H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Silvia Farina Elia vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-5

Jana Novotna holds a 5–1 lead over Silvia Farina Elia in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Silvia Farina Elia won the 1999 Filderstadt third round 6-3 6-4.

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Silvia Farina Elia
ITA Age 54 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 7, 1999* Filderstadt WTA 250 R32 Hard Silvia Farina Elia #27 6-3 6-4 Jana Novotna #18 Match data
Apr 2, 1999* Hilton Head WTA 1000 R16 Clay Jana Novotna #4 5-7 7-5 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #25 Match data
Aug 21, 1998* Canadian Open WTA 1000 R16 Hard Jana Novotna #3 6-1 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #23 Match data
Feb 28, 1998* Linz WTA 500 SF Carpet Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-1 Silvia Farina Elia #41 Match data
Feb 14, 1997* Linz WTA 500 R16 Carpet Jana Novotna #4 6-4 1-6 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #36 Match data
May 29, 1991* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Jana Novotna #7 7-5 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #132 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
Silvia Farina Elia #32 #11 1,838 1,943 365 309 54.2% 0 0 0 3 0 3
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 Silvia Farina Elia Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1989 3–3 50.0% #172 1,522 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1990 2–3 40.0% #194 1,527 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1991 9–9 50.0% #69 1,590 0 0 1988 23–18 56.1% #35 1,757 0 1
20 1992 5–10 33.3% #172 1,578 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,962 0 2
21 1993 9–12 42.9% #85 1,587 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,016 0 3
22 1994 20–19 51.3% #52 1,678 0 0 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,072 0 5
23 1995 18–16 52.9% #52 1,650 0 0 1992 36–17 67.9% #10 2,089 0 5
24 1996 22–21 51.2% #34 1,711 0 0 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,103 0 7
25 1997 16–22 42.1% #43 1,720 0 0 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 1998 38–26 59.4% #19 1,901 0 0 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 1999 30–26 53.6% #26 1,782 0 0 1996 47–12 79.7% #5 2,209 0 15
28 2000 15–17 46.9% #63 1,695 0 0 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,173 0 19
29 2001 45–26 63.4% #14 1,768 0 1 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,129 1 23
30 2002 42–28 60.0% #17 1,745 0 2 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,924 1 24
31 2003 25–25 50.0% #24 1,719 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2004 41–23 64.1% #20 1,770 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2005 25–23 52.1% #32 1,648 0 3 — — — — — — —