 | 0 | 11 |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1981 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1985 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 1983 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1986 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1987 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 1985 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1988 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1989 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1990 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% |
| 1988 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 79.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1992 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Career | 29 | 58 | 87 | 33.3% | 44 | 46 | 90 | 48.9% | 1 | 14 | 15 | 6.7% | 6 | 14 | 20 | 30.0% | Career | 146 | 69 | 215 | 67.9% | 101 | 62 | 163 | 62.0% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 60 | 44 | 104 | 57.7% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| 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 |
| 1980 | 1544 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.4% | +1.68 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.64 | 1984 | 1529 | 101.1 | — | — | — | — | +67 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | — | — | — | +0.05 |
| 1981 | 1561 | 103.8 | — | — | — | — | +16 | +33 | — | 40.0% | -1.20 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.19 | 1985 | 1814 | 134.0 | — | — | — | — | -111 | -26 | -204 | 58.3% | +0.36 | 5–3 (63%) | 4–7 (36%) | 101.9 | +0.01 |
| 1982 | 1616 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | -30 | +10 | -70 | 44.4% | -0.22 | 5–4 (56%) | 3–4 (43%) | 100.7 | +0.60 | 1986 | 1838 | 143.3 | — | — | — | — | -45 | -31 | -198 | 54.1% | +0.50 | 5–5 (50%) | 4–8 (33%) | 97.8 | -2.35 |
| 1983 | 1539 | 113.3 | — | — | — | — | +13 | +36 | — | 36.0% | -0.92 | 2–7 (22%) | 1–3 (25%) | 92.9 | +0.43 | 1987 | 1948 | 160.2 | — | — | — | — | -21 | -10 | — | 69.8% | +1.71 | 2–6 (25%) | 4–6 (40%) | 95.2 | -0.20 |
| 1984 | 1538 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | -23 | +128 | -55 | 45.8% | -0.35 | 3–5 (38%) | 2–2 (50%) | 97.9 | +1.80 | 1988 | 1989 | 160.1 | — | — | — | — | +20 | -68 | -325 | 63.3% | +1.34 | 10–4 (71%) | 5–5 (50%) | 101.8 | -1.95 |
| 1985 | 1594 | 130.2 | — | — | — | — | -25 | +60 | — | 45.9% | -0.15 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–5 (50%) | 95.2 | +1.52 | 1989 | 1925 | 137.9 | — | — | — | — | +49 | -9 | — | 69.5% | +1.44 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–2 (67%) | 97.1 | +2.60 |
| 1986 | 1590 | 109.0 | — | — | — | — | -114 | +125 | — | 39.5% | -0.83 | 2–2 (50%) | 3–4 (43%) | 100.2 | +2.92 | 1990 | 2046 | 166.9 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -25 | -291 | 72.1% | +1.66 | 8–4 (67%) | 7–3 (70%) | 105.6 | -1.83 |
| 1987 | 1520 | 111.9 | — | — | — | — | -63 | +118 | — | 35.3% | -1.03 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–2 (50%) | 98.4 | +0.24 | 1991 | 1969 | 154.4 | — | — | — | — | +54 | -23 | -195 | 68.2% | +1.44 | 2–7 (22%) | 3–7 (30%) | 87.8 | +4.53 |
| 1988 | 1472 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | -77 | — | — | 9.1% | -3.00 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.24 | 1992 | 1897 | 153.5 | — | — | — | — | +63 | -53 | -38 | 60.4% | +0.89 | 6–5 (55%) | 4–4 (50%) | 97.0 | +4.07 |
| 1989 | 1461 | 99.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.06 | 1993 | 1897 | 158.4 | — | — | — | — | +46 | -36 | — | 61.2% | +0.84 | 6–9 (40%) | 4–2 (67%) | 97.3 | +1.03 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 1866 | 142.3 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -58 | — | 54.3% | +0.42 | 5–6 (45%) | 3–5 (38%) | 94.9 | +0.16 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 1678 | 110.1 | — | — | — | — | +95 | +57 | — | 17.9% | -2.39 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–1 | — | -0.64 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1685 | 133.5 | — | — | — | — | +100 | -3 | — | 42.3% | +0.15 | 1–1 | 0–4 (0%) | — | -0.39 |
| Career | 1678 | 118.7 | — | — | — | — | -37 | +85 | -64 | 41.5% | -0.57 | 17–32 (35%) | 18–20 (47%) | 92.1 | +3.66 | Career | 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.
Katerina Maleeva
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffi Graf | 0 | 11 | 11 | May 1, 1993 | H2H |
| Zina Garrison | 3 | 7 | 10 | Nov 10, 1994 | H2H |
| Helena Sukova | 5 | 5 | 10 | Sep 9, 1993 | H2H |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 1 | 8 | 9 | Aug 20, 1993 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 8 | 9 | Jun 1, 1993 | H2H |