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

Samantha Smith vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-1

Jana Novotna holds a 1–0 lead over Samantha Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix round of 32 6-1 6-2.

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Samantha Smith
GBR Age 54 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #8 6-1 6-2 Samantha Smith #134 Match data Oct 10, 1996* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Samantha Smith #439 #55 504 1,626 22 52 29.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Samantha Smith Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1989 0–1 0.0% #274 1,494 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1990 8–12 40.0% #122 1,559 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1991 3–11 21.4% #127 1,496 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1992 1–2 33.3% #353 1,502 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 — — — — — — — 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1995 0–1 0.0% #294 1,496 0 0 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1996 1–4 20.0% #141 1,510 0 0 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1997 2–5 28.6% #130 1,504 0 0 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1998 6–5 54.5% #65 1,590 0 0 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1999 1–10 9.1% #230 1,483 0 0 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2000 0–1 0.0% #292 1,476 0 0 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 — — — — — — — 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 — — — — — — — 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 Samantha Smith 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 %
17 1989 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1990 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 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 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 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 1997 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1999 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2000 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
Career — 4 15 19 21.1% 7 17 24 29.2% 10 17 27 37.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — 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 Samantha Smith 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
17 1989 1494 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.09 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1990 1560 119.1 — — — — +9 -17 +26 38.3% -1.13 5–2 (71%) 1–0 — -0.18 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1991 1497 107.3 — — — — +40 -11 +95 31.3% -1.16 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — +0.43 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1992 1503 104.1 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.00 1–1 — — +0.26 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1995 1497 103.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.07 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1996 1511 113.9 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -2.18 0–1 1–0 — -0.63 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1997 1505 103.1 — — — — +24 — +57 33.3% -1.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.10 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1998 1591 120.6 — — — — — — +157 50.0% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1999 1483 99.5 — — — — -18 — +148 16.7% -1.71 0–2 0–3 (0%) — +0.23 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2000 1477 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.07 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
Career — 1626 115.7 — — — — +11 -15 +106 33.3% -1.26 8–14 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 97.7 -0.03 — 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.