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Venus Williams vs Jana Novotna H2H: 1-3

Jana Novotna holds a 3–1 lead over Venus Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 1999 Key Biscayne quarterfinal 5-7 6-2 6-3.

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Venus Williams
United States Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Venus Williams #6 5-7 6-2 6-3 Jana Novotna #4 Match data Mar 23, 1999* QF Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-4 Venus Williams #6 Match data Feb 21, 1999* F Hanover Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jana Novotna #3 7-5 7-6 Venus Williams #6 Match data Jul 3, 1998* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jana Novotna #2 7-5 6-4 Venus Williams #24 Match data Nov 1, 1997* QF Kremlin Cup Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Venus Williams #469 #1 7,452 2,368 782 299 72.3% 7 1 9 2 19 11 49
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,240 510 201 71.7% 1 0 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 Venus Williams Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,525 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,570 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,830 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1998 51–13 79.7% #5 2,099 0 3 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1999 57–12 82.6% #3 2,248 0 9 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 2000 41–4 91.1% #3 2,337 2 15 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,358 4 21 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,303 4 28 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,260 4 29 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 2004 42–14 75.0% #9 2,077 4 31 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,128 5 33 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,035 5 33 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,059 6 36 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2008 40–11 78.4% #6 2,138 7 39 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,988 7 41 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,061 7 43 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 2,017 7 43 — — — — — — —
32 2012 24–9 72.7% #24 2,016 7 44 — — — — — — —
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,910 7 44 — — — — — — —
34 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,888 7 45 — — — — — — —
35 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,971 7 48 — — — — — — —
36 2016 24–15 61.5% #17 1,817 7 49 — — — — — — —
37 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,941 7 49 — — — — — — —
38 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,872 7 49 — — — — — — —
39 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,819 7 49 — — — — — — —
40 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,713 7 49 — — — — — — —
41 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,647 7 49 — — — — — — —
42 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,602 7 49 — — — — — — —
43 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,592 7 49 — — — — — — —

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 Venus Williams 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 %
14 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1995 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1997 15 7 22 68.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1998 36 8 44 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1999 34 6 40 85.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2000 25 0 25 100.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2001 32 3 35 91.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 0 7 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 2002 35 5 40 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 2003 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2004 21 9 30 70.0% 17 2 19 89.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 2005 18 7 25 72.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2007 27 5 32 84.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2008 29 9 38 76.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2009 21 11 32 65.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2010 19 3 22 86.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 2011 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 14 3 17 82.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2014 27 11 38 71.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2016 14 11 25 56.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2017 26 11 37 70.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2019 16 11 27 59.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2020 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2022 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2023 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 487 189 676 72.0% 163 69 232 70.3% 98 27 125 78.4% 34 14 48 70.8% — 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 Venus Williams 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
14 1994 1526 122.1 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1995 1561 123.9 — — — — +29 — — 36.4% -0.36 1–0 0–1 — -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1996 1570 134.2 — — — — +31 — — 46.7% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1997 1831 160.2 — — — — +5 -255 -230 55.8% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 108.3 -1.92 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1998 2100 174.0 — — — — +4 -331 -385 75.6% +2.04 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 108.8 -0.82 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1999 2248 179.2 — — — — +7 -300 -461 77.5% +1.83 10–5 (67%) 9–4 (69%) 105.8 -4.08 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 2000 2337 171.5 — — — — +16 -397 -317 84.0% +2.34 8–2 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 106.2 -2.30 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 2001 2358 172.4 — — — — +31 -379 -127 83.8% +2.48 8–1 (89%) 10–3 (77%) 106.1 -1.53 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 2002 2303 175.2 — — — — +58 -205 -10 81.3% +2.44 12–4 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 101.1 -2.34 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 2003 2261 155.8 +4.06 +5.13 1.337 56.1% +107 -163 +33 81.0% +2.37 4–3 (57%) 1–2 (33%) 97.7 -1.73 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 2004 2078 159.0 +4.27 +3.93 1.315 55.7% +59 +131 — 75.7% +1.99 6–3 (67%) 8–6 (57%) 99.4 +0.68 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 2005 2128 165.4 +4.52 +4.90 1.293 55.5% +29 +38 +223 75.0% +2.03 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 -2.36 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2006 2035 136.6 +3.30 +3.85 1.231 54.0% +67 +87 +280 63.8% +0.94 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.08 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2007 2059 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% +31 +23 +331 79.0% +2.10 6–6 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 95.6 -1.59 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2008 2138 163.5 +7.00 +3.95 1.260 54.6% -5 -109 +293 74.6% +1.81 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 99.1 -1.46 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2009 1989 162.7 +7.24 +2.88 1.255 54.5% +47 -3 +361 65.1% +1.53 13–10 (57%) 3–12 (20%) 88.0 -2.55 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2010 2062 156.7 +5.33 +3.88 1.244 54.7% +31 -11 +294 79.6% +1.80 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 104.0 +0.82 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 2011 2018 120.4 +4.82 +1.85 1.287 54.7% +52 — +278 70.8% +1.58 3–1 (75%) 0–2 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 2016 150.4 +3.65 +3.04 1.127 52.6% +82 +19 +154 65.4% +1.15 9–3 (75%) 5–5 (50%) 99.5 -1.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 1911 141.0 +0.75 +3.14 1.071 51.5% +85 +50 — 58.1% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 92.5 -0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2014 1888 149.7 +4.15 +2.82 1.178 53.5% +57 +2 +268 66.4% +1.21 10–11 (48%) 5–6 (45%) 93.1 +0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2015 1971 157.4 +3.80 +3.44 1.187 53.2% +43 -131 +141 67.2% +1.27 13–4 (76%) 10–5 (67%) 105.5 -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2016 1818 133.2 +2.07 +3.27 1.126 52.8% +13 +15 +295 62.0% +0.67 5–9 (36%) 11–4 (73%) 95.7 +1.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2017 1941 149.8 +3.49 +3.26 1.155 53.0% -13 -79 +233 67.8% +1.01 11–6 (65%) 11–3 (79%) 106.7 -0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2018 1873 141.1 +0.84 +1.05 1.013 50.4% +44 -80 +237 54.0% +0.33 7–4 (64%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 +0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2019 1820 145.6 +0.36 +1.07 0.992 50.0% +35 -40 +249 51.9% +0.05 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2020 1714 126.0 +0.01 -0.68 0.905 48.2% +47 — — 27.3% -1.14 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 90.8 -1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2021 1647 111.7 -2.68 -2.16 0.811 45.9% +79 -9 — 29.6% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2022 1602 107.5 -2.82 -1.21 0.703 43.0% +66 — — 11.1% -2.78 0–1 0–1 — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2023 1593 114.1 -1.10 -0.46 0.880 47.2% +55 — +447 40.0% -1.00 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 95.5 -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2369 167.3 +3.54 +2.76 1.146 52.9% +33 -76 +111 68.9% +1.40 185–126 (59%) 137–101 (58%) 99.2 -2.45 — 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.