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

Patty Schnyder vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-5

Jana Novotna holds a 5–1 lead over Patty Schnyder in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1999 Key Biscayne round of 16 6-3 2-6 6-2.

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Patty Schnyder
SUI Age 47 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #4 6-3 2-6 6-2 Patty Schnyder #12 Match data Mar 22, 1999* R16 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #2 6-2 6-3 Patty Schnyder #10 Match data Sep 10, 1998* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jana Novotna #3 2-6 7-5 6-3 Patty Schnyder #18 Match data May 2, 1998* SF Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Patty Schnyder #18 6-0 2-6 7-5 Jana Novotna #3 Match data Feb 24, 1998* F Hanover Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #3 3-6 7-5 6-1 Patty Schnyder #46 Match data Apr 3, 1997* R32 Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jana Novotna #11 7-6 6-4 Patty Schnyder #90 Match data May 24, 1996* R32 Madrid 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
Patty Schnyder #278 #7 3,050 1,984 495 350 58.6% 0 1 0 1 9 11
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 Patty Schnyder Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1995 1–1 50.0% #143 1,526 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1996 7–10 41.2% #64 1,586 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1997 21–24 46.7% #26 1,709 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1998 51–20 71.8% #11 1,903 0 5 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1999 29–23 55.8% #21 1,792 0 6 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 2000 31–25 55.4% #25 1,750 0 6 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 2001 24–24 50.0% #37 1,734 0 7 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 2002 34–24 58.6% #15 1,848 0 8 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 2003 28–23 54.9% #23 1,809 0 8 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2004 33–23 58.9% #14 1,808 0 8 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2005 58–25 69.9% #7 1,932 0 10 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2006 47–25 65.3% #9 1,889 0 10 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2007 45–26 63.4% #16 1,885 0 10 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2008 34–22 60.7% #14 1,820 0 11 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2009 21–22 48.8% #42 1,754 0 11 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #44 1,798 0 11 — — — — — — —
32 2011 3–9 25.0% #55 1,668 0 11 — — — — — — —
37 2016 0–1 0.0% #324 1,631 0 11 — — — — — — —
38 2017 1–1 50.0% #148 1,628 0 11 — — — — — — —
39 2018 1–3 25.0% #278 1,597 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Patty Schnyder 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 1995 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1996 0 2 2 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1997 9 9 18 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1998 17 9 26 65.4% 27 6 33 81.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1999 16 10 26 61.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2000 15 11 26 57.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 2001 11 10 21 52.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 2002 14 10 24 58.3% 16 10 26 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2003 14 9 23 60.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2004 18 12 30 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2005 42 17 59 71.2% 15 6 21 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2006 30 15 45 66.7% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2007 30 18 48 62.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2008 25 16 41 61.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2009 8 12 20 40.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 2010 11 9 20 55.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2011 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 264 175 439 60.1% 188 120 308 61.0% 15 22 37 40.5% 28 33 61 45.9% — 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 Patty Schnyder 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 1995 1527 112.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1996 1586 120.2 — — — — -33 +52 — 40.5% -0.76 5–3 (63%) 4–3 (57%) 105.4 -0.06 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1997 1710 151.6 — — — — -46 +9 — 50.0% +0.26 1–11 (8%) 4–5 (44%) 90.4 -0.80 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1998 1903 159.4 — — — — -62 +111 -333 66.7% +1.21 15–12 (56%) 10–5 (67%) 109.2 -0.16 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1999 1792 148.7 — — — — +35 +80 — 54.3% -0.08 13–12 (52%) 8–1 (89%) 102.0 -0.13 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 2000 1751 142.6 — — — — +23 +53 -191 53.4% +0.31 11–8 (58%) 9–5 (64%) 103.8 -1.04 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 2001 1734 129.7 — — — — -24 +33 -136 53.1% -0.08 7–14 (33%) 7–4 (64%) 95.1 +0.22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 2002 1848 146.2 — — — — -30 -40 -263 53.7% +0.32 15–7 (68%) 10–5 (67%) 109.0 -1.16 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 2003 1810 143.5 +3.50 +0.33 1.160 53.0% +28 -43 — 51.4% +0.06 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.7 +0.37 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2004 1809 142.7 +3.52 +0.81 1.159 52.9% +2 +9 -226 59.7% +0.61 12–8 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 +1.41 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2005 1932 158.1 +2.86 +1.20 1.093 51.8% -18 +31 — 66.2% +1.20 19–17 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 99.0 +3.23 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2006 1890 156.1 +3.89 +1.47 1.148 53.0% +35 +25 — 62.8% +0.85 10–8 (56%) 12–7 (63%) 102.4 +1.42 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2007 1886 151.5 +4.70 +1.91 1.163 53.3% -17 +90 -218 61.6% +1.02 13–13 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 94.4 +2.16 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2008 1821 141.5 +3.54 +0.46 1.097 51.8% -3 +98 — 57.7% +0.47 11–9 (55%) 10–3 (77%) 102.4 +2.47 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2009 1754 137.4 +1.61 -0.95 0.991 49.8% -10 +114 — 49.0% -0.07 7–5 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 103.6 -1.38 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 2010 1799 133.5 -0.01 -0.10 0.972 49.4% -35 +64 — 51.0% +0.09 12–2 (86%) 3–8 (27%) 104.3 -1.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2011 1668 112.8 -2.14 -2.61 0.773 44.9% +67 +63 — 27.6% -1.34 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 1632 99.5 -0.77 +0.04 1.027 50.7% — — — 33.3% 0.00 0–1 — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 1628 107.6 -0.85 -0.91 1.035 50.3% — — — 50.0% +0.34 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 1597 111.4 -1.17 -1.12 0.861 46.5% — +29 — 22.2% -1.22 1–0 0–1 — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1984 151.9 +2.71 +0.57 1.069 51.4% -6 +46 -221 56.5% +0.46 164–137 (54%) 110–75 (59%) 105.5 +0.53 — 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.