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

Jana Novotna vs Tami Whitlinger Jones H2H: 2-0

Jana Novotna holds a 2–0 lead over Tami Whitlinger Jones in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1996 US Open round of 32 6-2 6-3.

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Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Tami Whitlinger Jones
USA Age 57

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #7 6-2 6-3 Tami Whitlinger Jones Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #11 6-0 6-3 Tami Whitlinger Jones Match data Mar 8, 1990* R32 Boca Raton Tier II → modern equivalent 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
Tami Whitlinger Jones — — — 1,777 106 135 44.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Tami Whitlinger Jones
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 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 4–5 44.4% — 1,525 0 0
21 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3 1990 12–16 42.9% — 1,576 0 0
22 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5 1991 17–18 48.6% — 1,682 0 0
23 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5 1992 13–16 44.8% — 1,644 0 0
24 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7 1993 13–19 40.6% — 1,650 0 0
25 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10 1994 16–18 47.1% — 1,709 0 0
26 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11 1995 19–18 51.4% — 1,700 0 0
27 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15 1996 10–13 43.5% — 1,694 0 0
28 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19 1997 2–11 15.4% — 1,596 0 0
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 Tami Whitlinger Jones
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% 1986 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 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1991 4 8 12 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1992 10 9 19 52.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8% 1993 11 10 21 52.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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 13 12 25 52.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1995 8 9 17 47.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3% 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8% 1997 1 5 6 16.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 63 73 136 46.3% 24 35 59 40.7% 7 12 19 36.8% 12 15 27 44.4%

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 Tami Whitlinger Jones
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 1986 1494 100.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.05
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 1525 121.7 — — — — +38 — — 52.4% +0.24 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.49
21 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57 1990 1577 126.7 — — — — +71 -98 — 43.9% -0.17 5–5 (50%) 1–6 (14%) 96.8 +0.78
22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27 1991 1682 133.2 — — — — -51 -22 -78 49.4% -0.26 6–7 (46%) 8–2 (80%) 106.6 -0.08
23 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23 1992 1645 120.9 — — — — +15 -10 — 41.0% -0.59 4–1 (80%) 2–3 (40%) 102.8 -0.65
24 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26 1993 1651 135.8 — — — — +45 -78 -87 41.7% -0.75 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 99.7 -1.72
25 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48 1994 1709 145.5 — — — — +28 — — 45.8% -0.15 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 97.5 -1.10
26 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21 1995 1701 136.6 — — — — -14 -37 -134 53.8% +0.30 6–11 (35%) 6–4 (60%) 96.8 -1.16
27 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93 1996 1694 132.0 — — — — +28 -56 — 42.3% -0.48 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 103.6 -0.18
28 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15 1997 1596 120.8 — — — — +84 -20 — 25.8% -1.55 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) 93.1 -0.98
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 — 1778 139.7 — — — — +23 -42 -104 45.0% -0.32 33–44 (43%) 25–32 (44%) 97.2 -1.94

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.