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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario vs Jana Novotna H2H: 10-11

Jana Novotna holds an 11–10 lead over Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in their WTA head-to-head. Across 21 main-draw meetings, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 5–3 on clay and 4–3 on hard courts. Most recently, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 1998 Canadian Open semifinal 4-6 7-6 6-2.

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
10 – 11
21 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 4-6 7-6 6-2 Jana Novotna #3 Match data Aug 22, 1998* SF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #3 6-1 7-5 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 Match data Jun 21, 1998* F Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 6-1 6-1 Jana Novotna #3 Match data Mar 24, 1998* QF Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 3-6 6-1 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 Match data Nov 17, 1997 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 Match data Jul 6, 1997* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jana Novotna #4 6-4 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 Match data May 24, 1997* SF Madrid Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Jana Novotna #3 6-0 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 Match data Nov 18, 1996 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 1-6 6-2 6-3 Jana Novotna #6 Match data Aug 24, 1996* SF San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-4 1-6 6-3 Jana Novotna #6 Match data Aug 2, 1996* SF Atlanta Olympics Olympics Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-3 7-5 Jana Novotna #8 Match data Jun 8, 1996* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-2 6-2 Jana Novotna #14 Match data Apr 6, 1996* SF Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-7 7-6 6-4 Jana Novotna #7 Match data Nov 15, 1993 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-2 7-5 Jana Novotna #9 Match data Jun 3, 1993* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-1 6-4 Jana Novotna #10 Match data May 2, 1992* QF Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Jana Novotna #9 6-3 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 Match data Oct 5, 1991* SF Leipzig Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Jana Novotna #12 6-2 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 Match data Jan 27, 1991* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #13 6-4 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 Match data Jan 13, 1991* F Sydney International Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 6-2 6-2 Jana Novotna #12 Match data Jun 8, 1989* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jana Novotna #24 7-6 3-6 6-1 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #18 Match data May 6, 1989* SF Hamburg Open WTA 250 Clay
Jana Novotna #47 6-4 6-1 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #17 Match data Mar 17, 1989* R16 Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Jana Novotna #144 6-1 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #97 Match data Apr 3, 1987* R16 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,384 720 271 72.7% 4 6 0 12 7 29
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,240 510 201 71.7% 1 2 1 13 7 24

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1988 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 1 8 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,167 3 22 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2000 41–19 68.3% #9 1,932 4 27 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,796 4 29 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Jana Novotna
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
14 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 28 5 33 84.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2000 22 9 31 71.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2001 15 15 30 50.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2002 9 13 22 40.9% 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
Career — 297 118 415 71.6% 329 102 431 76.3% 57 18 75 76.0% 37 33 70 52.9% — 185 77 262 70.6% 122 57 179 68.2% 76 20 96 79.2% 127 47 174 73.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Jana Novotna
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 1986 1620 109.9 — — — — -68 +75 — 57.1% +0.13 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.4 +3.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 1639 127.9 — — — — -145 +141 — 48.1% -0.35 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -240 +150 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.86 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1990 2080 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -320 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.18 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1991 2167 175.0 — — — — -80 +84 -250 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.50 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -6 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -15 +77 -382 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.55 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1996 2117 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +90 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1997 2026 162.2 — — — — -2 +133 +231 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +215 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.13 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +205 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2000 1933 158.0 — — — — -18 +139 +277 62.9% +0.64 14–6 (70%) 9–0 (100%) 108.9 -1.55 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2001 1797 144.3 — — — — -25 +299 — 56.9% +0.68 12–8 (60%) 5–10 (33%) 89.3 +1.17 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2002 1635 126.7 — — — — +18 +228 — 47.0% -0.12 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 92.1 +1.10 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
Career — 2385 171.0 — — — — -40 +138 -56 68.5% +1.46 151–93 (62%) 92–61 (60%) 103.1 -2.10 — 2240 168.7 — — — — 0 -77 +15 68.1% +1.33 114–86 (57%) 68–75 (48%) 96.3 -1.99

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.