H2H data updated: 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC

Gretchen Magers vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-1

Gretchen Magers and Jana Novotna are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on clay, while Gretchen Magers leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1989 Strasbourg Open quarterfinal 6-2 6-4.

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Gretchen Magers
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
Jana Novotna #16 6-2 6-4 Gretchen Magers #41 Match data May 27, 1989* QF Strasbourg Open WTA 500 Clay
Gretchen Magers #57 6-4 6-2 Jana Novotna #77 Match data Jun 10, 1987* R64 Birmingham WTA 250 Grass

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
Gretchen Magers — #3 40 1,906 152 127 54.5% 0 0 0 1 3 4
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 Gretchen Magers Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1982 4–1 80.0% — 1,608 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1983 9–6 60.0% — 1,689 0 1 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1984 8–7 53.3% #81 1,707 0 1 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,964 0 2
21 1985 1–5 16.7% #3 1,644 0 1 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1986 6–8 42.9% #70 1,667 0 1 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1987 21–17 55.3% #52 1,713 0 2 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1988 31–20 60.8% #43 1,757 0 3 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1989 40–24 62.5% #29 1,891 0 4 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1990 22–19 53.7% #35 1,771 0 4 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1991 10–15 40.0% #114 1,649 0 4 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 1992 0–5 0.0% #390 1,591 0 4 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 — — — — — — — 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,130 1 23
30 — — — — — — — 1999 26–15 63.4% — 1,926 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 Gretchen Magers 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 1982 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1983 1 3 4 25.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1985 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 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 1986 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 1987 11 5 16 68.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1988 22 12 34 64.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1989 19 12 31 61.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1990 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1991 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 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 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 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 — 77 58 135 57.0% 28 27 55 50.9% 30 25 55 54.5% 16 17 33 48.5% — 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 Gretchen Magers 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 — +0.07
18 1982 1608 127.6 — — — — +79 — — 64.3% +0.43 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — -0.37 1987 1752 145.0 — — — — -45 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -0.52
19 1983 1690 116.7 — — — — -21 -1 — 52.8% -0.08 5–1 (83%) 0–1 — +0.77 1988 1761 136.3 — — — — -22 -138 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.03
20 1984 1707 119.7 — — — — -54 — -40 51.4% 0.00 3–4 (43%) 1–0 — -0.32 1989 1964 163.4 — — — — -22 -80 -210 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.04
21 1985 1645 103.2 — — — — — -40 — 16.7% -2.17 — — — -0.32 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -57 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1986 1667 123.7 — — — — -7 — — 40.6% -0.56 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — -0.84 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +36 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1987 1714 137.4 — — — — +19 -83 -76 56.1% +0.48 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.84 1992 2080 167.0 — — — — +62 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1988 1757 133.3 — — — — +17 -59 -137 57.6% +0.58 10–6 (63%) 10–7 (59%) 107.1 +2.73 1993 2102 165.8 — — — — +6 -93 -23 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1989 1892 149.5 — — — — -11 -129 -185 58.3% +0.65 12–6 (67%) 9–8 (53%) 106.1 -1.66 1994 2142 164.9 — — — — -5 -151 -81 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1990 1771 138.9 — — — — -17 -8 +112 53.2% +0.10 6–8 (43%) 8–3 (73%) 102.8 -1.04 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +27 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1991 1650 123.0 — — — — +25 — +165 44.1% -0.27 3–6 (33%) 0–6 (0%) 90.1 +2.03 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 1992 1592 98.0 — — — — +22 — — 9.1% -2.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.47 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 +275 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.44
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +62 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
Career — 1906 140.7 — — — — +3 -59 -18 52.7% +0.20 47–40 (54%) 33–27 (55%) 106.7 -0.12 — 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.