WTA Player
Jana Novotna
CZE · Born Oct 2, 1968 (age 58) · Right-handed · 175 cm
Career high
#2
Jul 7, 1997
Career W-L
529-208
71.8%
Titles
24
Tour-level
Last season
1999
26-15 W-L
Ranking history
Recent matches
All 740 matches- Lvs Silvia Farina Elia6-3 6-4Filderstadt 1999 · R32 · opp. rank 27
- Lvs Magdalena Maleeva6-1 6-7 6-3Luxembourg 1999 · R32 · opp. rank 173
- Lvs Anke Huber6-3 6-2
- Wvs Tina Krizan6-0 6-3
| Date | Tournament | Round | W/L | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1999 | Filderstadt WTA Tour · Hard | R32 | L | Rank 27 | 6-3 6-4 |
| Sep 20, 1999 | Luxembourg WTA Tour · Carpet | R32 | L | Rank 173 | 6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| Aug 30, 1999 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard | R32 | L | Rank 27 | 6-3 6-2 |
| Aug 30, 1999 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard | R64 | W | Tina Krizan(Q) Rank 146 | 6-0 6-3 |
Results by tournament
- Won
- Final
- Semis
- Quarters
- Last 16 / RR
- Earlier
- A = did not play
| Event | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | Titles | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| AO (Australian Open) | R32 | A | A | A | R16 | QF | R64 | R16 | F | R32 | R32 | R128 | A | · | 0 / 9 | 23–9 | 72% |
| RG (Roland Garros) | R16 | QF | R32 | SF | R32 | R128 | QF | R16 | QF | SF | QF | R128 | R32 | R128 | 0 / 14 | 38–14 | 73% |
| WIM (Wimbledon) | QF | W | F | QF | SF | QF | F | R32 | R64 | QF | R16 | R64 | R16 | R128 | 1 / 14 | 50–13 | 79% |
| USO (US Open) | R32 | SF | QF | QF | QF | SF | R16 | R128 | R16 | QF | R64 | R128 | R16 | A | 0 / 13 | 38–13 | 75% |
| W–L | 11–4 | 16–2 | 12–3 | 13–3 | 14–4 | 13–4 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 14–4 | 15–4 | 10–4 | 1–4 | 8–3 | 0–2 | 1 / 50 | 149–49 | 75% |
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
| OLY (Olympics) | · | · | A | SF | · | · | · | R64 | · | · | · | R32 | · | · | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney (Sydney) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | W | R16 | A | R16 | A | · | 1 / 4 | 10–3 | 77% |
| TOK (Tokyo Pan Pacific) | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| TOK (Tokyo) | SF | A | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | A | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Osaka (Osaka) | · | · | · | · | · | A | W | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| Paris (Paris) | A | SF | SF | R32 | SF | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | · | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | 64% |
| Oakland (Oakland) | · | · | · | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | R16 | · | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wichita (Wichita) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | QF | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Hanover (Hanover) | W | F | F | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 3 | 10–2 | 83% |
| Linz (Linz) | A | W | SF | QF | W | A | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | 2 / 4 | 13–2 | 87% |
| OKL (Oklahoma) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | QF | A | A | 1 / 2 | 7–1 | 88% |
| IW (Indian Wells) | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | · | R16 | QF | · | · | · | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| BOC (Boca Raton) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | QF | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Phoenix (Phoenix) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | R64 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| KEY (Key Biscayne) | QF | QF | SF | R32 | SF | QF | QF | A | A | R16 | QF | R128 | R128 | A | 0 / 11 | 27–11 | 71% |
| Houston (Houston) | · | · | · | · | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| SAN (San Antonio) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | QF | A | A | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| CHS (Charleston) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | SF | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| MAR (Marco Island) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| HIL (Hilton Head) | SF | R16 | R16 | SF | A | A | A | R16 | QF | A | A | R32 | A | A | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | 63% |
| AME (Amelia Island) | A | A | R16 | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | R32 | R64 | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| BUD (Budapest) | R32 | A | A | A | · | · | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| BAR (Barcelona) | · | · | · | · | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | · | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| ROM (Rome) | A | R32 | A | A | A | A | R32 | A | A | A | A | R64 | R64 | · | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Hamburg (Hamburg) | QF | F | A | A | R16 | SF | SF | QF | QF | A | F | R16 | A | · | 0 / 9 | 19–8 | 70% |
| BER (Berlin) | R32 | SF | SF | · | · | SF | A | R16 | SF | R16 | A | R64 | R16 | A | 0 / 9 | 16–9 | 64% |
| STR (Strasbourg) | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | W | A | R32 | · | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% |
| MAD (Madrid) | A | A | W | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 / 2 | 8–0 | 100% |
| BIR (Birmingham) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | R64 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| EAS (Eastbourne) | A | W | SF | SF | A | A | A | QF | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | 1 / 6 | 19–4 | 83% |
| Essen (Essen) | · | · | · | F | · | W | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 2 | 8–1 | 89% |
| Prague (Prague) | · | W | A | · | A | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| BRU (Brussels) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | A | · | · | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| ALB (Albuquerque) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | W | A | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| BRI (Brisbane) | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | · | R16 | QF | QF | · | F | A | 0 / 5 | 11–5 | 69% |
| Chicago (Chicago) | · | · | QF | W | A | A | A | F | R16 | A | R32 | A | R16 | A | 1 / 6 | 9–5 | 64% |
| LOS (Los Angeles) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | · | · | A | A | R16 | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| MAN (Manhattan Beach) | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | · | A | R16 | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| SD (San Diego) | A | A | A | SF | A | QF | A | R16 | A | A | A | A | R32 | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% |
| CAN (Canadian Open) | R32 | SF | A | A | SF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% |
| Atlanta (Atlanta) | · | · | QF | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| CAN (Canada) | · | · | · | · | · | A | R16 | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| WAS (Washington) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Mahwah (Mahwah) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | R32 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| NEW (New Haven) | R16 | F | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| LUX (Luxembourg) | R32 | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Leipzig (Leipzig) | A | A | W | A | QF | W | F | F | F | A | · | · | · | · | 2 / 6 | 21–4 | 84% |
| GRA (Grand Slam Cup) | A | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| FIL (Filderstadt) | R32 | R16 | R16 | QF | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | R16 | R16 | A | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| ZUR (Zurich) | A | A | SF | W | QF | A | R32 | SF | QF | SF | F | R32 | R32 | R32 | 1 / 11 | 19–10 | 66% |
| BRI (Brighton) | · | · | · | · | R16 | W | W | F | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 2 / 5 | 17–3 | 85% |
| KRE (Kremlin Cup) | A | A | W | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| PHI (Philadelphia) | A | R16 | QF | W | A | A | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 3 | 5–2 | 71% |
| VIR (Virginia Slims Championships) | · | · | · | · | · | QF | QF | QF | SF | R16 | R16 | A | A | · | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| WTA (WTA Tour Championships) | A | R16 | W | SF | R16 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 4 | 6–3 | 67% |
| ADE (Adelaide) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | W | · | · | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| W–L | 15–11 | 34–13 | 40–12 | 33–9 | 16–8 | 30–7 | 32–11 | 27–12 | 30–11 | 25–12 | 35–12 | 17–13 | 18–15 | 0–2 | 23 / 174 | 353–149 | 70% |
Season by season
Full stats| Season | W-L | Titles | YE rankYear-end rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26-15 | 1 | 18 |
| 1998 | 51-16 | 4 | 3 |
| 1997 | 54-15 | 4 | 2 |
| 1996 | 53-13 | 4 | 5 |
| 1995 | 34-13 | 1 | 11 |
| 1994 | 43-11 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 47-17 | 2 | 6 |
| 1992 | 37-18 | 0 | 10 |