H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Fang Li vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-2

Jana Novotna holds a 2–0 lead over Fang Li in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1994 Australian Open round of 128 6-1 6-3.

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Fang Li
CHN Age 53 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #7 6-1 6-3 Fang Li #140 Match data Jan 19, 1994* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #8 6-3 6-1 Fang Li #153 Match data Jan 19, 1992* R32 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
Fang Li #488 #36 723 1,707 67 90 42.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Fang Li Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1992 5–8 38.5% #119 1,543 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1993 6–12 33.3% #132 1,529 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1994 13–13 50.0% #67 1,608 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1995 9–8 52.9% #93 1,622 0 0 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1996 3–5 37.5% #199 1,591 0 0 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1997 2–3 40.0% #69 1,599 0 0 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1998 23–24 48.9% #40 1,676 0 0 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1999 6–12 33.3% #86 1,585 0 0 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2000 0–2 0.0% #503 1,542 0 0 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2001 0–3 0.0% #488 1,500 0 0 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 Fang Li 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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1992 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1993 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 1994 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1995 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1996 3 4 7 42.9% 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 1997 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 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 1998 12 12 24 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 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 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2000 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2001 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — 46 55 101 45.5% 17 21 38 44.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 3 7 10 30.0% — 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 Fang Li 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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1992 1544 119.3 — — — — +55 — — 39.3% -0.68 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.13 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1993 1529 112.6 — — — — +30 +31 — 33.3% -1.36 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.54 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1994 1609 120.8 — — — — -10 +8 — 49.2% -0.22 4–5 (44%) 2–1 (67%) 101.0 +0.90 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1995 1623 122.6 — — — — -4 — — 55.3% +0.32 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.34 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1996 1592 112.9 — — — — +22 — — 38.1% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 +0.31 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1997 1600 118.4 — — — — +20 — — 45.5% 0.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.54 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1998 1676 134.1 — — — — +38 -58 — 49.0% -0.06 6–4 (60%) 6–2 (75%) 107.9 +1.15 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1999 1586 117.9 — — — — +101 -16 — 37.8% -0.59 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 97.9 -0.13 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2000 1542 89.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — +0.39 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2001 1500 92.6 — — — — +80 — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — 0.00 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 — 1707 127.8 — — — — +28 -30 — 44.1% -0.42 22–21 (51%) 14–15 (48%) 100.5 +1.98 — 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.