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

Magui Serna vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-2

Jana Novotna holds a 2–1 lead over Magui Serna in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1998 Canadian Open quarterfinal 2-6 6-1 6-1.

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Magui Serna
ESP Age 47 Left-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #3 2-6 6-1 6-1 Magui Serna #26 Match data Aug 22, 1998* QF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-2 Magui Serna #42 Match data May 1, 1998* R16 Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Magui Serna #53 3-6 6-4 6-2 Jana Novotna #3 Match data Apr 3, 1998* R16 Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Magui Serna #1,293 #19 1,330 1,849 186 189 49.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Magui Serna Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1996 0–1 0.0% #164 1,492 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1997 17–16 51.5% #41 1,663 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1998 26–24 52.0% #24 1,801 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1999 19–27 41.3% #39 1,654 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 2000 21–24 46.7% #37 1,658 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 2001 29–29 50.0% #26 1,647 0 0 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 2002 24–24 50.0% #50 1,638 0 1 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 2003 37–23 61.7% #22 1,746 0 3 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2004 11–18 37.9% #103 1,652 0 3 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2005 2–3 40.0% #379 1,626 0 3 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 — — — — — — — 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 Magui Serna 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 %
17 1996 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1997 10 7 17 58.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1998 5 10 15 33.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1999 10 11 21 47.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2000 5 10 15 33.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 2002 4 10 14 28.6% 17 8 25 68.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2003 13 11 24 54.2% 20 7 27 74.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2005 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 63 85 148 42.6% 84 58 142 59.2% 28 20 48 58.3% 11 26 37 29.7% — 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 Magui Serna 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
17 1996 1493 103.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.07 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1997 1663 132.3 — — — — -7 -84 -17 48.6% -0.36 5–1 (83%) 5–3 (63%) 107.9 +1.67 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1998 1802 146.1 — — — — -120 -69 -17 51.2% +0.12 11–10 (52%) 6–7 (46%) 103.6 -1.69 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1999 1654 132.2 — — — — +18 -30 +97 44.4% -0.50 6–12 (33%) 6–7 (46%) 92.7 +1.07 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 2000 1659 131.6 — — — — -74 +54 +210 48.0% -0.44 5–7 (42%) 14–5 (74%) 104.5 +0.44 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 2001 1647 128.4 — — — — -40 +37 +244 48.9% -0.24 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 104.4 -0.51 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 2002 1638 123.0 — — — — -101 +118 +159 49.6% -0.11 9–8 (53%) 1–1 — +1.04 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 2003 1746 134.8 +0.61 -0.88 0.944 49.0% -96 +125 — 56.7% +0.43 15–6 (71%) 7–7 (50%) 107.2 +1.99 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2004 1653 120.4 +0.08 -2.58 0.827 46.7% -70 +196 +86 38.5% -0.91 4–3 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 100.1 -0.67 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2005 1627 93.4 -0.54 -2.67 0.388 31.1% -60 — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — +0.01 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1850 135.8 +0.31 -1.74 0.846 46.9% -61 +49 +107 48.8% -0.20 64–56 (53%) 48–35 (58%) 108.0 +0.88 — 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.