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Jiri Novak

CZE Age 51 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1993–2006

Jiri Novak represented Czechia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 5. In TennisDB's records, Jiri Novak finished with a career record of 319–253 and 7 singles titles.

Peak ranking
5 (Oct 21, 2002)
Elo peak
1940 (86th percentile)
Career record
319–253 (55.8%)
Career titles
7
Prize money
$7,618,613

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Jiri Novak's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Ferrer #15 6-2 3-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Oct 27, 2006* R16 Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Carpet
Jan Hajek #76 6-7(5) 3-0 (ret.) W H2H Match data Oct 26, 2006* R32 Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Carpet
Robin Vik #85 4-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Oct 12, 2006* R32 Moscow ATP 250 Carpet
Benjamin Becker #72 6-3 3-6 6-7(4) L H2H Match data Oct 6, 2006* R16 Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Andy Murray #19 6-3 7-6(1) W H2H Match data Oct 5, 2006* R32 Japan Open ATP 500 Hard

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Jiri Novak's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Carlos Moya 4 6 10 Jul 27, 2006 H2H
Mikhail Youzhny 4 6 10 Nov 4, 2004 H2H
Dominik Hrbaty 5 4 9 Aug 11, 2005 H2H
Roger Federer 4 5 9 Jun 12, 2004 H2H
Felix Mantilla 4 4 8 May 27, 2005 H2H

Titles (7)

Jiri Novak titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
199621 1 — — — 1 — ASB Classic
199823 1 — — — 1 — Mexican Open
200126 2 — — — 2 — Swiss Open Gstaad, Munich Open
200328 1 — — — 1 — Swiss Open Gstaad
200429 2 — — 1 1 — Swiss Indoors, Japan Open
Total 7 — — 1 6 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Jiri Novak Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1996 Atlanta Olympics First Round 0 1 Renzo Furlan #26 def. Jiri Novak #45 4-6 6-4 6-3 H2H Match data
2000 Sydney Olympics First Round 0 1 Gianluca Pozzi #47 def. Jiri Novak #41 6-1 6-2 H2H Match data
2004 Athens Olympics Second Round 1 1 Mikhail Youzhny #45 def. Jiri Novak #24 6-4 6-3 H2H Match data

Career Results

Jiri Novak career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19931811250.0%800286
1994190110.0%286205
199520591435.7%20553
19962130245455.6%5352
19972220193951.3%5048
19982320214148.8%4875
19992428265451.9%7540
20002524265048.0%3853
20012628174562.2%5329
20022750277764.9%287
20032841256662.1%713
20042938215964.4%1324
20053022234548.9%2448
20063112132548.0%48129
Career31925357255.8%——

Career Results by Surface

Jiri Novak career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199318 ————11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
199419 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
199520 0110.0%471136.4%————11250.0% 591435.7%
199621 1392259.1%13102356.5%11250.0%34742.9% 30245455.6%
199722 16122857.1%0330.0%0110.0%43757.1% 20193951.3%
199823 26825.0%15112657.7%0110.0%33650.0% 20214148.8%
199924 15122755.6%1091952.6%22450.0%13425.0% 28265451.9%
200025 15163148.4%871553.3%0110.0%12333.3% 24265048.0%
200126 7101741.2%1541978.9%11250.0%52771.4% 28174562.2%
200227 33154868.8%1572268.2%12333.3%13425.0% 50277764.9%
200328 19133259.4%1261866.7%63966.7%43757.1% 41256662.1%
200429 19102965.5%1181957.9%32560.0%51683.3% 38215964.4%
200530 9101947.4%1091952.6%22450.0%12333.3% 22234548.9%
200631 52771.4%571241.7%12333.3%12333.3% 12132548.0%
Career—15311626956.9%1199020956.9%17183548.6%30295950.8%31925357255.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jiri Novak career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199318 0110.0%00——00——101100.0% 11250.0%
199419 0110.0%00——00——00—— 0110.0%
199520 00——21366.7%26825.0%12333.3% 591435.7%
199621 13425.0%15616.7%16132955.2%1231580.0% 30245455.6%
199722 461040.0%11250.0%981752.9%53862.5% 19183751.4%
199823 0220.0%16714.3%10102050.0%921181.8% 20204050.0%
199924 15616.7%851361.5%15122755.6%42666.7% 28245253.8%
200025 14520.0%651154.5%12122450.0%551050.0% 24265048.0%
200126 24633.3%561145.5%1742181.0%33650.0% 27174461.4%
200227 27922.2%6101637.5%3273982.1%931275.0% 49277664.5%
200328 23540.0%26825.0%25113669.4%1241675.0% 41246563.1%
200429 43757.1%461040.0%21103167.7%921181.8% 38215964.4%
200530 0220.0%14520.0%14142850.0%731070.0% 22234548.9%
200631 0220.0%14520.0%1061662.5%11250.0% 12132548.0%
Career 17436028.3%38599739.2%18311329661.8%783311170.3% 31624856456.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 564/572 (98.6%) of Jiri Novak's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Jiri Novak performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199318 2/2 1.5 5.0 63.3% 58.9% 36.4% 48.5% 20.6% 50.4% 39.6%
199419 1/1 1.0 0.0 55.1% 60.5% 40.0% 22.2% 28.6% 51.3% 37.5%
199520 13/14 2.7 1.8 66.4% 61.6% 45.2% 55.0% 41.9% 56.6% 42.7%
199621 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7%
199722 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6%
199823 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5%
199924 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0%
200025 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0%
200126 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6%
200227 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4%
200328 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5%
200429 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3%
200530 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7%
200631 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2%
Career 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 503/572 (87.9%) of Jiri Novak's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jiri Novak advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1993 18 1517 109.9 +2.28 +0.87 0.799 44.3% — — — 40.0% -2.20 1–0 2–0 — -0.14
1994 19 1515 112.8 +4.42 +2.29 0.770 43.7% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.30
1995 20 1541 124.9 -1.61 +1.61 0.985 49.3% -3 +37 — 34.4% -0.44 2–0 1–3 (25%) — +0.13
1996 21 1693 141.1 -1.19 +2.05 1.024 50.5% -5 -39 — 52.9% +0.16 13–9 (59%) 10–8 (56%) 107.2 +0.91
1997 22 1693 141.4 +0.90 +1.84 1.072 51.2% +32 -54 — 51.0% +0.38 7–7 (50%) 5–11 (31%) 94.5 +0.10
1998 23 1710 138.8 -0.13 +2.19 1.090 51.3% -48 +49 — 47.2% +0.06 11–9 (55%) 6–15 (29%) 97.0 -0.98
1999 24 1769 144.0 +0.38 +2.95 1.078 51.4% -34 +17 -167 49.3% +0.21 13–7 (65%) 9–18 (33%) 100.1 -1.88
2000 25 1698 135.5 +0.88 +1.43 1.030 50.2% -24 +91 — 46.3% -0.30 9–6 (60%) 9–7 (56%) 106.4 -0.98
2001 26 1861 155.0 +2.25 +3.70 1.185 52.9% -87 +108 — 59.1% +0.73 8–5 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 103.0 -2.12
2002 27 1907 151.6 +2.81 +4.54 1.206 53.4% -4 +6 -360 61.1% +0.94 12–6 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 98.8 +1.43
2003 28 1830 140.9 +1.53 +2.70 1.131 52.0% 0 +90 -190 58.4% +0.62 13–9 (59%) 10–12 (45%) 97.4 +1.97
2004 29 1908 146.7 +1.37 +3.15 1.115 52.0% +30 -71 -246 59.0% +0.75 11–3 (79%) 7–5 (58%) 107.8 -0.35
2005 30 1677 131.0 -1.54 +1.71 1.018 50.2% +80 +90 +18 50.9% +0.14 5–7 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 95.1 +2.73
2006 31 1717 130.7 +0.78 -0.28 0.984 49.7% +72 -5 -79 47.5% -0.21 3–4 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.36
Career 1940 148.5 +0.78 +2.55 1.087 51.4% -1 +31 -173 53.4% +0.35 108–73 (60%) 88–111 (44%) 101.4 -0.15

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jiri Novak Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199520 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
199621 R128R64R64R64 3–4 (43%)
199722 R64—R128R64 2–3 (40%)
199823 —R128R128R128 0–3 (0%)
199924 R32R64R64R16 7–4 (64%)
200025 R64R128R128R32 3–4 (43%)
200126 —R32R64R32 5–3 (62%)
200227 SFR32R64R16 11–4 (73%)
200328 R32R16R32R32 9–4 (69%)
200429 R32R64R128R32 5–4 (56%)
200530 —R64R32R64 4–3 (57%)
200631 —R128R128R16 3–3 (50%)
W-L 13–7
(65%)		11–10
(52%)		8–11
(42%)		20–12
(62%)		 52–40
(57%)

Masters 1000

Jiri Novak Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITASTU W-L
Win %
199621 R32——R64—R32———— 2–3 (40%)
199722 —R16—R32——R64——— 4–3 (57%)
199823 ——————R128——— 0–1 (0%)
199924 R16R16R16R64—R16R128R64—R16 10–8 (56%)
200025 SFR32R64R64—R32R32R64R32R64 9–9 (50%)
200126 R64R32———R64R128QF—R16 6–6 (50%)
200227 SFR64R16R32FR16R32R32SF— 18–9 (67%)
200328 R16R64R64R32R16R32R64SFR16— 10–9 (53%)
200429 R32R64R64R32R32R64R32R32QF— 6–9 (40%)
200530 R32R64R16R32R64R32R16R64R64— 7–9 (44%)
200631 ——R64—————R64— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 15–8
(65%)		6–8
(43%)		6–7
(46%)		5–8
(38%)		5–4
(56%)		8–8
(50%)		7–9
(44%)		6–7
(46%)		10–6
(62%)		4–3
(57%)		 72–68
(51%)

ATP 500

Jiri Novak ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge MEXANTBARDUBNAPROTSTUTKYVIELONMEMPHIBRI W-L
Win %
199621 ——R32———R32———QFR16— 4–4 (50%)
199722 ————QF—R64————R32R16 4–4 (50%)
199823 —R32R32—R32———————— 2–3 (40%)
199924 ——R64—R64—SF—R16—R16—— 7–5 (58%)
200025 ————R32R16QF—R32R32——— 4–5 (44%)
200126 ———R16—R32SF—R16———— 5–4 (56%)
200227 ———SF—R32——F———— 7–3 (70%)
200328 ———F——R16R16R32———— 6–4 (60%)
200429 ——————QFW————— 7–1 (88%)
200530 QF—————R16—R32—R32—— 3–4 (43%)
200631 ——————R32R16————— 3–2 (60%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		8–3
(73%)		5–4
(56%)		1–3
(25%)		14–9
(61%)		8–2
(80%)		6–6
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		 52–39
(57%)

ATP 250

Jiri Novak ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEASBSWEBASBEIBUCBUEDLBDOHDUBESTGSTHALLIBAUSMTPMALMRSMUNROTSHASPBSTGSTUUMABOGCASCOPDUTLONMEXMILMONMOSOSTPALPOEPRASANSANSOPGENST.U.S W-L
Win %
199318 —————————————————————————————————————R16—————— 1–1 (50%)
199419 —————————————————————————————————————R32—————— 0–1 (0%)
199520 ——————SF———————————————R32—R32R32——————R16—R16——R32—R32———— 5–8 (38%)
199621 R16W—SF—QF———R32R16R16———R32——————————QF———F——R32QF————R32———— 21–12 (64%)
199722 R16SF——R32————SF—R32——R32——————————————————R16QF————————R32 10–9 (53%)
199823 ——QF——————R32R16—————R32——R32————R16SF——R16—W———R16R32—R32—R16—QF—R16 18–14 (56%)
199924 R16——R16——————R16R32R16————————————————R32———R32———R32————R32— 4–9 (31%)
200025 —R16——————R32QF—QF——————QF——R32———————————R16—————————— 8–7 (53%)
200126 ——————————R32W——————W——R32—————R32—————QF—————————— 12–4 (75%)
200227 —SF——————QF———R32—————R16————SF———QF———R32—R16——————R16——— 13–9 (59%)
200328 —QF—R16——————R32WQFQF———R32——F——————————R32———————————— 16–8 (67%)
200429 —SF—W———————QFSF—————R16—SF———QF——————————————————— 19–6 (76%)
200530 ———R16———F——R32R32R32———————————SF—————————————R32————— 8–7 (53%)
200631 ———R16———————R16R16———————————R32————————R32——SF——————— 6–6 (50%)
W-L 3–3
(50%)		17–5
(77%)		2–1
(67%)		12–5
(71%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		4–1
(80%)		2–2
(50%)		5–4
(56%)		3–6
(33%)		16–7
(70%)		7–6
(54%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		9–3
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		7–2
(78%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		6–5
(55%)		3–2
(60%)		2–1
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		9–1
(90%)		0–2
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		5–7
(42%)		6–4
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		1–5
(17%)		0–1
(0%)		1–3
(25%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		 141–101
(58%)

ATP Finals

Jiri Novak ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
200227 RR 1–2 (33%)
W-L 1–2
(33%)		 1–2
(33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
5
Career-high date
Oct 21, 2002
First Top 100
Jul 24, 1995
First Top 50
Jan 15, 1996
First Top 20
Jan 28, 2002
First Top 10
Oct 14, 2002

Ranking History Matrix

Jiri Novak ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199318—802820697697574585463352353281286
199419279272280289248243236185208204210205
1995202021721671591121121129482655453
199621403933354444444741455252
199722674860585960675354564848
199823557395878471667881987475
199924736465554959414135334140
200025444042444345553941485353
200126576059685542324142402929
200227161715151512131412677
2003281010991410101012181313
200429141615151416222628202424
200530282726232728242525494948
20063151727697101110159179130124129129
200732126128123116160169187194444904927931
200833935924934921930930——————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Jiri Novak's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Years Match Log
Cedric Pioline FRA 5 1,984 0 5 671 370 301 55.1% 1989–2002 Match log
Gaston Gaudio ARG 5 1,995 1 8 442 253 189 57.2% 1999–2010 Match log
Rainer Schuettler GER 5 1,987 0 4 641 315 326 49.1% 1995–2011 Match log
Jonas Bjorkman SWE 4 2,037 0 6 739 395 344 53.5% 1991–2008 Match log
Albert Costa ESP 6 2,004 1 12 634 369 265 58.2% 1993–2006 Match log
Karol Kucera SVK 6 1,995 0 6 494 261 233 52.8% 1991–2005 Match log
Nicolas Kiefer GER 4 1,995 0 6 602 347 255 57.6% 1994–2010 Match log
Thomas Johansson SWE 7 1,969 1 9 616 337 279 54.7% 1993–2008 Match log
Greg Rusedski GBR 4 2,052 0 15 695 417 278 60.0% 1992–2006 Match log
Nicolas Lapentti ECU 6 1,933 0 5 565 282 283 49.9% 1995–2010 Match log
Thomas Enqvist SWE 4 2,013 0 19 707 424 283 60.0% 1989–2005 Match log
Fernando Gonzalez CHI 5 2,084 0 11 534 340 194 63.7% 1999–2012 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jiri Novak?
Jiri Novak is 51 years old, born on March 22, 1975.
Which country does Jiri Novak represent?
Jiri Novak represents Czechia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Jiri Novak?
Jiri Novak is 190 cm / 6'3".
Does Jiri Novak use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Jiri Novak uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Jiri Novak left-handed or right-handed?
Jiri Novak plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Jiri Novak won?
Jiri Novak has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jiri Novak won?
TennisDB does not group any of Jiri Novak's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Jiri Novak won?
Jiri Novak has won 7 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Tokyo in 2004.
What is Jiri Novak's highest ATP ranking?
Jiri Novak's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 5, first achieved on October 21, 2002.
What is Jiri Novak's career win-loss record?
Jiri Novak has a career ATP singles record of 319 wins and 253 losses (55.8%).
How much career prize money has Jiri Novak earned?
Jiri Novak has earned at least $7,618,613 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jiri Novak's career appear in TennisDB?
Jiri Novak appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1993 through 2006.
On which surface does Jiri Novak have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Jiri Novak's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 56.9% (119–90).
Who has Jiri Novak faced most often?
Jiri Novak's most frequent opponent is Carlos Moya, with a head-to-head record of 4–6 across 10 meetings.