H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Jana Novotna vs Meredith Mcgrath H2H: 3-1

Jana Novotna holds a 3–1 lead over Meredith Mcgrath in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1994 Leipzig round of 32 3-6 6-0 7-5.

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Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Meredith Mcgrath
USA Age 55

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #6 3-6 6-0 7-5 Meredith Mcgrath #32 Match data Sep 29, 1994* R32 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #6 6-2 6-1 Meredith Mcgrath #46 Match data Mar 14, 1994* R32 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Meredith Mcgrath #103 3-6 7-5 6-3 Jana Novotna #11 Match data Feb 26, 1990 R16 Indian Wells Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jana Novotna #11 7-5 6-2 Meredith Mcgrath #89 Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Meredith Mcgrath #315 #18 898 1,927 90 84 51.7% 0 0 0 1 2 3

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 Meredith Mcgrath
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #400 1,497 0 0
18 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0 1989 6–10 37.5% #93 1,516 0 0
19 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1 1990 15–12 55.6% #28 1,708 0 0
20 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2 1991 4–6 40.0% #164 1,679 0 0
21 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3 1992 0–1 0.0% #780 1,657 0 0
22 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5 1993 12–12 50.0% #66 1,707 0 0
23 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5 1994 22–16 57.9% #39 1,767 0 2
24 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7 1995 11–15 42.3% #62 1,742 0 2
25 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10 1996 19–9 67.9% #26 1,917 0 3
26 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11 — — — — — — —
27 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15 1998 1–2 33.3% #318 1,895 0 3
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 Meredith Mcgrath
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% 1988 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% 1989 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 8 8 16 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1991 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1992 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% 1993 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
24 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8% 1995 2 7 9 22.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 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 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 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% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 185 77 262 70.6% 122 57 179 68.2% 76 20 96 79.2% 127 47 174 73.0% — 36 43 79 45.6% 8 11 19 42.1% 29 15 44 65.9% 17 15 32 53.1%

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 Meredith Mcgrath
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 1988 1497 107.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–1 — -0.10
18 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10 1989 1517 113.0 — — — — +50 — +23 34.4% -0.91 1–1 0–1 — +0.67
19 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23 1990 1709 138.3 — — — — +2 — -93 54.1% +0.34 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 104.9 -0.50
20 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47 1991 1679 124.7 — — — — +46 — — 44.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +0.42
21 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57 1992 1658 94.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.08
22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27 1993 1708 131.5 — — — — -20 — -17 49.1% +0.04 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 100.0 -0.63
23 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23 1994 1768 146.2 — — — — -39 -242 +61 52.9% +0.14 8–3 (73%) 4–3 (57%) 110.7 -2.14
24 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26 1995 1742 142.5 — — — — +5 -174 — 49.1% +0.21 1–6 (14%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.72
25 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48 1996 1917 143.6 — — — — -150 -312 +118 63.9% +0.89 6–1 (86%) 1–2 (33%) 105.3 -1.70
26 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 1998 1895 99.5 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 — — +0.03
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 — 1928 144.8 — — — — -13 -243 +39 51.0% +0.12 28–22 (56%) 13–21 (38%) 105.1 -2.65

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.