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Chris Evert vs Jana Novotna H2H: 2-0

Chris Evert holds a 2–0 lead over Jana Novotna in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Chris Evert leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Chris Evert won the 1989 Boca Raton semifinal 7-5 6-1.

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Chris Evert
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Chris Evert #4 7-5 6-1 Jana Novotna #47 Match data Mar 18, 1989* SF Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Chris Evert #3 7-6 6-3 Jana Novotna #71 Match data Aug 14, 1987* R16 Los Angeles WTA 500 Hard

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
Chris Evert #10 #1 231 2,610 1,228 158 88.6% 18 0 5 13 112 154
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 Chris Evert Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1969 4–2 66.7% — 1,560 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1970 14–4 77.8% — 1,744 0 4 — — — — — — —
16 1971 28–2 93.3% — 2,003 0 11 — — — — — — —
17 1972 45–8 84.9% — 2,249 0 15 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1973 86–9 90.5% — 2,374 0 27 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1974 97–7 93.3% — 2,450 2 40 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1975 85–7 92.4% #1 2,544 4 53 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1976 63–5 92.6% #1 2,545 6 62 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1977 63–4 94.0% #1 2,568 7 73 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1978 49–4 92.5% #2 2,607 8 80 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1979 81–14 85.3% #2 2,440 9 87 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1980 66–9 88.0% #1 2,468 11 95 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1981 64–9 87.7% #1 2,475 12 103 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1982 66–6 91.7% #2 2,491 14 112 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 1983 59–11 84.3% #2 2,400 15 118 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 1984 68–8 89.5% #2 2,409 16 124 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 1985 77–8 90.6% #2 2,428 17 133 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 1986 56–6 90.3% #2 2,422 18 139 — — — — — — —
32 1987 68–12 85.0% #3 2,334 18 144 — — — — — — —
33 1988 62–13 82.7% #3 2,285 18 148 — — — — — — —
34 1989 27–10 73.0% #10 2,167 18 148 — — — — — — —

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 Chris Evert 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 1969 — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1970 — — — — 14 2 16 87.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 — — — — 20 1 21 95.2% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 3 1 4 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 18 3 21 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1973 17 1 18 94.4% 46 4 50 92.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 8 0 8 100.0% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1974 19 1 20 95.0% 40 0 40 100.0% 24 2 26 92.3% 14 4 18 77.8% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1975 26 2 28 92.9% 36 0 36 100.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 3 21 85.7% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1976 12 1 13 92.3% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 31 4 35 88.6% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1977 12 0 12 100.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 31 2 33 93.9% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1978 17 0 17 100.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1979 18 4 22 81.8% 20 1 21 95.2% 12 1 13 92.3% 31 8 39 79.5% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1980 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 25 1 26 96.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1982 24 1 25 96.0% 22 2 24 91.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 10 2 12 83.3% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 1983 19 3 22 86.4% 22 0 22 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 1984 21 1 22 95.5% 24 3 27 88.9% 16 2 18 88.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 1985 21 2 23 91.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 19 3 22 86.4% 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 1986 21 2 23 91.3% 20 1 21 95.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 18 5 23 78.3% 23 2 25 92.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 18 3 21 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1989 14 5 19 73.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 326 37 363 89.8% 418 26 444 94.1% 205 33 238 86.1% 279 62 341 81.8% — 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 Chris Evert 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 1969 1560 117.6 — — — — — +24 — 63.6% +1.18 0–1 — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1970 1745 152.4 — — — — — +83 — 77.1% +2.63 0–1 2–0 — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 2004 157.6 — — — — — +17 -224 85.9% +3.36 5–1 (83%) 2–2 (50%) 107.3 +1.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 2250 173.8 — — — — -437 +32 -205 82.6% +2.69 5–2 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 107.2 -7.71 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1973 2374 178.1 — — — — -194 +102 -190 87.7% +3.21 8–3 (73%) 8–2 (80%) 110.6 -5.17 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1974 2450 180.5 — — — — -56 +162 -92 88.2% +3.37 12–4 (75%) 3–6 (33%) 101.3 -5.59 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1975 2544 181.4 — — — — -55 +162 -225 89.2% +3.37 8–3 (73%) 6–2 (75%) 104.4 -5.18 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1976 2546 179.8 — — — — +44 +128 -121 86.5% +3.11 10–2 (83%) 6–4 (60%) 101.6 -3.21 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1977 2568 181.6 — — — — +148 +144 -101 90.7% +3.33 5–1 (83%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 -2.88 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1978 2608 179.5 — — — — +105 +63 -131 87.1% +3.14 9–3 (75%) 1–1 — -2.79 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1979 2440 178.4 — — — — +13 +292 +61 81.2% +2.78 12–2 (86%) 3–4 (43%) 99.2 -3.99 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1980 2469 177.6 — — — — +80 +330 +100 82.6% +2.79 13–0 (100%) 2–4 (33%) 105.1 -4.31 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1981 2476 182.2 — — — — +9 +291 +130 86.1% +3.10 9–2 (82%) 7–1 (88%) 105.6 -3.95 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1982 2491 179.3 — — — — +62 +255 +73 88.2% +3.33 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 98.0 -4.01 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 1983 2400 176.5 — — — — +47 +316 +178 79.9% +2.28 10–3 (77%) 6–3 (67%) 97.9 -4.38 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 1984 2410 175.5 — — — — +69 +207 +137 82.8% +2.90 11–2 (85%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 -4.61 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 1985 2429 176.4 — — — — +30 +241 +127 85.9% +2.88 10–4 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -3.55 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 1986 2423 177.3 — — — — +9 +241 +113 83.6% +2.78 10–0 (100%) 4–3 (57%) 104.6 -3.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 2335 176.3 — — — — +23 +294 +200 81.9% +2.62 7–6 (54%) 4–1 (80%) 96.2 -4.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 2286 173.9 — — — — +34 +319 +231 79.0% +2.37 11–2 (85%) 5–4 (56%) 101.2 -3.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1989 2167 158.6 — — — — +40 +347 +265 73.8% +1.59 3–5 (38%) 5–2 (71%) 93.3 -2.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2610 182.0 — — — — +21 +194 -3 84.5% +2.92 164–50 (77%) 82–50 (62%) 105.8 -5.37 — 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.