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Jana Novotna vs Ginger Helgeson H2H: 1-0

Jana Novotna holds a 1–0 lead over Ginger Helgeson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1991 Berlin Open quarterfinal 6-1 6-2.

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Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ginger Helgeson
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #7 6-1 6-2 Ginger Helgeson #87 Match data May 18, 1991* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,240 510 201 71.7% 1 2 1 13 7 24
Ginger Helgeson #467 #29 246 1,865 94 95 49.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Ginger Helgeson
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 1989 0–2 0.0% #239 1,485 0 0
21 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3 1990 1–2 33.3% #246 1,498 0 0
22 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5 1991 17–17 50.0% #58 1,647 0 0
23 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5 1992 12–15 44.4% #71 1,648 0 0
24 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7 1993 22–20 52.4% #54 1,736 0 0
25 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10 1994 29–17 63.0% #30 1,777 0 1
26 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11 1995 8–7 53.3% #111 1,772 0 1
27 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15 1996 0–2 0.0% #792 1,721 0 1
28 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19 1997 3–8 27.3% #167 1,639 0 1
29 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23 1998 2–5 28.6% #152 1,572 0 1
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 Ginger Helgeson
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% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1991 9 7 16 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1992 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8% 1993 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 1994 20 9 29 69.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1995 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 55 50 105 52.4% 28 24 52 53.8% 9 13 22 40.9% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Jana Novotna Ginger Helgeson
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 1989 1486 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — +0.02
21 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57 1990 1498 100.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -2.00 1–0 — — -0.32
22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27 1991 1647 138.4 — — — — -14 +44 — 48.1% -0.22 6–3 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 106.2 -1.02
23 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23 1992 1649 128.8 — — — — +13 +33 -159 48.5% -0.17 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 98.8 +0.26
24 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26 1993 1737 139.0 — — — — -44 -4 -162 52.6% +0.62 7–6 (54%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.91
25 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48 1994 1777 146.6 — — — — +6 -21 -203 61.0% +0.87 5–3 (63%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +1.21
26 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21 1995 1773 137.3 — — — — -13 +12 — 60.0% +0.67 0–4 (0%) 0–2 — -0.56
27 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93 1996 1721 92.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.20
28 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15 1997 1639 107.6 — — — — -14 — -6 30.4% -1.22 0–1 — — -0.15
29 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45 1998 1573 99.1 — — — — +16 — — 41.2% -0.71 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.9 +1.00
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 — 1865 140.4 — — — — -9 +11 -127 50.6% +0.14 23–28 (45%) 18–17 (51%) 99.4 -0.14

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.