Career 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 Katerina Maleeva takes it, 7–1 on categories Maleeva wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Croft 191 matches, Maleeva 540 matches.
Maleeva has 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Croft’s 1 title (one every 50 matches). Maleeva averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Croft’s 1.2. Maleeva has the better sets won %: 62.1 to Croft’s 48. Winners’ edge: Maleeva’s team won 64%, Croft’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Maleeva has 540 matches across 13 seasons, Croft 191 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 11 total · best 1
10.3 1,969 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.0 5,964 total · best 19
48.0 Sets won % 62.1
49.8 Games won % 55.7
0.1 4 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 20 total · best 1
1.1 207 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 742 total · best 2
Head to head 2 5 matches since 1985 3
Hard · 3 matches Croft 1 Maleeva 2 Carpet · 2 matches Croft 1 Maleeva 1 Last meetings 23 Feb 1987 · Key Biscayne · Round of 128 · Hard Maleeva won 6-2 6-4 20 Oct 1986 · Brighton · Round of 32 · Carpet Maleeva won 6-1 6-7 6-4 18 Aug 1986 · Mahwah · Round of 64 · Hard Maleeva won 6-3 6-3 21 Oct 1985 · Brighton · Round of 32 · Carpet Croft won 6-2 7-6 5 Feb 1985 · Delray Beach · Round of 128 · Hard Croft won 6-2 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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