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Rita Grande vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-1

Jana Novotna holds a 1–0 lead over Rita Grande in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1998 Paris round of 16 6-1 6-4.

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Rita Grande
ITA Age 51 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #3 6-1 6-4 Rita Grande #39 Match data Feb 13, 1998* R16 Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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
Rita Grande #1,172 #24 1,020 1,755 173 220 44.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Rita Grande Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1991 0–2 0.0% #370 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1993 0–1 0.0% #186 1,456 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1994 7–12 36.8% #146 1,491 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1995 10–11 47.6% #72 1,591 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1996 10–16 38.5% #71 1,617 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1997 15–18 45.5% #44 1,667 0 0 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1998 12–23 34.3% #59 1,581 0 0 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1999 21–18 53.8% #54 1,677 0 0 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2000 16–22 42.1% #77 1,608 0 0 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2001 35–26 57.4% #24 1,742 0 2 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2002 21–27 43.8% #46 1,640 0 2 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2003 14–25 35.9% #70 1,534 0 3 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2004 12–18 40.0% #104 1,536 0 3 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2005 0–1 0.0% #1088 1,518 0 3 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24

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 Rita Grande 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 1991 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1994 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1995 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1996 8 9 17 47.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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 1998 4 10 14 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1999 15 9 24 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2000 6 10 16 37.5% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2001 28 16 44 63.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2002 12 15 27 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2003 3 13 16 18.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 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 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
Career — 110 122 232 47.4% 37 56 93 39.8% 15 24 39 38.5% 11 18 29 37.9% — 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 Rita Grande 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 1991 1471 91.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1993 1456 94.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1994 1492 108.7 — — — — +66 — — 40.0% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.41 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1995 1591 131.2 — — — — +49 — — 47.1% +0.26 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) 100.8 +0.32 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1996 1618 126.5 — — — — +22 -164 -67 42.4% -0.41 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.9 +0.05 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1997 1668 136.7 — — — — +21 -161 — 48.7% -0.33 4–10 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 97.9 +0.01 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1998 1581 124.9 — — — — +29 -89 -16 37.0% -1.12 5–6 (45%) 4–2 (67%) 103.0 -0.29 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1999 1678 125.6 — — — — +23 -179 -105 50.0% -0.45 10–2 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 110.9 -0.74 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2000 1608 123.5 — — — — +28 -76 -44 43.9% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 101.6 -0.24 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2001 1742 138.0 — — — — +31 -163 -198 54.7% +0.35 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) 101.8 +0.27 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2002 1641 120.5 — — — — -19 -46 -67 44.1% -0.36 8–7 (53%) 4–7 (36%) 100.1 +1.02 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2003 1534 112.1 +0.28 +0.94 1.123 52.5% -41 +90 +57 40.7% -0.78 6–9 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.70 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2004 1536 104.3 -0.87 -1.71 0.916 47.8% -71 +57 +70 44.6% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 100.9 +1.29 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2005 1518 99.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.22 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
Career — 1755 128.5 -0.35 -0.51 1.007 50.0% +13 -66 -49 45.2% -0.40 63–69 (48%) 38–41 (48%) 101.0 +1.12 — 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.