Phelps v Navratilova
WTA Tour career
Terry PhelpsUnited States361 games · 1982–1990
Martina NavratilovaUnited States1,717 games · 1972–2005
Martina NavratilovaUnited States1,717 games · 1972–2005Lineball analyst0–8
Martina Navratilova takes it, 8–0 on categories
Navratilova wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Phelps 361 matches, Navratilova 1,717 matches.
- Navratilova has 176 titles (one every 10 matches) to Phelps’ 1 title (one every 12.5 matches).
- Navratilova has the better sets won %: 81.7 to Phelps’s 51.5.
- Navratilova averages 1.8 sets won a match to Phelps’ 1.2 (52% more).
- Winners’ edge: Navratilova’s team won 86%, Phelps’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Navratilova has 1,717 matches across 26 seasons, Phelps 361 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, aces…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.11 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1176 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.018 total · best 1
- –First serve in %64.4
- –First-serve points won %65.5
- –Break points saved %43.8
- –Return points won %42.3
- –Acesper game0.42 total · best 1
Head to head
06 matches
since 19836
since 19836
- Hard · 3 matchesPhelps 0Navratilova 3
- Carpet · 2 matchesPhelps 0Navratilova 2
- Clay · 1 matchPhelps 0Navratilova 1
Last meetings
- 7 Aug 1989 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · HardNavratilova won 6-3 6-1
- 4 Apr 1988 · Hilton Head · Round of 32 · ClayNavratilova won 6-1 6-1
- 29 Sept 1986 · New Orleans · Quarterfinal · CarpetNavratilova won 6-2 6-3
- 17 Mar 1986 · Virginia Slims Championships 1 · Round of 16 · CarpetNavratilova won 6-1 6-1
- 30 Sept 1985 · Fort Lauderdale · Quarterfinal · HardNavratilova won 6-1 5-7 6-3
- 15 Aug 1983 · Toronto · Round of 32 · HardNavratilova won 6-3 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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