Jana Novotna vs Venus Williams — Hanover Final
Hanover · WTA · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
carpet
Novotna J.6-4 6-4
Williams V.
Novotna J.
662
Williams V.
44–
Jana Novotna defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Hanover final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Jana Novotna came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Jana Novotna extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jana Novotna edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-18 | Key Biscayne | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-06-22 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Jana Novotna | 7-5 7-6 |
| 1997-10-27 | Kremlin Cup | QF | carpet | Jana Novotna | 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
61%
1st serve points won·
—
65%
2nd serve points won·
—
44%
Service points won·
—
56%
Return points won·
—
44%
Break points saved·
—
57%
Aces / match·
—
2.9
Double faults / match·
—
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Final
Novotna J.
Williams V.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Graf S.
Schett B.
6-36-2
Novotna J.
Testud S.
6-16-4
Likhovtseva E.
Oremans M.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Rittner B.
6-26-1
R16
Rittner B.
Farina Elia S.
6-2
Williams V.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-5
Likhovtseva E.
Schnyder P.
7-56-3
Oremans M.
Tauziat N.
6-46-4
Schett B.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-56-2
Novotna J.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-3
Graf S.
Sidot A.
6-16-3
Testud S.
Huber A.
6-36-3
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Nagyova H.
6-24-2
Tauziat N.
Dechy N.
6-36-76-3
Oremans M.
Loit E.
6-06-0
Testud S.
Glass A.
7-66-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Majoli I.
2-67-56-3
Huber A.
Plischke S.
7-57-6
Rittner B.
Serna M.
6-45-76-4
Sidot A.
Appelmans S.
6-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Habsudova K.
6-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Fusai A.
6-36-2
Schett B.
Capriati J.
6-46-2