H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Barbara Schett vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-4

Jana Novotna holds a 4–1 lead over Barbara Schett in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Barbara Schett won the 1999 Hamburg quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Barbara Schett
AUT Age 50 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 1, 1999* Hamburg WTA 250 QF Clay Barbara Schett #20 6-4 6-3 Jana Novotna #4 Match data
May 14, 1998* Berlin WTA 1000 R32 Clay Jana Novotna #3 1-6 7-6 7-6 Barbara Schett #31 Match data
Apr 10, 1997* Amelia Island WTA 250 R32 Clay Jana Novotna #4 4-6 6-4 6-0 Barbara Schett #35 Match data
Oct 18, 1996* Zurich WTA 1000 R16 Hard Jana Novotna #8 4-6 6-4 7-5 Barbara Schett #43 Match data
Feb 24, 1995* Linz WTA 500 R16 Carpet Jana Novotna #5 6-2 6-4 Barbara Schett #126 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Barbara Schett #97 #7 2,188 1,975 256 227 53.0% 0 0 0 1 2 3
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,224 504 198 71.8% 1 4 1 5 13 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 Barbara Schett Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1991 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1992 0–1 0.0% #290 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 4–4 50.0% #137 1,547 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1994 9–14 39.1% #100 1,531 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1995 8–10 44.4% #83 1,585 0 0 1988 23–18 56.1% #35 1,757 0 1
20 1996 23–18 56.1% #32 1,759 0 1 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,962 0 2
21 1997 22–20 52.4% #38 1,762 0 2 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,016 0 3
22 1998 34–26 56.7% #23 1,822 0 2 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,072 0 5
23 1999 46–23 66.7% #8 1,936 0 2 1992 36–17 67.9% #10 2,089 0 5
24 2000 27–22 55.1% #22 1,815 0 3 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,103 0 7
25 2001 29–25 53.7% #21 1,757 0 3 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2002 24–20 54.5% #40 1,750 0 3 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2003 15–24 38.5% #76 1,624 0 3 1996 47–12 79.7% #5 2,209 0 15
28 2004 14–18 43.8% #90 1,590 0 3 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,173 0 19
29 2005 1–1 50.0% #97 1,591 0 3 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,129 1 23
30 — — — — — — — 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,924 1 24