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Jennifer Capriati vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-4

Jana Novotna holds a 4–0 lead over Jennifer Capriati in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1998 US Open round of 128 6-4 6-3.

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Jennifer Capriati
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #2 6-4 6-3 Jennifer Capriati #109 Match data Sep 2, 1998* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #5 6-4 3-6 6-1 Jennifer Capriati #50 Match data Nov 3, 1996* F Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #8 6-4 6-2 Jennifer Capriati #60 Match data Oct 19, 1996* QF Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #12 7-6 2-6 6-3 Jennifer Capriati Match data Feb 24, 1996* QF Essen Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jennifer Capriati #54 #1 5,123 2,253 411 170 70.7% 3 1 2 0 2 6 14
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,240 510 201 71.7% 1 0 2 1 13 7 24

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 Jennifer Capriati Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1990 37–11 77.1% #8 1,962 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1991 39–11 78.0% #6 2,193 0 3 — — — — — — —
16 1992 35–11 76.1% #7 2,204 0 5 — — — — — — —
17 1993 30–11 73.2% #9 2,156 0 6 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1994 0–1 0.0% #42 2,133 0 6 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1996 16–9 64.0% #36 2,078 0 6 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1997 10–12 45.5% #65 1,910 0 6 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1998 8–12 40.0% #99 1,764 0 6 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1999 26–13 66.7% #23 1,912 0 8 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 2000 35–19 64.8% #14 1,908 0 9 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2001 56–14 80.0% #2 2,096 2 12 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2002 48–16 75.0% #3 2,019 3 13 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2003 42–18 70.0% #6 2,022 3 14 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2004 29–12 70.7% #10 2,020 3 14 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 Jennifer Capriati Jana Novotna
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 %
14 1990 18 4 22 81.8% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 20 3 23 87.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 10 3 13 76.9% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 14 4 18 77.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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 1996 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1997 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1998 0 4 4 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1999 14 7 21 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2000 21 11 32 65.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2001 32 10 42 76.2% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2002 30 11 41 73.2% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2003 25 11 36 69.4% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2004 12 7 19 63.2% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 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 — 213 88 301 70.8% 121 47 168 72.0% 46 15 61 75.4% 31 20 51 60.8% — 185 77 262 70.6% 122 57 179 68.2% 76 20 96 79.2% 127 47 174 73.0%

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 Jennifer Capriati Jana Novotna
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
14 1990 1962 165.3 — — — — -89 -118 -299 73.8% +1.71 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 108.9 -1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 2193 172.3 — — — — -39 -251 -410 73.6% +1.89 6–4 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 103.7 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 2204 166.4 — — — — -40 -116 -327 70.8% +1.41 9–5 (64%) 6–2 (75%) 106.0 -3.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 2157 170.7 — — — — +9 -75 -205 66.3% +1.68 11–7 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.4 -2.41 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1994 2134 109.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.17 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 1996 2079 163.0 — — — — +14 — — 64.0% +0.96 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 102.1 -1.41 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1997 1911 146.0 — — — — +17 +101 — 49.0% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 95.7 -1.31 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1998 1764 130.1 — — — — +84 +151 — 45.8% -0.23 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.36 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1999 1912 147.1 — — — — -14 +15 — 59.1% +0.65 10–2 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 106.4 -2.28 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 2000 1909 154.0 — — — — +20 -74 +142 59.5% +0.65 11–4 (73%) 10–3 (77%) 108.8 -1.61 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2001 2097 171.2 — — — — -40 -19 +31 73.3% +1.61 16–11 (59%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -3.91 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2002 2020 164.6 — — — — +15 +70 +124 69.1% +1.58 14–9 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.3 -0.66 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2003 2022 162.1 +5.66 +6.87 1.449 58.1% +9 +59 +108 68.6% +1.42 9–14 (39%) 6–6 (50%) 92.2 -0.42 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2004 2020 149.6 +5.09 +3.12 1.238 54.1% -61 +96 +157 65.6% +1.08 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.8 -1.09 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 — 2253 169.4 +5.37 +4.93 1.338 56.1% -14 -17 -51 66.6% +1.25 106–76 (58%) 58–46 (56%) 103.9 -3.83 — 2240 168.7 — — — — 0 -77 +15 68.1% +1.33 114–86 (57%) 68–75 (48%) 96.3 -1.99

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.