H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix round of 32 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Silvia Farina Elia #27 6-3 6-4 Jana Novotna #18 Match data Oct 7, 1999* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jana Novotna #4 5-7 7-5 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #25 Match data Apr 2, 1999* R16 Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jana Novotna #3 6-1 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #23 Match data Aug 21, 1998* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-1 Silvia Farina Elia #41 Match data Feb 28, 1998* SF Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #4 6-4 1-6 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #36 Match data Feb 14, 1997* R16 Linz Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Jana Novotna #7 7-5 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #132 Match data May 29, 1991* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Silvia Farina Elia #32 #11 1,838 1,943 369 312 54.2% 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 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 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1992 5–10 33.3% #172 1,578 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1993 9–12 42.9% #85 1,586 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1994 20–19 51.3% #52 1,679 0 0 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1995 18–16 52.9% #52 1,649 0 0 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1996 23–22 51.1% #34 1,711 0 0 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1997 16–22 42.1% #43 1,719 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 1,783 0 0 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2000 17–18 48.6% #63 1,709 0 0 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2001 45–26 63.4% #14 1,768 0 1 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2002 42–28 60.0% #17 1,745 0 2 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 2003 25–25 50.0% #24 1,719 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2004 42–24 63.6% #20 1,769 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2005 25–23 52.1% #32 1,642 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Silvia Farina Elia 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 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1990 — — — — 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% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 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 1993 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1994 6 7 13 46.2% 8 8 16 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1995 7 7 14 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 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 11 10 21 52.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1997 5 9 14 35.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 1998 13 11 24 54.2% 15 7 22 68.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 12 9 21 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2000 5 7 12 41.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2001 12 9 21 57.1% 22 11 33 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2002 15 12 27 55.6% 14 8 22 63.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 2003 7 14 21 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 25 15 40 62.5% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2005 10 12 22 45.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 129 129 258 50.0% 157 110 267 58.8% 29 27 56 51.8% 54 46 100 54.0% — 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 Silvia Farina Elia 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 1523 107.1 — — — — — +47 — 46.7% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.49 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1990 1528 110.3 — — — — — +28 — 45.5% +0.09 0–1 — — -0.17 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1991 1590 119.1 — — — — -52 +52 — 46.3% -0.46 4–1 (80%) 1–1 — +0.60 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1992 1578 112.3 — — — — -16 +43 — 33.3% -1.39 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 104.1 -0.40 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1993 1587 115.3 — — — — -13 -10 +21 44.2% -0.48 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 100.9 -0.63 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1994 1679 127.7 — — — — -57 -10 -47 46.6% -0.03 9–5 (64%) 1–5 (17%) 103.2 +0.22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1995 1650 125.3 — — — — -53 +47 -19 52.1% +0.49 3–4 (43%) 2–10 (17%) 92.8 +0.84 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1996 1712 137.8 — — — — -18 +33 — 52.0% 0.00 7–5 (58%) 7–2 (78%) 105.7 -0.02 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1997 1720 140.6 — — — — -7 +28 -87 45.2% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 100.3 -1.88 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 1998 1901 156.1 — — — — -35 -31 — 54.9% +0.30 14–6 (70%) 5–5 (50%) 107.1 -5.73 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 1999 1784 146.6 — — — — +15 +17 -174 57.7% +0.55 6–11 (35%) 4–4 (50%) 90.7 -2.27 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2000 1710 130.6 — — — — +9 +70 — 47.5% -0.08 6–4 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 98.3 -1.05 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2001 1768 141.2 — — — — +7 +61 -115 58.6% +0.43 19–7 (73%) 5–8 (38%) 105.4 +1.52 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2002 1746 143.3 — — — — +13 +78 -56 57.4% +0.56 12–7 (63%) 6–11 (35%) 97.8 +1.12 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 2003 1719 134.0 +2.40 +1.09 1.150 52.8% -95 +122 +158 53.4% +0.25 8–12 (40%) 8–5 (62%) 97.6 -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 1770 142.3 +0.56 +2.59 1.099 52.2% -28 +126 +91 58.4% +0.63 16–8 (67%) 8–7 (53%) 107.1 +0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2005 1643 133.1 -0.21 +3.99 1.156 53.4% -13 +219 +164 53.1% +0.30 3–7 (30%) 4–2 (67%) 95.9 +0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1944 143.6 +0.84 +2.64 1.135 52.8% -19 +57 +10 53.0% +0.21 122–91 (57%) 60–72 (45%) 100.6 -1.05 — 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.