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

Katerina Maleeva vs Jana Novotna H2H: 3-3

Katerina Maleeva and Jana Novotna are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Katerina Maleeva leads 2–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1994 Brighton quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

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Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #4 6-4 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #40 Match data Oct 22, 1994* QF Brighton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Katerina Maleeva #7 7-6 6-3 Jana Novotna #11 Match data Oct 20, 1990* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #13 6-4 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #6 Match data Sep 4, 1990* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #15 4-6 6-2 6-4 Katerina Maleeva #7 Match data Jun 7, 1990* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-3 6-1 Jana Novotna #37 Match data Jul 29, 1988* R16 Hamburg Open WTA 250 Clay
Katerina Maleeva #14 6-1 6-4 Jana Novotna #46 Match data Oct 28, 1987* R32 Zurich WTA 250 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,240 510 201 71.7% 1 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 Katerina Maleeva Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
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 Katerina Maleeva 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 %
15 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
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 — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7% — 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 Katerina Maleeva 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
15 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
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 — 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00 — 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.