Career 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 1 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 0 6 matches 6
Hard · 3 matches 0 3 Carpet · 2 matches 0 2 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 7 Aug 1989 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · Hard 6-3 6-1 4 Apr 1988 · Hilton Head · Round of 32 · Clay 6-1 6-1 29 Sept 1986 · New Orleans · Quarterfinal · Carpet 6-2 6-3 17 Mar 1986 · Virginia Slims Championships 1 · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-1 6-1 30 Sept 1985 · Fort Lauderdale · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-1 5-7 6-3 15 Aug 1983 · Toronto · Round of 32 · Hard 6-3 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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Martina NavratilovaUnited States1,717 games · 1972–2005