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

Pam Shriver vs Jana Novotna H2H: 3-2

Pam Shriver holds a 3–2 lead over Jana Novotna in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1993 Tokyo Pan Pacific quarterfinal 6-7 6-3 6-4.

USA Age 64 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 2
5 main draw meetings
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 7, 1993* Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 1000 QF Carpet Jana Novotna #9 6-7 6-3 6-4 Pam Shriver #31 Match data
Mar 24, 1989* Key Biscayne WTA 250 R16 Hard Jana Novotna #47 7-5 6-4 Pam Shriver #6 Match data
Jan 3, 1988* Brisbane WTA 500 F Grass Pam Shriver #4 7-6 7-6 Jana Novotna #47 Match data
Oct 16, 1987* Filderstadt WTA 250 R16 Carpet Pam Shriver #5 6-2 7-5 Jana Novotna #54 Match data
Sep 9, 1987* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Pam Shriver #5 6-3 7-6(4) Jana Novotna #61 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
Pam Shriver #234 #3 163 2,302 624 277 69.3% 0 0 0 4 20 24
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 Pam Shriver Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1978 23–8 74.2% 1,849 0 1
16 1979 16–16 50.0% 1,798 0 1
17 1980 47–21 69.1% 2,027 0 2 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1981 58–25 69.9% 2,122 0 4 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1982 47–19 71.2% 2,087 0 5 1988 23–18 56.1% #35 1,757 0 1
20 1983 52–15 77.6% 2,161 0 8 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,962 0 2
21 1984 44–13 77.2% #4 2,060 0 10 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,016 0 3
22 1985 54–13 80.6% #4 2,117 0 14 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,072 0 5
23 1986 47–15 75.8% #5 2,194 0 16 1992 36–17 67.9% #10 2,089 0 5
24 1987 60–13 82.2% #4 2,254 0 20 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,103 0 7
25 1988 58–14 80.6% #5 2,188 0 24 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1989 24–14 63.2% #18 1,955 0 24 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1990 8–5 61.5% #66 1,911 0 24 1996 47–12 79.7% #5 2,209 0 15
28 1991 21–18 53.8% #37 1,822 0 24 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,173 0 19
29 1992 25–18 58.1% #30 1,858 0 24 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,129 1 23
30 1993 14–13 51.9% #38 1,819 0 24 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,924 1 24
31 1994 13–16 44.8% #63 1,699 0 24
32 1995 7–11 38.9% #110 1,649 0 24
33 1996 4–9 30.8% #189 1,611 0 24
34 1997 2–1 66.7% #234 1,635 0 24