Career 1990 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: May 206 matches, Navratilova 1,717 matches.
Navratilova has 176 titles (one every 10 matches) to May’s 7 titles (one every 12.5 matches). Navratilova averages a sets lost every 2.5 matches to May’s 1.0. Navratilova has the better sets won %: 81.7 to May’s 55.3. Winners’ edge: Navratilova’s team won 86%, May’s team won 57% of the matches they played. Longevity: Navratilova has 1,717 matches across 26 seasons, May 206 in 12 — 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 7 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 1 6 matches 5
Carpet · 4 matches 1 3 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Grass · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 15 May 1979 · Tokyo Gunze · Semifinal · Carpet 6-4 6-3 8 Jan 1979 · Oakland · Quarterfinal · Carpet 6-3 6-0 6 Feb 1978 · Seattle · Quarterfinal · Carpet 6-7 6-4 6-2 7 Mar 1977 · Dallas · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-3 6-4 27 Aug 1975 · US Open · Round of 16 · Clay 6-3 6-0 17 June 1974 · Eastbourne · Round of 64 · Grass 5-7 6-2 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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