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

Gigi Fernandez vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-1

Gigi Fernandez and Jana Novotna are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Gigi Fernandez leads 1–0 on grass, while Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gigi Fernandez won the 1991 Eastbourne Open quarterfinal 7-6 6-4.

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Gigi Fernandez
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gigi Fernandez #69 7-6 6-4 Jana Novotna #7 Match data Jun 22, 1991* QF Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Jana Novotna #34 7-6 6-3 Gigi Fernandez #32 Match data Feb 18, 1988* R32 Oakland WTA 250 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
Gigi Fernandez #181 #17 247 1,911 227 217 51.1% 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 Gigi Fernandez Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1983 4–8 33.3% — 1,524 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1984 18–16 52.9% #27 1,722 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1985 9–18 33.3% #64 1,655 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1986 17–14 54.8% #57 1,728 0 1 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1987 16–17 48.5% #39 1,681 0 1 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1988 15–18 45.5% #53 1,683 0 1 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1989 23–15 60.5% #23 1,808 0 1 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1990 18–14 56.2% #36 1,764 0 1 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1991 30–18 62.5% #22 1,808 0 2 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 1992 22–16 57.9% #32 1,806 0 2 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 1993 17–17 50.0% #50 1,730 0 2 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 1994 17–17 50.0% #32 1,789 0 2 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 1995 11–13 45.8% #65 1,739 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 1996 7–12 36.8% #112 1,687 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 1997 3–3 50.0% #180 1,708 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Gigi Fernandez 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 1983 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1984 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 10 5 15 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1985 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1986 10 4 14 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1987 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1988 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1989 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1990 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1991 17 10 27 63.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 1992 16 8 24 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 1993 8 7 15 53.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 1994 9 8 17 52.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 1995 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 123 108 231 53.2% 10 21 31 32.3% 66 48 114 57.9% 28 38 66 42.4% — 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 Gigi Fernandez 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 1982 1484 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.14 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1983 1525 107.0 — — — — +20 — +103 38.7% -0.81 3–4 (43%) — — +0.09 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1984 1723 133.3 — — — — -124 — +67 52.6% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 3–6 (33%) 97.5 +1.64 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1985 1655 131.5 — — — — -67 — +69 36.7% -1.17 2–4 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -1.65 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1986 1729 123.4 — — — — -5 -186 -44 55.4% +0.18 5–7 (42%) 5–2 (71%) 99.5 +2.46 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1987 1681 134.9 — — — — -1 -163 +66 49.3% +0.08 4–3 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 102.3 +0.81 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1988 1683 137.1 — — — — +26 — -6 47.5% +0.06 8–8 (50%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -1.31 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1989 1809 145.5 — — — — +2 — -63 57.3% +0.71 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.49 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1990 1764 137.4 — — — — +14 — +11 57.5% +0.63 3–6 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 95.2 +0.43 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1991 1809 133.9 — — — — -40 -257 +45 57.7% +0.35 11–4 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 107.7 +1.36 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 1992 1806 140.7 — — — — +7 -254 +46 56.0% +0.52 7–3 (70%) 3–1 (75%) 105.7 +0.99 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 1993 1731 133.0 — — — — -6 -139 +171 50.7% -0.20 5–4 (56%) 5–2 (71%) 102.5 +1.15 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 1994 1790 139.1 — — — — -26 -264 +163 51.9% -0.05 4–7 (36%) 5–6 (45%) 95.7 -0.06 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 1995 1739 124.8 — — — — -25 — +142 50.9% -0.33 4–7 (36%) 4–2 (67%) 98.5 -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 1688 129.4 — — — — -30 — +235 40.0% -0.84 3–4 (43%) 1–1 — -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1709 113.2 — — — — -56 — +219 46.2% -0.54 1–0 1–1 — -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1912 141.7 — — — — -18 -208 +72 51.5% +0.08 72–72 (50%) 52–42 (55%) 103.1 +0.92 — 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.