H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Magdalena Maleeva vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-5

Jana Novotna holds a 5–1 lead over Magdalena Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 3–1 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Magdalena Maleeva won the 1999 Luxembourg third round 6-1 6-7 6-3.

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Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 23, 1999* Luxembourg WTA 250 R32 Carpet Magdalena Maleeva #173 6-1 6-7 6-3 Jana Novotna #18 Match data
Feb 22, 1997* Hanover WTA 250 SF Carpet Jana Novotna #3 6-0 7-5 Magdalena Maleeva #25 Match data
Feb 15, 1997* Linz WTA 500 QF Carpet Jana Novotna #4 6-0 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #21 Match data
May 27, 1996* Madrid WTA 1000 F Clay Jana Novotna #8 4-6 6-4 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #13 Match data
Sep 6, 1994* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Jana Novotna #8 6-0 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #17 Match data
Oct 2, 1993* Leipzig WTA 250 QF Carpet Jana Novotna #8 6-3 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #15 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,083 384 272 58.5% 0 2 0 2 6 10
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,224 504 198 71.8% 1 4 1 5 13 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 Magdalena Maleeva Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,718 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1992 28–14 66.7% #20 1,908 0 1 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,962 0 1 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,980 0 3 1988 23–18 56.1% #35 1,757 0 1
20 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,029 0 6 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,962 0 2
21 1996 18–15 54.5% #19 1,908 0 6 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,016 0 3
22 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,746 0 6 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,072 0 5
23 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,713 0 6 1992 36–17 67.9% #10 2,089 0 5
24 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,737 0 7 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,103 0 7
25 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,849 0 8 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,855 0 9 1996 47–12 79.7% #5 2,209 0 15
28 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,173 0 19
29 2004 27–24 52.9% #25 1,710 0 10 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,129 1 23
30 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,682 0 10 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,924 1 24