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

Lindsay Davenport vs Jana Novotna H2H: 6-0

Lindsay Davenport holds a 6–0 lead over Jana Novotna in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Lindsay Davenport leads 3–0 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Lindsay Davenport won the 1999 Wimbledon quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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Lindsay Davenport
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
6 – 0
6 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-3 6-4 Jana Novotna #6 Match data Jul 2, 1999* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-3 6-2 Jana Novotna #2 Match data Nov 15, 1997* QF Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-4 6-1 Jana Novotna #2 Match data Oct 17, 1997* SF Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-2 4-6 7-6 Jana Novotna #3 Match data Sep 4, 1997* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-3 6-4 Jana Novotna #8 Match data Oct 12, 1996* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #7 6-2 6-2 Jana Novotna #4 Match data Nov 14, 1994 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals 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
Lindsay Davenport #35 #1 6,100 2,374 711 191 78.8% 3 1 11 1 26 13 55
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 Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1991 1–2 33.3% #348 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1992 2–5 28.6% #161 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 31–15 67.4% #20 1,858 0 1 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1994 44–15 74.6% #6 2,041 0 3 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1995 31–14 68.9% #12 1,964 0 4 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1996 47–15 75.8% #9 2,065 0 7 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1997 57–16 78.1% #3 2,166 0 13 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1998 68–14 82.9% #1 2,286 1 19 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1999 58–11 84.1% #2 2,327 2 26 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 2000 57–14 80.3% #2 2,253 3 30 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2001 64–10 86.5% #1 2,298 3 37 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2002 24–9 72.7% #12 2,165 3 37 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2003 48–15 76.2% #5 2,074 3 38 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2004 64–10 86.5% #1 2,208 3 45 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2005 58–11 84.1% #1 2,215 3 51 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2006 21–8 72.4% #25 2,132 3 51 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 2007 13–1 92.9% #72 2,156 3 53 — — — — — — —
32 2008 23–6 79.3% #35 2,111 3 55 — — — — — — —

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 Lindsay Davenport 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 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 18 8 26 69.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1994 21 6 27 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1995 15 8 23 65.2% 8 1 9 88.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1996 29 6 35 82.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1997 36 8 44 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1998 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1999 33 8 41 80.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2000 41 9 50 82.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2001 51 9 60 85.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2002 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2003 30 10 40 75.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2004 40 5 45 88.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2005 38 7 45 84.4% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2006 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 2007 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 18 4 22 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 471 116 587 80.2% 106 33 139 76.3% 55 16 71 77.5% 79 26 105 75.2% — 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 Lindsay Davenport 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 1991 1505 103.8 — — — — +36 — — 28.6% -1.71 1–0 — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 1512 119.7 — — — — +67 0 — 31.3% -1.38 1–1 — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 1859 149.8 — — — — -28 -178 -240 61.3% +0.93 11–3 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 111.2 -0.48 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1994 2041 168.7 — — — — -27 -191 -346 69.7% +1.73 11–7 (61%) 6–5 (55%) 102.2 -2.86 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1995 1964 155.1 — — — — -15 -55 -216 64.4% +1.21 10–5 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 100.2 +0.77 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1996 2066 172.6 — — — — +4 -68 -253 73.5% +1.73 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 100.5 -1.62 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1997 2166 175.6 — — — — +24 -154 — 74.4% +1.95 10–10 (50%) 7–8 (47%) 94.6 +0.58 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1998 2287 180.4 — — — — +50 -220 -395 75.7% +1.94 16–7 (70%) 8–5 (62%) 105.2 -2.47 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1999 2328 179.8 — — — — +19 -263 -303 82.2% +2.53 8–4 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 101.9 -1.25 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 2000 2254 177.5 — — — — +41 — -106 76.8% +2.17 13–6 (68%) 8–8 (50%) 96.4 -2.76 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2001 2298 174.7 — — — — +17 — -24 81.0% +2.19 13–4 (76%) 9–4 (69%) 103.0 -1.06 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2002 2166 166.9 — — — — +25 — — 71.1% +1.46 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 90.6 -0.63 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2003 2075 165.9 +4.70 +4.45 1.328 56.1% +52 +20 +133 74.6% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 96.2 -0.74 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2004 2208 171.1 +7.65 +5.05 1.482 57.9% +54 -118 +45 83.1% +2.56 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 100.2 -0.46 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2005 2215 170.5 +5.92 +4.60 1.294 55.2% +26 -49 +49 79.2% +2.00 16–6 (73%) 9–7 (56%) 103.6 -1.58 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2006 2133 165.6 +4.92 +4.20 1.241 54.4% +19 — — 71.9% +1.67 4–4 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 97.4 -1.47 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 2007 2157 145.6 +4.78 +3.86 1.472 58.3% +12 — — 83.9% +2.65 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 2112 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% -6 +44 — 80.0% +2.18 5–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2375 176.5 +6.17 +4.21 1.351 56.0% +22 -122 -126 74.8% +1.90 149–78 (66%) 95–72 (57%) 101.9 -1.91 — 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.