H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Etsuko Inoue vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-0

Etsuko Inoue holds a 1–0 lead over Jana Novotna in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Etsuko Inoue leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Etsuko Inoue won the 1988 Australian Open round of 128 7-6(4) 6-4.

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Etsuko Inoue
JPN Age 61 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Etsuko Inoue #30 7-6(4) 6-4 Jana Novotna #36 Match data Jan 13, 1988* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Etsuko Inoue #310 #26 27 1,803 120 133 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Etsuko Inoue Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1982 3–2 60.0% — 1,523 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1983 17–15 53.1% — 1,641 0 1 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1984 19–19 50.0% #68 1,699 0 2 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1985 13–21 38.2% #70 1,633 0 2 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1986 9–14 39.1% #80 1,635 0 2 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1987 20–15 57.1% #30 1,764 0 2 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1988 11–14 44.0% #52 1,703 0 2 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1989 15–18 45.5% #68 1,669 0 2 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1990 13–13 50.0% #70 1,661 0 2 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 — — — — — — — 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 — — — — — — — 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 — — — — — — — 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 — — — — — — — 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 — — — — — — — 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 Etsuko Inoue 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 %
16 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1985 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1986 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1987 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1988 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1989 11 14 25 44.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1990 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
Career — 57 67 124 46.0% 14 18 32 43.8% 35 34 69 50.7% 9 13 22 40.9% — 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 Etsuko Inoue 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
15 1980 1488 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 1483 100.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1523 98.7 — — — — +58 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.31 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1983 1642 120.1 — — — — +5 -38 -81 52.9% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +1.48 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1984 1700 134.3 — — — — -9 -31 -114 50.6% +0.12 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 98.1 +0.10 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1985 1633 117.6 — — — — -18 +12 -71 41.3% -0.66 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 96.4 +0.47 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1986 1636 124.5 — — — — -97 — +70 42.6% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -0.52 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1987 1765 138.1 — — — — -109 — +24 59.0% +0.54 4–9 (31%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 +0.20 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1988 1703 132.8 — — — — -74 — +78 48.4% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 97.7 -0.96 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1989 1670 137.7 — — — — -24 — +87 47.4% -0.14 4–8 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.6 -0.43 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1990 1661 128.5 — — — — +23 — +100 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 104.2 -0.07 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
Career — 1803 134.7 — — — — -33 -20 +14 49.1% -0.11 32–49 (40%) 25–17 (60%) 99.0 +0.19 — 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.