Monica Seles #2 def. Jana Novotna #8

5-7 6-3 6-1

Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotna 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the 1991 Australian Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 28, 1991*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1991
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Monica Seles	Jana Novotna
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Dec 2, 1973	Oct 2, 1968
Age	17	22
Height	178 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	8
Ranking points (entering)	217	111
Elo (entering)	2,310	2,126
Current career W-L	586–123	510–201
Current career earnings	$14,891,762	$11,249,284

Pre-match H2H

Monica Seles #2 0 – 1 Jana Novotna #8

Path

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Joe Fernandez #4	6-3 0-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1991	SF
Anke Huber #35	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1991	QF
Catherine Tanvier #80	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1991	R16
Karin Kschwendt #118	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1991	R32
Cathy Caverzasio #43	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1991	R64
Sabine Hack #53	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1991	R128

Monica Seles's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jana Novotna's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1991	SF
Steffi Graf #1	5-7 6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1991	QF
Zina Garrison #9	7-6(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1991	R16
Shaun Stafford #144	6-7(2) 6-1 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1991	R32
Karine Quentrec #97	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1991	R64
Anne Minter #85	7-6(7) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1991	R128