Patty Schnyder vs Jana Novotna — Hanover Final
Hanover · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 18 February 1998
carpet
Schnyder P.6-0 2-6 7-5
Novotna J.
Schnyder P.
6272
Novotna J.
0651
Patty Schnyder defeated Jana Novotna 6-0 2-6 7-5 in the Hanover final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jana Novotna came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's final. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Patty Schnyder handed Jana Novotna a first-set bagel in a 6–0 2–6 7–5 win.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-18 | Key Biscayne | R16 | hard | Jana Novotna | 6-3 2-6 6-2 |
| 1998-09-28 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Patty Schnyder | 2-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | QF | hard | Jana Novotna | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-04-27 | Hamburg | SF | clay | Jana Novotna | 2-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 1997-03-31 | Hilton Head | R32 | clay | Jana Novotna | 3-6 7-5 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
64%
—
1st serve points won·
62%
—
2nd serve points won·
50%
—
Service points won·
58%
—
Return points won·
43%
—
Break points saved·
57%
—
Aces / match·
2.4
—
Double faults / match·
2.4
—
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Final
Schnyder P.
Novotna J.
6-02-67-5
Quarter-finals
Appelmans S.
Graf S.
6-37-6
Novotna J.
Raymond L.
6-17-5
Kournikova A.
Huber A.
6-43-66-4
Schnyder P.
Tauziat N.
6-46-3
R16
Graf S.
Glass A.
6-46-2
Novotna J.
Monami D.
4-66-46-3
Raymond L.
Gersi A.
6-16-0
Kournikova A.
Probst W.
6-36-1
Huber A.
Schett B.
6-46-2
Tauziat N.
Habsudova K.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Majoli I.
6-16-3
Appelmans S.
Maleeva M.
7-56-3
R32
Appelmans S.
Spirlea I.
4-1
Glass A.
Paulus B.
2-66-36-0
Maleeva M.
Babel M.
6-46-2
Huber A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-76-26-4
Monami D.
Cocheteux A.
6-26-0
Gersi A.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-16-77-6
Habsudova K.
Rittner B.
6-47-6
Schnyder P.
Sidot A.
6-06-2
Raymond L.
Fusai A.
7-66-2
Kournikova A.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
Tauziat N.
Grzybowska M.
6-26-1
Schett B.
Labat F.
7-56-1