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

Jana Novotna vs Laura Golarsa H2H: 3-1

Jana Novotna holds a 3–1 lead over Laura Golarsa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1993 US Open round of 32 6-4 6-3.

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Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Laura Golarsa
ITA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #8 6-4 6-3 Laura Golarsa #73 Match data Sep 5, 1993* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #14 3-6 7-6 6-2 Laura Golarsa #39 Match data Jun 27, 1990* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Laura Golarsa #87 7-6 2-6 6-4 Jana Novotna #11 Match data Jul 5, 1989* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jana Novotna #45 7-5 6-1 Laura Golarsa #77 Match data Jan 5, 1989* R32 Brisbane International WTA 500 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
Laura Golarsa #693 #39 436 1,761 127 180 41.4% 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 Laura Golarsa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0 1985 5–1 83.3% #166 1,563 0 1
18 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0 1986 5–5 50.0% #167 1,593 0 1
19 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1 1987 6–10 37.5% #121 1,574 0 1
20 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2 1988 11–14 44.0% #79 1,618 0 1
21 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3 1989 22–18 55.0% #58 1,707 0 1
22 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5 1990 14–16 46.7% #61 1,689 0 1
23 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5 1991 3–13 18.8% #213 1,546 0 1
24 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7 1992 5–10 33.3% #125 1,522 0 1
25 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10 1993 17–18 48.6% #69 1,637 0 1
26 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11 1994 13–22 37.1% #112 1,582 0 1
27 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15 1995 5–10 33.3% #149 1,551 0 1
28 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19 1996 1–8 11.1% #145 1,468 0 1
29 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23 1997 7–9 43.8% #62 1,532 0 1
30 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24 1998 10–16 38.5% #94 1,570 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1999 3–10 23.1% #168 1,512 0 1

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 Laura Golarsa
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% 1985 — — — — 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% 1986 — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 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% 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1988 3 4 7 42.9% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1989 6 5 11 54.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1990 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1991 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 1993 8 8 16 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1994 4 10 14 28.6% 2 7 9 22.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3% 1995 0 5 5 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
28 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1998 5 6 11 45.5% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 3 3 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 185 77 262 70.6% 122 57 179 68.2% 76 20 96 79.2% 127 47 174 73.0% — 32 57 89 36.0% 38 66 104 36.5% 36 32 68 52.9% 16 25 41 39.0%

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 Laura Golarsa
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 1985 1564 114.0 — — — — — — — 78.6% +1.93 1–1 2–0 — +0.48
18 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10 1986 1593 115.4 — — — — — -11 — 47.6% -0.29 1–0 — — +0.49
19 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23 1987 1575 116.4 — — — — 0 -50 — 44.4% -0.45 2–4 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.08
20 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47 1988 1619 117.2 — — — — -50 -32 -19 41.1% -0.75 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) 103.9 -0.38
21 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57 1989 1707 132.8 — — — — -45 -99 -6 54.0% +0.19 10–10 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 101.3 +0.90
22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27 1990 1690 132.5 — — — — -82 -4 +52 46.8% -0.02 1–3 (25%) 2–6 (25%) 94.9 -1.45
23 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23 1991 1546 105.1 — — — — +2 +38 +164 27.8% -1.47 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.04
24 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26 1992 1523 112.5 — — — — +36 +91 +101 37.1% -1.20 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.67
25 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48 1993 1638 128.5 — — — — -13 -51 +65 46.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 2–6 (25%) 100.6 +1.03
26 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21 1994 1582 122.3 — — — — -41 -57 +220 44.4% -0.69 3–10 (23%) 6–1 (86%) 97.8 +0.97
27 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93 1995 1552 111.8 — — — — -75 -12 +209 39.4% -0.45 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 94.1 +0.07
28 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15 1996 1468 102.9 — — — — +24 -5 — 15.0% -2.40 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.35
29 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45 1997 1532 103.8 — — — — -26 -77 +234 46.2% -0.51 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — +0.63
30 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16 1998 1570 108.1 — — — — -36 -153 +178 40.0% -0.78 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.61
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1513 94.5 — — — — -8 -138 +218 22.2% -2.37 1–0 — — +0.07
Career — 2240 168.7 — — — — 0 -77 +15 68.1% +1.33 114–86 (57%) 68–75 (48%) 96.3 -1.99 — 1762 124.1 — — — — -30 -44 +125 43.2% -0.54 39–51 (43%) 26–34 (43%) 97.6 +1.81

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.