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

Mary Pierce vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-5

Jana Novotna holds a 5–1 lead over Mary Pierce in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 3–1 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mary Pierce won the 1998 Paris semifinal 6-4 2-6 6-3.

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Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Pierce #9 6-4 2-6 6-3 Jana Novotna #3 Match data Feb 14, 1998* SF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #3 7-6 6-2 6-3 Mary Pierce #7 Match data Nov 17, 1997 F WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Jana Novotna #4 6-1 6-2 Mary Pierce #16 Match data Feb 15, 1997* QF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #6 7-5 6-1 Mary Pierce #5 Match data Oct 2, 1994* F Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #8 6-4 6-0 Mary Pierce #5 Match data Sep 8, 1994* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #13 6-4 7-5 Mary Pierce #139 Match data Aug 16, 1990* R32 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 5 0 5 6 18
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 Mary Pierce Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18 — — — — — — —

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 Mary Pierce 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 %
14 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5% — 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 Mary Pierce 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
14 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2003 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2004 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38 — 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.