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

Nathalie Tauziat vs Jana Novotna H2H: 3-5

Jana Novotna holds a 5–3 lead over Nathalie Tauziat in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1998 Wimbledon final 6-4 7-6.

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Nathalie Tauziat
FRA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
3 – 5
8 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #2 6-4 7-6 Nathalie Tauziat #10 Match data Jul 6, 1998* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Nathalie Tauziat #17 7-5 6-3 Jana Novotna #2 Match data Nov 8, 1997* QF Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #4 6-0 6-2 Nathalie Tauziat #22 Match data May 16, 1997* R16 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Nathalie Tauziat #17 2-6 6-4 6-3 Jana Novotna #8 Match data Aug 20, 1993* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #9 7-6 4-6 6-2 Nathalie Tauziat #14 Match data Feb 20, 1993* QF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Nathalie Tauziat #23 2-6 7-5 7-5 Jana Novotna #12 Match data May 18, 1990* R16 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jana Novotna #12 7-6 6-0 Nathalie Tauziat #22 Match data Oct 21, 1989* QF Zurich WTA 250 Carpet
Jana Novotna #47 6-4 6-4 Nathalie Tauziat #31 Match data Mar 16, 1989* R32 Boca Raton WTA 250 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
Nathalie Tauziat #126 #3 2,562 2,033 548 333 62.2% 0 1 0 3 4 8
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 Nathalie Tauziat Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 0–1 0.0% #296 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 3–3 50.0% #112 1,539 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1986 12–17 41.4% #66 1,643 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1987 32–20 61.5% #25 1,821 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1988 31–20 60.8% #26 1,849 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1989 32–19 62.7% #25 1,875 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1990 46–20 69.7% #18 1,962 0 1 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1991 38–20 65.5% #13 1,987 0 1 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1992 39–20 66.1% #14 1,934 0 1 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1993 41–18 69.5% #18 1,975 0 2 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1994 29–21 58.0% #35 1,850 0 2 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1995 27–19 58.7% #27 1,845 0 3 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 1996 30–22 57.7% #22 1,799 0 3 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 1997 40–21 65.6% #11 1,977 0 4 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 1998 41–23 64.1% #10 2,025 0 4 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 1999 37–23 61.7% #7 1,988 0 6 — — — — — — —
32 2000 36–25 59.0% #10 1,869 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 2001 34–21 61.8% #13 1,864 0 8 — — — — — — —

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 Nathalie Tauziat 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 %
16 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1986 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1987 12 8 20 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 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 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1989 17 9 26 65.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1990 18 7 25 72.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1991 14 8 22 63.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1992 14 8 22 63.6% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1993 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1994 10 9 19 52.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1995 9 9 18 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 1996 11 9 20 55.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 1997 12 8 20 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 11 7 18 61.1% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 1998 15 9 24 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 14 7 21 66.7% 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 1999 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2001 19 11 30 63.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 212 137 349 60.7% 107 75 182 58.8% 109 43 152 71.7% 120 78 198 60.6% — 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 Nathalie Tauziat 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
16 1984 1500 112.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1540 107.2 — — — — — +22 — 46.7% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 101.7 +0.17 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1986 1643 133.1 — — — — -35 -75 -21 46.4% -0.09 3–8 (27%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 -0.66 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1987 1821 143.9 — — — — -37 -85 -163 55.4% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 5–2 (71%) 112.3 -1.28 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1988 1850 146.7 — — — — +37 -107 -227 56.3% +0.59 12–5 (71%) 6–4 (60%) 105.7 -1.09 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1989 1876 150.1 — — — — +23 -64 -230 57.9% +0.68 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 106.8 -2.99 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1990 1962 157.1 — — — — +20 -109 -164 63.2% +0.99 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 104.4 -0.16 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1991 1987 160.0 — — — — +41 -51 -179 61.7% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 8–8 (50%) 102.2 -2.67 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1992 1935 154.0 — — — — +33 -15 +4 61.8% +0.83 12–6 (67%) 7–5 (58%) 102.0 -0.30 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1993 1976 158.3 — — — — +42 -98 +43 62.9% +0.80 13–5 (72%) 6–6 (50%) 102.3 +0.82 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1994 1851 144.9 — — — — +28 -21 +122 56.9% +0.60 8–8 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 93.9 +0.62 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1995 1845 146.3 — — — — -43 +7 +204 57.1% +0.38 7–6 (54%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 -1.26 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 1996 1800 152.0 — — — — -33 +40 +313 58.3% +0.73 6–10 (38%) 7–1 (88%) 97.2 -1.06 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 1997 1977 157.1 — — — — -43 -149 +209 60.7% +0.51 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) 105.5 -0.76 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 1998 2026 161.2 — — — — 0 -297 +207 58.7% +0.74 16–6 (73%) 7–7 (50%) 101.5 +0.49 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 1999 1988 153.0 — — — — +7 -271 +186 58.7% +0.52 13–12 (52%) 5–7 (42%) 95.8 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 1870 151.2 — — — — +43 -148 +295 56.9% +0.40 12–10 (55%) 9–3 (75%) 99.7 +4.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2001 1865 149.8 — — — — 0 -190 +392 57.1% +0.37 15–10 (60%) 14–4 (78%) 105.2 +2.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2034 158.4 — — — — +9 -87 +99 58.5% +0.58 185–113 (62%) 111–82 (58%) 106.0 -0.42 — 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.