Sabatini v Navratilova
WTA Tour career
Gabriela SabatiniArgentina814 games · 1984–1996
Martina NavratilovaUnited States1,717 games · 1972–2005Lineball analyst0–8
Martina Navratilova takes it, 8–0 on categories
Navratilova wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Sabatini 814 matches, Navratilova 1,717 matches.
- Navratilova has 176 titles (one every 10 matches) to Sabatini’s 27 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Navratilova has 689 sets lost (one every 2.5 matches) to Sabatini’s 484 sets lost (one every 1.7 matches).
- Navratilova has the better sets won %: 81.7 to Sabatini’s 73.
- Winners’ edge: Navratilova’s team won 86%, Sabatini’s team won 77% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Navratilova has 1,717 matches across 26 seasons, Sabatini 814 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
- 0.027 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1176 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand 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
621 matches
since 198615
since 198615
- Carpet · 7 matchesSabatini 4Navratilova 3
- Hard · 7 matchesSabatini 0Navratilova 7
- Clay · 5 matchesSabatini 2Navratilova 3
- Grass · 2 matchesSabatini 0Navratilova 2
- Grand Slams · 4 matchesSabatini 0Navratilova 4
- Finals · 6 matchesSabatini 2Navratilova 4
Last meetings
- 14 Nov 1994 · Virginia Slims Championships · Round of 16 · CarpetSabatini won 6-4 6-2
- 9 Aug 1993 · Manhattan Beach · Semifinal · HardNavratilova won 6-1 6-1
- 12 Oct 1992 · Filderstadt · Final · HardNavratilova won 7-6 6-3
- 28 Jan 1992 · Tokyo Pan Pacific · Final · CarpetSabatini won 6-2 4-6 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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