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Patricia Hy Boulais v Jana Novotna: stats compared | Lineball
Novotna wins on games won. Hy Boulais’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Hy Boulais 346 matches, Novotna 737 matches.
Hy Boulais has 1 title (one every 9.1 matches) to Novotna’s 24 titles (one every 25 matches).
Novotna averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Hy Boulais’ 1.2.
Novotna averages 12 games won a match to Hy Boulais’ 10.2 (17% more).
Winners’ edge: Novotna’s team won 72%, Hy Boulais’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Novotna has 737 matches across 14 seasons, Hy Boulais 346 in 18 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.11 total · best 1Titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
10.23,537 total · best 28Games wonper game12.08,813 total · best 22
47.7Sets won %68.2
49.1Games won %57.4
0.12 total · best 1Finalsper game0.139 total · best 1
Head to head
111 matches since 199110
Hard · 4 matchesBoulais 0Novotna 4
Clay · 4 matchesBoulais 1Novotna 3
Carpet · 2 matchesBoulais 0Novotna 2
Grass · 1 matchBoulais 0Novotna 1
Grand Slams · 4 matchesBoulais 0Novotna 4
Last meetings
24 June 1996 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassNovotna won 6-3 6-1
27 Apr 1996 · Fed Cup WG2 QF: CAN vs CZE · Round robin · HardNovotna won 6-7(4) 6-0 6-1
16 Jan 1995 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardNovotna won 6-2 3-6 6-0
17 Oct 1994 · Brighton · Round of 16 · CarpetNovotna won 6-2 6-2
29 Aug 1994 · US Open · Round of 32 · HardNovotna won 6-1 6-2
12 Mar 1993 · Key Biscayne · Round of 32 · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.1375 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.61,144 total · best 3
1.2412 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.7534 total · best 2
10.63,674 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better8.96,555 total · best 20
0.267 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2146 total · best 2
0.385 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.3198 total · best 1
0.16 total · best 1Olympic matchesper game0.18 total · best 1
0.135 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.129 total · best 1
0.18 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.02 total · best 1
7.8225 total · best 225Minutesper game–
Novotna won 3-6 7-5 6-2
20 Oct 1992 · Brighton · Round of 32 · CarpetNovotna won 6-0 6-3
27 Apr 1992 · Hamburg · Round of 16 · ClayNovotna won 6-2 6-2
6 Apr 1992 · Amelia Island · Round of 16 · ClayNovotna won 6-1 2-1 ret.
30 Mar 1992 · Hilton Head · Round of 16 · ClayBoulais won 6-3 3-6 6-1