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Jana Novotna

CZEBorn: October 2, 1968right-handed

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531–20971.8% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 18November 15, 1999
Best rankingNo. 2July 7, 1997
Record531–20971.8% wins
Titles14 finals · 1 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height175 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed

The year in motion

Season 2026

WTAno matches recorded in 2026
Jana Novotna has not played a match in the 2026 season.

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Starting pointJana Novotna
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Career path

Ranking progression

167 months represented
First archived ranking
January 6, 1986
Career peak
No. 2
July 7, 1997
Archived observations
724
724 documented weeks
  1. Top 10404documented weeks
  2. Top 20550documented weeks
  3. Top 50628documented weeks
  4. Top 100656documented weeks
Monthly ranking progressionThe higher the line, the better the player's ranking.No. 2No. 124No. 246198619921999

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Seasons

12 most recent
199926–1563.4% · 0 titles199851–1676.1% · 1 title199754–1578.3% · 0 titles199654–1380.6% · 0 titles199534–1372.3% · 0 titles199443–1179.6% · 0 titles199347–1773.4% · 0 titles199237–1867.3% · 0 titles199148–1675% · 0 titles199044–1772.1% · 0 titles198948–1872.7% · 0 titles198819–1851.4% · 0 titles

Recent finals

1 career titles
WHanover 1999Carpet Venus WilliamsFNew Haven 1998Hard Steffi GrafWPrague 1998Clay Sandrine TestudWWimbledon 1998Grand Slam · Grass Nathalie TauziatWEastbourne 1998Grass Arantxa Sanchez VicarioFHamburg 1998Clay Martina HingisWLinz 1998Carpet Dominique MonamiFHanover 1998Carpet Patty SchnyderWWTA Tour Championships 1997Carpet Mary PierceWKremlin Cup 1997Carpet Ai SugiyamaWLeipzig 1997Carpet Amanda CoetzerFWimbledon 1997Grand Slam · Grass Martina Hingis
1Grand Slam
0best-of-five matches
0reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface

Hard189–78267 matches · 70.8% winsClay131–61192 matches · 68.2% winsCarpet132–49181 matches · 72.9% winsGrass76–2096 matches · 79.2% winsUnknown3–14 matches · 75% wins

Frequent opponents

Steffi GrafGER34 matches4–30Arantxa Sanchez VicarioESP21 matches11–10Gabriela SabatiniARG13 matches3–10Judith WiesnerAUT13 matches5–8Anke HuberGER12 matches8–4Martina HingisSUI12 matches3–9Natalia ZverevaBLR12 matches8–4Iva MajoliCRO11 matches8–3Patricia Hy BoulaisCAN11 matches10–1Mary Joe FernandezUSA10 matches6–4Monica SelesUSA9 matches5–4Nathalie TauziatFRA9 matches5–4
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Matches

740 found

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