Career 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 Katerina Maleeva takes it, 6–1 on categories Maleeva wins on sets lost. Cueto’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Cueto 231 matches, Maleeva 540 matches.
Cueto has 5 titles (one every 25 matches) to Maleeva’s 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Maleeva averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Cueto’s 1. Maleeva has the better sets won %: 62.1 to Cueto’s 55.4. Winners’ edge: Maleeva’s team won 64%, Cueto’s team won 56% of the matches they played. Longevity: Maleeva has 540 matches across 13 seasons, Cueto 231 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, masters/1000 matches, olympic matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 5 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 11 total · best 1
10.7 2,469 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.0 5,964 total · best 19
55.4 Sets won % 62.1
52.5 Games won % 55.7
0.1 8 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 20 total · best 1
1.2 287 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 742 total · best 2
Head to head 2 5 matches since 1988 3
Clay · 3 matches Cueto 2 Maleeva 1 Carpet · 1 match Cueto 0 Maleeva 1 Grass · 1 match Cueto 0 Maleeva 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Cueto 0 Maleeva 1 Finals · 1 match Cueto 1 Maleeva 0 Last meetings 15 Oct 1990 · Filderstadt · Round of 32 · Carpet Maleeva won 6-0 6-1 31 July 1989 · Sofia · Final · Clay Cueto won 6-2 7-6 15 May 1989 · Berlin · Round of 16 · Clay Cueto won 6-3 6-3 25 July 1988 · Hamburg · Quarterfinal · Clay Maleeva won 6-2 7-6 20 June 1988 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · Grass Maleeva won 6-0 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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