H2H data updated: 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC

Terry Phelps vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-1

Jana Novotna holds a 1–0 lead over Terry Phelps 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 1989 Boca Raton quarterfinal 6-3 6-2.

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Terry Phelps
USA Age 59
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #47 6-3 6-2 Terry Phelps #39 Match data Mar 18, 1989* QF Boca Raton 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.

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
Terry Phelps — #20 32 1,870 188 171 52.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jana Novotna — #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 Terry Phelps Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1982 10–3 76.9% — 1,635 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1983 9–15 37.5% — 1,632 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1984 30–25 54.5% #26 1,793 0 1 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1985 25–22 53.2% — 1,785 0 1 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1986 33–26 55.9% #21 1,814 0 1 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1987 24–22 52.2% #48 1,676 0 1 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,964 0 2
21 1988 25–20 55.6% #49 1,781 0 1 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1989 20–21 48.8% #48 1,721 0 1 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1990 12–17 41.4% #97 1,643 0 1 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 — — — — — — — 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 — — — — — — — 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 — — — — — — — 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 — — — — — — — 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 — — — — — — — 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 — — — — — — — 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,130 1 23
30 — — — — — — — 1999 26–15 63.4% — 1,926 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 Terry Phelps 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 %
15 1982 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1983 5 7 12 41.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1985 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1986 11 7 18 61.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1987 13 11 24 54.2% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1988 20 11 31 64.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1989 16 13 29 55.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1990 10 10 20 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 92 74 166 55.4% 50 44 94 53.2% 15 23 38 39.5% 22 28 50 44.0% — 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 Terry Phelps 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
15 1982 1635 127.9 — — — — — — — 70.0% +1.60 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — -0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1983 1633 118.3 — — — — -18 -65 — 39.3% -0.75 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — -0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1984 1793 137.2 — — — — -53 -87 -181 51.5% +0.16 14–8 (64%) 5–6 (45%) 108.5 -0.95 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.07
18 1985 1786 137.1 — — — — -19 -23 -206 53.7% +0.21 6–8 (43%) 6–4 (60%) 101.4 -0.06 1987 1752 145.0 — — — — -45 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -0.52
19 1986 1814 147.4 — — — — +21 -28 -197 54.1% +0.18 10–7 (59%) 4–6 (40%) 98.8 -2.33 1988 1761 136.3 — — — — -22 -138 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.03
20 1987 1676 131.2 — — — — +12 +132 -90 55.4% +0.63 3–8 (27%) 3–7 (30%) 89.8 +4.74 1989 1964 163.4 — — — — -22 -80 -210 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.04
21 1988 1782 139.3 — — — — +18 -34 -165 51.0% +0.47 9–1 (90%) 3–5 (38%) 106.4 +0.27 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -57 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1989 1722 143.0 — — — — +79 -30 -132 50.5% -0.15 6–9 (40%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -1.85 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +36 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1990 1644 118.3 — — — — +73 — -58 40.6% -0.86 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 102.9 -0.26 1992 2080 167.0 — — — — +62 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2102 165.8 — — — — +6 -93 -23 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2142 164.9 — — — — -5 -151 -81 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +27 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 +275 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.44
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +62 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
Career — 1870 141.6 — — — — +17 -22 -149 51.5% +0.14 59–48 (55%) 32–37 (46%) 102.5 -0.43 — 2240 168.8 — — — — 0 -77 +15 68.1% +1.33 114–86 (57%) 68–75 (48%) 96.3 -1.83

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.