H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Gala Leon Garcia vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-2

Jana Novotna holds a 2–0 lead over Gala Leon Garcia in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1997 Wimbledon round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Gala Leon Garcia
ESP Age 52 Left-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-2 Gala Leon Garcia #121 Match data Jun 29, 1997* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jana Novotna #4 6-3 6-4 Gala Leon Garcia #107 Match data May 24, 1997* QF Madrid Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Gala Leon Garcia #361 #27 978 1,836 117 141 45.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Gala Leon Garcia 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 — — — — — — — 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1995 0–1 0.0% #135 1,495 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1996 5–11 31.2% #89 1,524 0 0 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1997 11–13 45.8% #56 1,615 0 0 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1998 19–18 51.4% #53 1,704 0 0 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1999 16–17 48.5% #53 1,722 0 0 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2000 23–19 54.8% #31 1,759 0 1 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2001 24–22 52.2% #41 1,731 0 1 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2002 10–23 30.3% #130 1,567 0 1 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2003 5–9 35.7% #96 1,523 0 1 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2004 4–8 33.3% #221 1,498 0 1 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 Gala Leon Garcia 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1996 1 3 4 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 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 1998 3 4 7 42.9% 14 11 25 56.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1999 2 5 7 28.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2000 2 9 11 18.2% 20 8 28 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 17 11 28 60.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2002 5 9 14 35.7% 5 13 18 27.8% 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 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2004 2 2 4 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
Career — 23 47 70 32.9% 89 80 169 52.7% 5 11 16 31.2% 0 3 3 0.0% — 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 Gala Leon Garcia 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1995 1495 105.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1996 1524 123.4 — — — — -4 +68 — 37.5% -0.93 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.23 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1997 1616 123.2 — — — — -95 +18 +30 46.3% -0.09 3–3 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 98.7 +0.09 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1998 1705 123.5 — — — — -152 +26 -42 47.1% -0.32 9–4 (69%) 5–3 (63%) 106.4 -0.18 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1999 1722 136.4 — — — — -171 +39 — 52.1% +0.03 1–6 (14%) 4–1 (80%) 96.0 -1.10 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2000 1760 134.6 — — — — -268 +140 — 49.5% +0.20 10–3 (77%) 3–6 (33%) 104.3 -2.70 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2001 1731 138.8 — — — — -164 +156 — 50.5% +0.09 9–6 (60%) 2–6 (25%) 99.5 -0.92 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2002 1568 117.9 — — — — -24 +100 — 34.7% -0.68 5–6 (45%) 0–6 (0%) 94.7 -0.98 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2003 1524 111.5 -2.37 -2.26 0.718 42.8% — +111 — 45.2% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — +0.46 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2004 1499 99.1 -2.59 -0.97 0.781 45.1% +30 +65 — 34.6% -1.39 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.68 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
Career — 1836 133.0 -2.46 -1.71 0.745 43.8% -125 +85 -15 45.6% -0.25 44–38 (54%) 19–28 (40%) 98.4 -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.