H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Pavlina Nola holds a 1–0 lead over Young-Ja Choi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Pavlina Nola leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pavlina Nola won the 2001 Japan Women's Open round of 32 4-6 6-3 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlina Nola | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | Young-Ja Choi | Match data | Oct 4, 2001* | R32 | Japan Women's Open | Tier III → modern equivalent 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlina Nola | #429 | #68 | 491 | 1,611 | 25 | 55 | 31.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Young-Ja Choi | #1,062 | #178 | 106 | 1,522 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Pavlina Nola | Young-Ja Choi | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #215 | 1,502 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1997 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #123 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1998 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #93 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #340 | 1,496 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1999 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #115 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2000 | 11–14 | 44.0% | #81 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2001 | 9–22 | 29.0% | #125 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #246 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2002 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #429 | 1,473 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Pavlina Nola | Young-Ja Choi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2000 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2001 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 25.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 13 | 29 | 42 | 31.0% | 12 | 21 | 33 | 36.4% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Pavlina Nola | Young-Ja Choi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1502 | 109.4 | — | — | — | — | +38 | — | — | 28.6% | -0.43 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | +0.24 |
| 22 | 1997 | 1496 | 105.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1998 | 1500 | 106.4 | — | — | — | — | +76 | -8 | — | 23.1% | -2.50 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | -0.81 | 1998 | 1497 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.19 |
| 24 | 1999 | 1457 | 96.1 | — | — | — | — | +71 | +52 | — | 28.6% | -2.09 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2000 | 1561 | 116.1 | — | — | — | — | +8 | -3 | — | 41.8% | -0.51 | 4–3 (57%) | 1–1 | — | +1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2001 | 1495 | 111.7 | — | — | — | — | +5 | +59 | — | 30.9% | -1.35 | 3–3 (50%) | 1–3 (25%) | 98.5 | -1.07 | 2001 | 1480 | 97.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.13 |
| 27 | 2002 | 1474 | 93.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | -0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1611 | 110.9 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +21 | — | 31.8% | -1.44 | 10–8 (56%) | 3–4 (43%) | 104.2 | -0.08 | — | 1523 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | +38 | — | — | 25.0% | -1.17 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | +3.60 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jana Nejedly | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 22, 2000 | H2H |
| Janette Husarova | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jan 16, 2002 | H2H |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 12, 2001 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 1 | 2 | 3 | Feb 22, 2001 | H2H |
| Nathalie Dechy | 2 | 0 | 2 | Oct 5, 2001 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlina Nola | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oct 4, 2001 | H2H |
| Amy Frazier | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 16, 1998 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oct 17, 1996 | H2H |
| Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 28, 1996 | H2H |
| Joannette Kruger | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jul 26, 1996 | H2H |