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

Irina Spirlea vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-6

Jana Novotna holds a 6–0 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on clay and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1998 US Open round of 16 6-3 6-3.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 6
6 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #2 6-3 6-3 Irina Spirlea #8 Match data Sep 8, 1998* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #3 6-2 6-3 Irina Spirlea #9 Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 7-5 Irina Spirlea #9 Match data Jun 20, 1998* QF Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Jana Novotna #3 6-3 5-7 6-3 Irina Spirlea #10 Match data May 16, 1998* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jana Novotna #3 7-6 6-2 Irina Spirlea #9 Match data Nov 17, 1997 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Jana Novotna #8 6-1 7-5 Irina Spirlea #18 Match data Jun 4, 1996* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4
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 Irina Spirlea Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 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 Irina Spirlea 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 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 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 — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2% — 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 Irina Spirlea 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 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20 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 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39 — 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.