Career 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 Martina Navratilova takes it, 8–0 on categories Navratilova wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Stove 763 matches, Navratilova 1,717 matches.
Navratilova has 176 titles (one every 10 matches) to Stove’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches). Navratilova averages a sets lost every 2.5 matches to Stove’s 1.0. Navratilova has the better sets won %: 81.7 to Stove’s 56.8. Winners’ edge: Navratilova’s team won 86%, Stove’s team won 58% of the matches they played. Longevity: Navratilova has 1,717 matches across 26 seasons, Stove 763 in 15 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 8 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 176 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 18 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 game 0.4 2 total · best 1
Head to head 4 21 matches since 1974 17
Carpet · 12 matches Stove 1 Navratilova 11 Hard · 4 matches Stove 1 Navratilova 3 Grass · 4 matches Stove 2 Navratilova 2 Clay · 1 match Stove 0 Navratilova 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches Stove 1 Navratilova 1 Finals · 4 matches Stove 0 Navratilova 4 Last meetings 28 Sept 1981 · Minneapolis · Round of 32 · Carpet Navratilova won 6-3 6-4 15 Sept 1980 · Las Vegas · Round of 32 · Hard Navratilova won 6-1 6-0 2 Aug 1980 · Talcahuano · Final · Carpet Navratilova won 6-3 6-2 16 June 1980 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · Grass Stove won 6-3 3-6 7-5 29 Jan 1979 · Chicago · Round of 16 · Carpet Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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