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

Martina Hingis vs Jana Novotna H2H: 8-3

Martina Hingis holds an 8–3 lead over Jana Novotna in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Martina Hingis leads 3–1 on hard courts and 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Martina Hingis won the 1999 Hilton Head semifinal 6-2 6-3.

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Martina Hingis
SUI Age 45 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
8 – 3
11 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-3 Jana Novotna #4 Match data Apr 3, 1999* SF Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Martina Hingis #2 6-3 6-4 Jana Novotna #3 Match data Feb 6, 1999* SF Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Martina Hingis #1 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jana Novotna #2 Match data Sep 12, 1998* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-4 Martina Hingis #1 Match data Jul 5, 1998* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Hingis #1 6-3 7-5 Jana Novotna #3 Match data May 3, 1998* F Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Martina Hingis #1 2-6 6-3 6-3 Jana Novotna #2 Match data Jul 7, 1997* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Hingis #2 6-3 2-6 6-4 Jana Novotna #4 Match data Mar 25, 1997* SF Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #5 7-5 6-4 Martina Hingis #8 Match data Nov 2, 1996* SF Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #8 6-2 6-2 Martina Hingis #9 Match data Oct 20, 1996* F Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Martina Hingis #16 7-6 6-4 Jana Novotna #7 Match data Sep 5, 1996* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Hingis #60 6-1 2-6 6-2 Jana Novotna #5 Match data May 5, 1995* R16 Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Martina Hingis #19 #1 6,976 2,373 516 127 80.2% 5 17 2 16 3 43
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 Martina Hingis Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
13 1994 5–3 62.5% #87 1,595 0 0 — — — — — — —
14 1995 18–12 60.0% #16 1,825 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1996 46–16 74.2% #4 2,157 0 2 — — — — — — —
16 1997 72–5 93.5% #1 2,313 3 14 — — — — — — —
17 1998 60–12 83.3% #2 2,264 4 19 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1999 70–12 85.4% #1 2,287 5 26 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 2000 78–10 88.6% #1 2,318 5 35 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 2001 60–15 80.0% #4 2,126 5 38 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 2002 34–10 77.3% #10 2,051 5 40 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 — — — — — — — 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 2005 0–1 0.0% — 2,021 5 40 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2006 53–19 73.6% #7 2,018 5 42 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2007 20–12 62.5% #19 1,858 5 43 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 Martina Hingis 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 %
13 1994 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1995 10 7 17 58.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 19 6 25 76.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 39 2 41 95.1% 11 1 12 91.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 15 2 17 88.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 31 7 38 81.6% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1999 40 6 46 87.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 2000 43 6 49 87.8% 12 2 14 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 1 16 93.8% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2001 39 7 46 84.8% 17 5 22 77.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2002 28 8 36 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2006 33 14 47 70.2% 14 3 17 82.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 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 — 299 76 375 79.7% 110 26 136 80.9% 27 8 35 77.1% 80 17 97 82.5% — 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 Martina Hingis 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
13 1994 1596 137.2 — — — — +29 — — 66.7% +1.72 0–2 0–1 — +0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1995 1826 156.2 — — — — -51 -101 — 54.1% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 111.3 -2.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 2157 176.6 — — — — -18 -319 -474 70.9% +1.71 8–6 (57%) 3–2 (60%) 106.0 -2.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 2313 180.8 — — — — -10 -282 -433 82.8% +2.49 20–4 (83%) 7–4 (64%) 109.7 -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 2264 179.3 — — — — +21 -97 -263 78.0% +2.11 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 99.7 -2.67 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1999 2287 181.2 — — — — +22 -52 — 81.3% +2.39 9–3 (75%) 9–6 (60%) 100.4 -1.79 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 2000 2318 181.6 — — — — +43 -82 -242 83.9% +2.67 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 98.2 -3.02 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 2001 2127 173.7 — — — — +111 +135 — 77.2% +2.15 9–5 (64%) 7–2 (78%) 99.1 -1.01 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 2002 2051 167.3 — — — — +75 +179 — 74.0% +1.87 5–3 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 99.3 -0.76 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 2005 2022 100.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.01 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2006 2019 166.1 +3.76 +5.53 1.218 54.3% +7 +209 -3 71.3% +1.62 8–10 (44%) 6–3 (67%) 96.4 -3.22 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2007 1859 147.6 +3.39 +4.14 1.205 54.0% +31 — +137 63.5% +1.15 3–7 (30%) 2–2 (50%) 91.3 +1.36 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 — 2373 179.5 +3.63 +5.03 1.214 54.2% +28 -50 -259 75.7% +1.99 92–57 (62%) 53–29 (65%) 103.7 -2.41 — 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.