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

Virginia Ruano Pascual vs Jana Novotna H2H: 0-1

Jana Novotna holds a 1–0 lead over Virginia Ruano Pascual 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 1997 US Open round of 128 6-0 6-4.

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Virginia Ruano Pascual
ESP Age 52 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #3 6-0 6-4 Virginia Ruano Pascual #46 Match data Aug 27, 1997* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Virginia Ruano Pascual #998 #28 893 1,818 200 236 45.9% 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 Virginia Ruano Pascual Jana Novotna
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1990 0–1 0.0% #307 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1991 2–2 50.0% #194 1,500 0 0 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1992 1–4 20.0% #137 1,493 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1993 6–10 37.5% #126 1,515 0 0 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1
20 1994 0–4 0.0% #171 1,476 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2
21 1995 11–13 45.8% #61 1,562 0 0 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3
22 1996 9–16 36.0% #87 1,578 0 0 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5
23 1997 18–10 64.3% #52 1,732 0 1 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5
24 1998 22–16 57.9% #32 1,776 0 2 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7
25 1999 12–16 42.9% #85 1,660 0 2 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2000 8–8 50.0% #89 1,645 0 2 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2001 13–18 41.9% #56 1,607 0 2 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15
28 2002 19–21 47.5% #65 1,634 0 2 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19
29 2003 19–17 52.8% #55 1,694 0 3 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23
30 2004 12–16 42.9% #64 1,645 0 3 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24
31 2005 10–18 35.7% #107 1,557 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2006 15–13 53.6% #66 1,659 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2007 11–14 44.0% #81 1,629 0 3 — — — — — — —
34 2008 9–12 42.9% #107 1,621 0 3 — — — — — — —
35 2009 3–5 37.5% #200 1,621 0 3 — — — — — — —
36 2010 0–2 0.0% #998 1,592 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 Virginia Ruano Pascual 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 %
16 1990 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1991 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 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 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
22 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
23 1997 1 2 3 33.3% 16 7 23 69.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1998 6 6 12 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8%
25 1999 6 4 10 60.0% 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7%
26 2000 3 4 7 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2001 5 7 12 41.7% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3%
28 2002 4 8 12 33.3% 14 12 26 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8%
29 2003 15 9 24 62.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
31 2005 7 10 17 41.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2006 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2008 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2009 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2010 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 78 95 173 45.1% 103 113 216 47.7% 15 18 33 45.5% 4 10 14 28.6% — 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 Virginia Ruano Pascual 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
16 1990 1482 96.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1991 1500 99.8 — — — — — +51 — 44.4% -1.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.24 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11
18 1992 1494 108.5 — — — — — +57 — 20.0% -2.30 — — — -0.36 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10
19 1993 1515 112.1 — — — — +6 +45 — 38.9% -0.81 2–2 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 +0.39 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23
20 1994 1477 97.0 — — — — — — — 11.1% -2.33 0–1 — — +0.02 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47
21 1995 1563 122.2 — — — — -80 +84 — 44.9% -0.47 1–4 (20%) 4–0 (100%) 101.8 +0.72 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57
22 1996 1579 126.8 — — — — -49 +24 — 41.5% -0.58 1–6 (14%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.54 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27
23 1997 1733 134.8 — — — — -201 +46 — 59.7% +0.73 7–4 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 103.6 +0.26 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23
24 1998 1776 128.0 — — — — -190 +21 -133 52.5% +0.08 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 105.0 +0.47 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26
25 1999 1660 125.0 — — — — +3 -16 — 46.0% -0.25 4–5 (44%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48
26 2000 1645 110.8 — — — — -9 +3 — 50.0% -0.22 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — +0.51 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21
27 2001 1607 125.9 — — — — +10 -10 — 45.8% -0.06 3–7 (30%) 3–4 (43%) 92.5 -0.34 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93
28 2002 1634 125.4 — — — — -64 +48 — 51.6% +0.16 4–9 (31%) 5–4 (56%) 95.9 +0.57 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15
29 2003 1695 119.9 -0.97 -0.92 0.780 45.2% +1 -67 — 51.9% -0.21 5–6 (45%) 4–2 (67%) 100.9 +0.46 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45
30 2004 1646 113.0 +0.06 +0.93 1.096 52.2% -62 +26 -34 46.0% -0.48 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 95.3 -0.60 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16
31 2005 1558 111.3 -2.34 +0.61 0.895 47.0% -10 +41 +17 43.7% -0.70 4–11 (27%) 5–4 (56%) 95.2 -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2006 1660 123.5 -1.95 +0.13 0.913 47.7% -22 -29 -79 53.3% -0.22 2–2 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 101.6 +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2007 1630 114.4 -2.70 -1.70 0.870 47.0% +1 -49 0 47.3% -0.16 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) 96.3 +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2008 1622 110.7 -3.08 -0.59 0.894 47.2% -6 -63 +17 41.7% -0.65 4–2 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 99.8 -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2009 1621 116.1 -1.29 -1.20 0.849 46.4% -17 -30 — 35.3% -1.00 1–0 — — -0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2010 1592 94.6 -3.08 -1.43 0.568 37.4% — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1819 126.4 -2.15 -0.62 0.891 47.4% -34 +18 -37 47.2% -0.29 56–75 (43%) 46–39 (54%) 97.4 +0.29 — 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.