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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 — #1 231 2,617 1,246 158 88.7% 18 0 5 19 112 154
Jana Novotna — #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 0 — — — — — — —
15 1970 14–4 77.8% — 1,744 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1971 28–2 93.3% — 2,003 0 4 — — — — — — —
17 1972 45–8 84.9% — 2,249 0 8 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1973 86–9 90.5% — 2,374 0 20 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1974 100–7 93.5% — 2,459 2 36 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1975 88–7 92.6% #1 2,560 4 52 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,964 0 2
21 1976 71–5 93.4% #1 2,566 6 64 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1977 63–4 94.0% #1 2,580 7 75 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1978 49–4 92.5% #2 2,614 8 82 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1979 82–14 85.4% #2 2,444 9 90 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1980 66–9 88.0% #1 2,471 11 98 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1981 65–9 87.8% #1 2,480 12 107 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1982 67–6 91.8% #2 2,497 14 117 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 1983 59–11 84.3% #2 2,403 15 123 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 1984 68–8 89.5% #2 2,412 16 129 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,130 1 23
30 1985 78–8 90.7% #2 2,434 17 139 1999 26–15 63.4% — 1,926 1 24
31 1986 56–6 90.3% #2 2,425 18 145 — — — — — — —
32 1987 68–12 85.0% #3 2,336 18 150 — — — — — — —
33 1988 62–13 82.7% #3 2,286 18 154 — — — — — — —
34 1989 27–10 73.0% #10 2,167 18 154 — — — — — — —

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% 42 0 42 100.0% 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 27 2 29 93.1% 37 0 37 100.0% 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 15 1 16 93.8% 11 0 11 100.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 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 19 4 23 82.6% 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 15 2 17 88.2% 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% 23 2 25 92.0% 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% 22 1 23 95.7% 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 — 332 37 369 90.0% 423 26 449 94.2% 209 33 242 86.4% 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 -8.05 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.07
18 1973 2374 178.1 — — — — -194 +102 -190 87.7% +3.21 8–3 (73%) 8–2 (80%) 110.6 -5.25 1987 1752 145.0 — — — — -45 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -0.52
19 1974 2460 181.1 — — — — -66 +155 -101 88.4% +3.39 12–4 (75%) 3–6 (33%) 101.3 -5.58 1988 1761 136.3 — — — — -22 -138 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.03
20 1975 2561 182.1 — — — — -54 +157 -241 88.9% +3.34 9–3 (75%) 7–2 (78%) 105.5 -5.39 1989 1964 163.4 — — — — -22 -80 -210 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.04
21 1976 2567 181.1 — — — — +42 +122 -103 87.8% +3.12 10–2 (83%) 8–4 (67%) 102.4 -3.25 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -57 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1977 2581 181.8 — — — — +147 +142 -83 90.7% +3.33 5–1 (83%) 4–1 (80%) 104.4 -2.71 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +36 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1978 2615 179.6 — — — — +109 +62 -113 87.1% +3.14 9–3 (75%) 1–1 — -2.67 1992 2080 167.0 — — — — +62 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1979 2445 178.7 — — — — +15 +298 +73 81.0% +2.77 13–2 (87%) 3–4 (43%) 99.7 -3.77 1993 2102 165.8 — — — — +6 -93 -23 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1980 2472 177.7 — — — — +82 +339 +114 82.6% +2.79 13–0 (100%) 2–4 (33%) 105.0 -4.52 1994 2142 164.9 — — — — -5 -151 -81 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1981 2480 182.5 — — — — +11 +299 +140 86.3% +3.09 9–2 (82%) 7–1 (88%) 105.5 -4.00 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +27 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1982 2497 179.5 — — — — +60 +259 +77 88.4% +3.34 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.9 -4.08 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 1983 2404 176.6 — — — — +46 +319 +184 79.9% +2.28 10–3 (77%) 6–3 (67%) 97.9 -4.42 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 1984 2412 175.6 — — — — +69 +210 +144 82.8% +2.90 11–2 (85%) 2–4 (33%) 99.2 -4.58 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +275 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.44
30 1985 2434 176.7 — — — — +28 +244 +130 86.0% +2.88 10–4 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 98.7 -3.85 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +62 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 1986 2426 177.4 — — — — +7 +245 +117 83.6% +2.78 10–0 (100%) 4–3 (57%) 104.6 -3.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 2336 176.4 — — — — +22 +298 +206 81.9% +2.62 7–6 (54%) 4–1 (80%) 96.1 -4.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 2287 173.9 — — — — +33 +322 +236 79.0% +2.37 11–2 (85%) 5–4 (56%) 101.1 -3.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1989 2168 158.7 — — — — +39 +352 +268 73.8% +1.59 3–5 (38%) 5–2 (71%) 93.3 -2.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2617 182.2 — — — — +20 +195 0 84.6% +2.92 166–50 (77%) 85–50 (63%) 106.2 -5.42 — 2240 168.8 — — — — 0 -77 +15 68.1% +1.33 114–86 (57%) 68–75 (48%) 96.3 -1.83

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.