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

Jana Novotna vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 2-2

Jana Novotna and Barbara Paulus are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Barbara Paulus leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1998 Paris quarterfinal 6-2 1-6 6-4.

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Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #3 6-2 1-6 6-4 Barbara Paulus #23 Match data Feb 14, 1998* QF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #13 7-5 7-6 Barbara Paulus #15 Match data Jan 12, 1991* SF Sydney International Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Paulus #26 3-6 6-3 6-2 Jana Novotna #11 Match data Aug 31, 1989* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Barbara Paulus #34 6-4 6-3 Jana Novotna #46 Match data Sep 25, 1988* R32 Seoul Olympics Olympics 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
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,240 510 201 71.7% 1 2 1 13 7 24
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Jana Novotna Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6
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 Jana Novotna Barbara Paulus
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8% 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
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 — 185 77 262 70.6% 122 57 179 68.2% 76 20 96 79.2% 127 47 174 73.0% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

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 Jana Novotna Barbara Paulus
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
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 — 2240 168.7 — — — — 0 -77 +15 68.1% +1.33 114–86 (57%) 68–75 (48%) 96.3 -1.99 — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18

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.