Hana Mandlikova 29-8
Pam Shriver 39-3
Steffi Graf tied 9-9
Monica Seles 7-10
Tracy Austin 17-10
Andrea Jaeger 11-4
Jennifer Capriati 1-1
Helena Sukova 26-6
Arantxa Sanchez 12-3
Gabriela Sabatini 15-6
Natasha Zvereva 8-5
Zina Garrison 33-1
Jana Novotna 6-1
Nathalie Tauziat 9-1
Conchita Martinez 1-4
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 11-3
Magdalena Maleeva 4-2, thanks matthias, great hint !!!!! matchstat Tennis Football Matches Calendar H2H Rankings Tennis Football TennisProfileMartina Navratilova Profile Martina Navratilova Stats Recent Form L L W L L L W L H2H With Upcoming Match No upcoming matches! On Thursday, though, Evert Lloyd's more intelligent presentation eventually began to tell. Required fields are marked *, Website#icfafed35264445603167063{display:none}. McEnroes final Grand Slam title came at the 1984 U.S. Open, when he demolished Lendl in straight sets. Navratilova lost love and love on clay to Evert Lloyd this year, but even that double bagel isn't considered a bad loss; it's just a day's beating from one of your own kind. Out of the 18 matches they played on the WTA Tour, Martina Navratilova (or MN) won nine and Steffi Graf (or SG) won nine, leaving their H2H tied at the end of their tennis careers. After Navratilova and Evert, Graf has the third-highest number of singles titles 107, including 22 Majors. STEFFI GRAF Vs. MARTINA NAVRATILOVA | GREATEST RIVALRIES IN TENNIS | Head to Head ComparisonCheck out the video on STEFFI GRAF Vs. MONICA SELES : https://yo. Yes, they played each other three times at the Wimbledon Championships (1987, 1988, and 1989) with Steffi winning two out of three matches. "Squandered?" Austin had cruised to victory in the semis over the third claimant to No. The last time Venus got the better of her younger sister in a Grand Slam final was the 2008 Wimbledon, when she prevailed 7-5, 6-4. For context, Djokovic and Nadal have met 56 times over a 15-year span; Nadal and Roger Federer have played each other 40 times over 15 years; and Djokovic and Federer have gone head to head 50 times over 15 seasons. Well, true in mens tennis @Martina and I played 80 times.. https://t.co/ZB7031gL4c. I mean, Olympics and four grand slams. We were forced to dig deep and learn about strategy even more than if youre playing against (anyone else), she said. (The latter's competitor, Tennis magazine, for some reason closed out its rankings in early December.) "Every tense match you have drains you a little more," Evert Lloyd said. Without any doubt, they pushed . [1][2][3][4][5] The pair contested 80 matches between 1973 and 1988 (60 of which were finals), with Navratilova leading the overall head-to-head 4337 and 3624 in finals. 4. In May she jetted to Tokyo for a doubles tournament, and she took a full month off from 11th grade to play in Australia. Evert Lloyd herself knows that she must vary the menu against Austin, change speeds and dink, even attempt some low-percentage shots in the same way that a pitcher wastes a few. Everts rivalry with Navratilova spanned 16 seasons, from their first meeting in Akron, Ohio in 1973, when Evert won 7-6, 6-3, to their last, in Chicago in 1988 when Navratilova triumphed 6-2, 6-2. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. On the eve of the 2020 Roland-Garros final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, world No 1 Djokovic was asked what he thought about his rivalry with the Spaniard. Grand Slam tournaments head-to-head: Navratilova, 5-4, Grand Slam titles: Graf 22, Navratilova 18. Eighteen minutes into the fourth hour of the match Evert Lloyd won the tiebreaker, 7-5. Did they ever play each other at Roland Garros? Evert dominated the early years of the rivalry before Navratilova took control in the 1980s, particularly on the grass courts of Wimbledon and hard courts of the U.S. Open. Austin double-faulted. The matches with Riggs, and contrasting results, probably loom much larger in history than Courts dominance over King on the court, including a memorable 14-12, 11-9 in the 1970 Wimbledon final. Even though Navratilova held a slight advantage of 11-3 on clay, Evert led 10-5 on grass, 9-7 on outdoor hard courts, and 21-14 on indoor courts. I don't think her Natural talent will ever be seen again, but I really hope so
, and TBE, you are quick to mention that Martina won 5 of her first 6 against Steffi, but failed to mention she lost either her first 8 or 10 against Chris, Lol, I think that's the first time I see Conchi leading a top player in their head to heads. She reeled off 13 consecutive wins against Evert from 1982 to 1985, and it seemed that their rivalry would end as a one-sided affair. "Life was a disaster, then Martina came!" Only quarters at Wimbledon and Australia, losing to Pam Shriver both places. The stats concerning their rivalry are just staggering. Grand Slam singles titles: Navratilova 18, Austin 2. Did they ever play each other at the Wimbledon Championships? After losing the first set 1-6, Austin rebounded to take the crown with tiebreaker wins in the second (7-4) and third (7-1) sets. Only 19, she has grown up to become a positively stunning womannearly everybody's favorite, if not for her looks then for her animation. We cover all levels of tennis events worldwide with latest news and full stats analysis. (I've heard it so many times, it's ingrained.) Really. But with a 2-0 record she earned a pass (as did Navratilova) into the semis. John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors met in Grand Slam finals only twice (splitting Wimbledons in 1982 and 1984), but together, they became the bad boys of American tennis with their swearing, crotch-grabbing and haranguing of umpires (as well as their distaste for one another). Evert Lloyd was clearly the leader. Evert and Navratilova were the biggest of rivals on the court but for the most part, they were good friends off it. But when you take everything and you throw it into a bag, it ended up we were so equal, that we had to pick apart each others games and pick apart each others brains and to sort of figure out how to beat each other.. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Austin saves. Grand Slam tournaments head-to-head: Henin, 5-3, Grand Slam singles titles: Henin 7, Clijsters 4. In 2016, the two battled throughout the year for the top ranking on the ATP Tour, with Murray prevailing to become the first player other than Djokovic, Nadal or Federer to finish the year No. One can only wonder at the classic duels that might have ensued between these two tennis giants had Borg not stepped away. What makes the rivalry all the more astounding is that a decade after the Wimbledon classic, they are still staging nail-biting duels, including the 2017 Australian Open final in which Federer prevailed in five sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, despite being down two games in the final set. She was 36 when she beat Graf at the Tokyo final and also 36 when she became the oldest player ever to beat a number 1, in monica Seles in March that year in the final of Chicago. "It's so boring I can't stand it," she yelled. Grand Slam singles titles: Sampras 14, Agassi 8. Varvara Gracheva edged out Katie Volynets 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday night. But out first third of year with sciatica, so missed French. That was the whole difference. [1][6][7] Such was their dominance over other players, that for the period 1977-1987 when the two rivals were first ranked No.1 & No.2 (and generally No.1 & No.2 for the entire ten year period), only three times was any other player able to beat them both back-to-back in the same tournament: Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 1978 Virginia Slims of Boston (SF Navratilova 7-6 7-6/F Evert 4-6 6-1 6-4); Tracy Austin at the 1979 U.S. Open (SF Navratilova 7-5 7-5/F Evert 6-4 6-3); and Hana Mandlkov at the 1985 U.S. Open (SF Evert 4-6 6-2 6-3/F Navratilova 7-6 1-6 7-6). If anyone has match summaries, clips, or memories please share! It was fitting that the last match of this storied rivalry came in a Grand Slam final, with Sampras prevailing in four sets in the 2002 U.S. Open. Pointing out how many times they have played (the final was their 56th meeting), Djokovic described Nadal as his greatest rival and then said: I think our head-to-head is the biggest head-to-head ever in the history of the sport.. They were tied 8-8 on hard courts and on the slick carpet surface of the many indoor tournaments that were around at the time, the Czech, who became an American citizen in 1981, was supreme with a 22-13 lead. We can only hope that Federer and Nadal will continue to defy Father Time for a few more years. They are considered the top two hard court players of the Open era. Also won Canadian Open against class field, beating Navratilova in semis and Evert Lloyd in finals. It carries over to life, carries over to the work force. Navratilova led Evert 105 on grass, 97 on outdoor hard courts, and 2114 on indoor courts, but Evert led 113 on clay courts. Serena won all four of those meetings. I just felt like it was a losing battle. Graf's greatness (no matter who you think is the best ever, most will agree that Graf is certainly the best ever not named Navratilova) They didn't play until well after Steffi was 16, and about to break into the top 10, and Martina was nearly 29. First, although she was seeded second, Chris was obliged to face the fifth seed in her opening match. 
. Head To Head Matches Stats not found Austin vs Navratilova H2H MATCHES PLAYED All Rounds Final 1/2 1/4 First Second Third Fourth Qualifying q-First q-Second Pre-q Rubber 1 Rubber 2 Rubber 3 Rubber . The next year, they staged a classic in the Wimbledon final, with Graf prevailing 6-4, 3-6, 8-6. It goes back 50 years ago, there were only men athletes out there (as a majority), only men participated in sport. Chris Evert, the former world No 1, winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles and one of the most iconic figures in the sports history, was quick on the uptake. The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January (J) and December (D). Evert had last overcome Navratilova way back at the end of 1982 in the Australian Open final. Both women ended up winning 18 Grand Slam singles titles and between them they won 334 singles titles (Navratilova just shading it with 167 to 157). 1 for the year would be decided by a tournament winding up Christmas week. Rosewall prevailed in four sets in 68, with Laver winning the following year on his way to a sweep of the 1969 Grand Slams. In the U.S. Open she ran Tracy off the court in the first set, 6-1, and then lost two tiebreakers. Their rivalry would have been even greater if not for the fact that they went five years without playing one another in the 1960s when Laver was a pro and Emerson an amateur. And then she started beating me because we were practising and playing doubles. also notheworthy: from 82-84, martina had a 13-match winning streak against Chris. But didn't win either Wimbledon or U.S. Open and failed to win 50% of tournaments. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova embrace after the Roland-Garros final in 1985 Tennis Magazine / Panoramic. We were so even. I did it in nice way. By the time the Open era arrived in 1968 opening the Grand Slams to all comers the two already were well into their epic rivalry. "It was the most grueling match I ever played," said Evert Lloyd. In 2003, King suggested that the Australian Opens Margaret Court Arena should change its name because of Courts derogatory comments about gay and transgender people. One simply had to see the reactions of the two principals to know that it was quite unnecessary to go through the motions of playing the damn thing. With McEnroe capturing three consecutive U.S. Open titles from 1979 to 1981 and battling Borg in epic Wimbledon duels in 1980 and 1981, it appeared Connors might quietly recede to Macs shadow. All Rights Reserved. McEnroe next got revenge on Wimbledons Centre Court in 1981 with a four-set victory in the finals, ending Borgs run of 41 consecutive victories at the All England Club. Grand Slam tournaments head-to-head: Court, 6-4, Grand Slam singles titles: Court 24, King 12. . That set the stage for the greatest championship match tiebreaker in tennis history. The rivalry also took root as Navratilovas career was entering its twilight while Grafs was dawning (Graf was younger by 12 years). No information. Navratilova vs Austin HEAD TO HEAD MATCHES STATS, Navratilova VS Austin MATCHES VS ALL OPPONENTS, Recent Martina Navratilova / Tracy Austin News. Although the two never met in a U.S. Open final, they met in the semis at Flushing Meadows four times in all, and most of them were memorable. Martina and Steffi first played each other in 1985 and in total, they played each other 18 times on the WTA Tour, with their last match being played in 1994. Borg retired from the sport he once commanded shortly after losing the U.S. Open final to McEnroe in four sets later that summer. Let Austin dig in behind the baseline and she'll win any war of attrition. Like a streaking comet, Borg and McEnroe lit up the tennis world in a way few have before or since. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. It doesnt get much closer than that. For the first time, it was quite possible that No. That could change today when the topseeded Miss Navratilova meets Tracy Austin at 2 P.M. for the $100,000 first prize at Madison Square Garden. They met 18 times during their careers, and their head-to-head is even at 9-9, with Graf having a 4-2 record in major finals but Navratilova having a 5-4 record in overall major matches (winning their last major meeting . We start our mens countdown with Bjorn Borgs rivalry against the other great American player of the 1970s and '80s, Jimmy Connors. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Shriver pounds the stuffing out of her serve and occasionally even negotiates a ground stroke or two. Your email address will not be published. Their only Grand Slam final meeting came at the 1930 French Championships, when Cochet prevailed 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova played each other 80 times over 16 years. Nevertheless, the head-to-head matchup stands among the greatest in the history of the womens game. Imagine if the Borg-McEnroe rivalry had gone on for 15 years instead of three. The aspect of two women who want to be friends, who are so different, but want to be friends and have seen each other very vulnerable, but have to sort of isolate themselves a little bit because they want to play their best against them., Your email address will not be published. Graf has more majors (22), but Serena is one away from tying that and could match Graf's calendar-year sweep of the Slams by the time the US . France. Still, as Martina ruefully admitted, she continued to play it safe, never pressuring Austin. Its difficult to find another period in tennis history where three giants stood almost simultaneously at the top of the game for so long. Rod Laver dominated for the most part, but Roy Emerson had his share of triumphs, including Grand Slam final victories at the 1961 Australian Open and 1962 French Championships. Their head-to-head matchups see-sawed until 1969, when Laver began an incredible string of 23 consecutive victories over Emerson. Evert won 16 of their first 20 encounters but as Navratilova turned herself into a supreme athlete, the dynamic changed and she eventually ended up shading their head to heads. Chris Evert vs Martina Navratilovas Stats. AustinHead-to-head edge over both Evert Lloyd (1-0) and Navratilova (3-2). 'First male player'.Andy Murray corrects a journalist's 'casual sexism'.Watch here: https://t.co/dIPn63MiXY pic.twitter.com/Rj4gVQIvbd. The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) organizes the statewide Catholic Advocacy Day. Somehow, Borg regrouped from his fourth-set failure to prevail 8-6, dropping to his knees in what appeared to be equal parts exhilaration and exhaustion upon landing the decisive blow. This is the most one-sided rivalry on our list, as Jacobs only win over Wills came in 1933 when the latter had to retire with a back injury at the U.S. final. Walkovers are not counted as official wins or losses. Like Borg and McEnroe, this rivalry got some love on the big screen in the 2017 film "Battle of the Sexes," though that movie was framed around their matches with self-proclaimed misogynist Bobby Riggs and contrasting views toward the feminist movement in the 1970s. But its like, God I mean, I think my clay court (Roland-Garros) winning seven gets more publicity than her nine Wimbledons. Evert Lloyd beat Austin, but not when it counted most. They never played each other at the Australian Open. Their greatest duel came at the 2005 Wimbledon final, when Davenport had a match point before Williams eked out a 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 9-7 victory. This rivalry that spanned the 1970s, 80s and 90s makes our list as much for the intangible qualities as what happened on the court. I was No 1 and she was No 4 and then she was No 3 and No 2. The choice now is obviously down to Evert Lloyd and Austin. I dont even remember how far into the rivalry we were, but Martina and I just kept pushing each other. But choosier schedule (28 fewer matches than Navratilova) and nothing special since the Fortnight. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Thats the way Nancy competed, successfully. The two Belgians produced one of the more even rivalries on our list, with Kim Clijsters winning 13 of their 25 overall meetings but Justine Henin getting the upper hand in Grand Slam matchups. That's why you seed. It was like two separate matches. Yes, they played each other once at Roland Garros (1987) with Steffi winning the match in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 8-6). The brash American somehow fought off five championship points (to add to the two others he withstood earlier in the set) before prevailing 18-16. The Graf-Navratilova head to head is a 9-9 tie. If you have any questions or feedback please contact us. . The highlight of this rivalry may have been their three consecutive Wimbledon finals matches from 1987 to 1989, with Navratilova winning the first year and Graf the next two. This page was last edited on 30 December 2022, at 20:37. She virtually stood still, and her mind seemed to be elsewhere as Austin blasted winners all over the place. Interesting H2H's Live Events matchstat Stevegtennis is your No.1 resource for tennis & football stats. United States. Stats and predictions on our website are for reference. Navratilova had the upper hand in their head-to-head played over nine seasons (1979, 198188), whereas Evert led for each of the first six years of their rivalry (197378). Amid the modern dominance of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer, its easy to miss that Andy Murray and the Serb great have met in seven Grand Slam finals. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, two of the greatest tennis players of all time, are regarded as one of the most intense rivalries in tennis history and all sports. But that is 1982. Description. Grand Slam tournaments head-to-head: Evert, 6-4, Grand Slam finals: Evert, 3-2Grand Slam singles titles: Evert 18, Goolagong 11. The last four times she and Austin have gone three sets, Tracy has won. The two greats met only 14 times total, but four of them were for Grand Slam finals. For all players in their era see: Tennis performance timeline comparison (women). I think that its gotten so much better but its still hanging in the air, (the idea that) men are still the stronger sex. Frazier?who can never be the same again after one punishing bout. We cover all levels of tennis events worldwide with latest news and full stats analysis. Also won Canadian Open against class field, beating Navratilova in semis and Evert Lloyd in finals. Their last match was in the Final of the 1994 WTA Tokyo tennis tournament with Steffi winning the match 6-2, 6-4. Grand Slam tournaments head-to-head: Williams, 5-4, Grand Slam singles titles: Williams 7, Davenport 3.