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Karel Novacek

CZE Age 61 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1984–1996

Karel Novacek represented Czechia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 8. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 287–231 and 13 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

8 (Nov 18, 1991)

Elo peak

1997 (90th percentile)

Singles record

287–231 (55.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$3,729,540

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 →

Karel Novacek's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Nicolas Lapentti #97	5-7 6-3 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1996*	R32	Bermuda	World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Martin Damm Sr	6-7(6) 1-6	L	—	Match data	Mar 19, 1996*	R128	Miami Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #9	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 16, 1996*	R16	Dubai Tennis Championships	World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Alexander Volkov #57	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1996*	R32	Dubai Tennis Championships	World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Patrik Kuhnen #203	6-7(3) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1995*	R32	Vienna Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet

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Karel Novacek's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Francisco Clavet	5	4	9	Nov 11, 1993	H2H
Jonas Svensson	4	5	9	Apr 8, 1993	H2H
Alexander Volkov	3	5	8	Feb 15, 1996	H2H
Boris Becker	1	7	8	May 11, 1994	H2H
Andrei Chesnokov	3	4	7	Apr 13, 1995	H2H

Singles Titles (13)

Karel Novacek singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1986	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Washington Open
1989	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Dutch Open
1990	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Munich Open
1991	26	4	—	1	—	3	—	ASB Classic, Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Prague, Hamburg Open
1992	27	3	—	—	—	3	—	Dutch Open, Prague, San Marino
1993	28	2	—	—	—	2	—	Dubai Tennis Championships, Zaragoza
1994	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Dutch Open
Total		13	—	1	—	12	—

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

Career Results

Karel Novacek career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1984	19	6	6	12	50.0%	445	138
1985	20	4	4	8	50.0%	156	159
1986	21	16	14	30	53.3%	159	33
1987	22	17	22	39	43.6%	34	76
1988	23	13	13	26	50.0%	76	127
1989	24	16	13	29	55.2%	129	74
1990	25	31	29	60	51.7%	69	34
1991	26	56	29	85	65.9%	35	8
1992	27	37	23	60	61.7%	8	23
1993	28	41	22	63	65.1%	23	17
1994	29	36	29	65	55.4%	17	28
1995	30	13	24	37	35.1%	28	121
1996	31	1	3	4	25.0%	121	409
Career		287	231	518	55.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Karel Novacek career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	19	0	2	2	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	12	50.0%
1985	20	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%
1986	21	8	5	13	61.5%	7	7	14	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	16	14	30	53.3%
1987	22	1	6	7	14.3%	14	11	25	56.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	17	22	39	43.6%
1988	23	0	1	1	0.0%	12	8	20	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	13	13	26	50.0%
1989	24	—	—	—	—	15	11	26	57.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	16	13	29	55.2%
1990	25	8	10	18	44.4%	18	11	29	62.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	31	29	60	51.7%
1991	26	9	5	14	64.3%	33	10	43	76.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	11	13	24	45.8%	56	29	85	65.9%
1992	27	2	5	7	28.6%	27	10	37	73.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	7	15	53.3%	37	23	60	61.7%
1993	28	10	2	12	83.3%	21	13	34	61.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	41	22	63	65.1%
1994	29	11	8	19	57.9%	18	13	31	58.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	36	29	65	55.4%
1995	30	4	7	11	36.4%	7	11	18	38.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	13	24	37	35.1%
1996	31	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	54	54	108	50.0%	182	113	295	61.7%	10	12	22	45.5%	41	52	93	44.1%	287	231	518	55.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Karel Novacek career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	19	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1985	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1986	21	1	1	2	50.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	6	6	12	50.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	16	12	28	57.1%
1987	22	0	3	3	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	8	11	27.3%	12	6	18	66.7%	17	21	38	44.7%
1988	23	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	11	12	23	47.8%
1989	24	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	12	2	14	85.7%	16	13	29	55.2%
1990	25	4	4	8	50.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	9	12	21	42.9%	12	6	18	66.7%	29	29	58	50.0%
1991	26	4	4	8	50.0%	9	7	16	56.2%	31	15	46	67.4%	12	3	15	80.0%	56	29	85	65.9%
1992	27	0	3	3	0.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	15	10	25	60.0%	15	4	19	78.9%	37	23	60	61.7%
1993	28	1	2	3	33.3%	4	7	11	36.4%	24	9	33	72.7%	10	3	13	76.9%	39	21	60	65.0%
1994	29	1	4	5	20.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	13	10	23	56.5%	16	7	23	69.6%	35	29	64	54.7%
1995	30	1	3	4	25.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	7	14	21	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	12	24	36	33.3%
1996	31	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career		13	31	44	29.5%	37	49	86	43.0%	116	98	214	54.2%	109	47	156	69.9%	275	225	500	55.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 500/518 (96.5%) of Karel Novacek's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Karel Novacek performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	26	78/85	5.3	2.6	56.5%	73.8%	52.0%	60.4%	45.8%	64.6%	39.7%
1992	27	57/60	4.7	1.9	54.9%	72.2%	49.8%	62.9%	42.5%	62.1%	41.6%
1993	28	54/63	6.6	2.2	55.4%	75.3%	51.7%	58.5%	37.1%	64.6%	38.9%
1994	29	59/65	8.2	2.5	57.7%	74.0%	48.7%	61.7%	41.0%	63.3%	37.2%
1995	30	35/37	7.4	1.9	57.7%	71.3%	50.2%	60.4%	34.5%	62.4%	34.5%
1996	31	3/4	4.7	2.3	59.4%	74.5%	42.8%	68.1%	31.3%	62.7%	37.8%
Career		286/518	6.3	2.3	56.4%	73.5%	50.5%	60.9%	41.0%	63.6%	38.8%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 286/518 (55.2%) of Karel Novacek's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Karel Novacek 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
1984	19	1554	120.6	—	—	—	—	—	+73	—	47.1%	+0.03	3–2 (60%)	2–3 (40%)	101.9	+1.14
1985	20	1559	111.3	—	—	—	—	—	+51	—	45.5%	-0.14	3–1 (75%)	1–0	—	+0.91
1986	21	1693	138.0	—	—	—	—	-50	-14	—	50.6%	-0.09	7–4 (64%)	8–6 (57%)	108.6	-0.16
1987	22	1644	137.9	—	—	—	—	-102	+98	—	46.7%	+0.06	6–10 (38%)	6–7 (46%)	95.7	+1.36
1988	23	1638	121.5	—	—	—	—	-155	+57	—	51.6%	+0.30	2–4 (33%)	4–7 (36%)	94.5	+1.33
1989	24	1686	137.1	—	—	—	—	—	+65	—	56.0%	+0.36	4–6 (40%)	5–4 (56%)	99.7	+0.04
1990	25	1706	145.2	—	—	—	—	-134	+115	-67	52.5%	+0.39	10–11 (48%)	9–16 (36%)	97.5	-1.44
1991	26	1844	151.2	+3.93	+0.54	1.121	52.1%	-150	+204	-155	60.5%	+0.61	20–10 (67%)	20–15 (57%)	109.9	-0.67
1992	27	1823	144.1	+1.07	+1.67	1.099	51.8%	-121	+168	—	59.7%	+0.68	10–8 (56%)	9–10 (47%)	96.2	+2.36
1993	28	1761	150.9	+3.30	+0.41	1.101	51.5%	+58	+119	—	61.3%	+0.58	13–9 (59%)	15–7 (68%)	104.9	+0.47
1994	29	1790	137.5	+2.00	-1.28	1.013	50.0%	-3	+61	-147	51.2%	+0.10	17–8 (68%)	17–13 (57%)	103.5	-0.07
1995	30	1597	135.5	+0.95	-2.95	0.917	48.7%	+86	+123	—	41.8%	-0.54	5–10 (33%)	7–6 (54%)	91.9	-0.66
1996	31	1582	114.3	-0.91	+0.70	1.012	49.9%	+98	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	0–1	—	-0.27
Career		1997	147.3	+2.43	-0.06	1.064	51.1%	-57	+111	-125	53.9%	+0.29	100–84 (54%)	103–95 (52%)	101.9	+0.84

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Karel Novacek Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1984	19	—	R32	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1985	20	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1986	21	—	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1987	22	—	QF	R128	R128	4–3 (57%)
1988	23	—	R128	R64	—	1–2 (33%)
1989	24	—	R32	R64	—	3–2 (60%)
1990	25	R32	R16	R32	R128	7–4 (64%)
1991	26	R128	R128	R16	R32	5–4 (56%)
1992	27	R64	R128	R128	—	1–3 (25%)
1993	28	—	QF	R128	R32	6–3 (67%)
1994	29	R32	R128	R128	SF	7–4 (64%)
1995	30	R16	R128	R128	R128	3–4 (43%)
W-L		8–5 (62%)	15–12 (56%)	7–10 (41%)	9–7 (56%)	39–34 (53%)

Masters 1000

Karel Novacek Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	HAM	IW	MC	MIA	PAR	ITA	STO	W-L Win %
1990	25	R64	R64	R64	R32	R64	R64	R32	R32	4–8 (33%)
1991	26	—	W	—	R64	R64	QF	R64	R16	9–5 (64%)
1992	27	—	QF	R16	R16	R64	R64	R64	R16	6–7 (46%)
1993	28	—	R16	—	R64	—	R16	R16	—	4–4 (50%)
1994	29	R64	R64	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	0–4 (0%)
1995	30	—	—	R64	R32	R64	—	R64	—	1–4 (20%)
1996	31	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	9–4 (69%)	1–3 (25%)	4–6 (40%)	1–5 (17%)	3–4 (43%)	3–6 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	24–33 (42%)

ATP 500

Karel Novacek ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	CIN	MIA	IW	NAP	ITA	STU	BRU	MIA	MIL	W-L Win %
1985	20	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1987	22	—	R64	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	R128	—	1–4 (20%)
1988	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1989	24	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1990	25	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	R32	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1991	26	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1992	27	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	5–3 (62%)
1993	28	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	3–3 (50%)
1994	29	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	QF	3–4 (43%)
1995	30	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	3–3 (50%)
W-L		5–6 (45%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	11–6 (65%)	2–3 (40%)	0–2 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	22–27 (45%)

ATP 250

Karel Novacek ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	SWE	BAR	BAS	BUC	BUE	DUB	EST	FLR	GST	HAM	AUS	MTP	MAD	MC	MET	MUN	PAR	ROT	STG	STO	STU	VIE	WAS	ATH	BAR	BER	BER	BOG	BOL	BOR	BRA	BRU	GEN	COP	DUT	FOR	ITA	LON	EAS	MIL	MON	MOS	NIC	OST	PAL	PHI	PRA	LIB	SAN	SCH	SYD	TOU	TRE	U.S	VAL	WEL	WEM	ZAR	W-L Win %
1984	19	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
1985	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1986	21	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	F	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	16–11 (59%)
1987	22	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	12–15 (44%)
1988	23	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–10 (55%)
1989	24	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–10 (55%)
1990	25	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	17–12 (59%)
1991	26	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	SF	—	W	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	39–13 (75%)
1992	27	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24–9 (73%)
1993	28	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	W	F	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	28–11 (72%)
1994	29	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	QF	SF	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	25–15 (62%)
1995	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	5–12 (29%)
1996	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	5–2 (71%)	5–2 (71%)	5–4 (56%)	3–4 (43%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	7–3 (70%)	11–5 (69%)	0–1 (0%)	12–8 (60%)	0–2 (0%)	10–4 (71%)	2–1 (67%)	6–3 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	14–7 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	8–7 (53%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	6–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	20–5 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	2–4 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	6–4 (60%)	1–2 (33%)	4–4 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	16–4 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	199–127 (61%)

ATP Finals

Karel Novacek ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	GRA	W-L Win %
1991	26	RR	—	0–3 (0%)
1994	29	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Nov 18, 1991

First Top 100

Apr 7, 1986

First Top 50

Aug 4, 1986

First Top 20

Apr 29, 1991

First Top 10

Sep 9, 1991

Ranking History Matrix

Karel Novacek ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	19	445	—	—	—	—	189	179	189	180	141	133	138
1985	20	157	158	149	147	135	204	219	177	187	233	147	159
1986	21	159	141	133	91	117	106	110	35	48	37	36	33
1987	22	32	32	35	49	48	30	24	62	54	67	79	76
1988	23	80	107	105	99	87	158	147	110	106	134	128	127
1989	24	134	74	77	83	89	83	62	64	63	62	75	74
1990	25	59	66	65	69	38	31	37	29	27	33	34	34
1991	26	32	26	26	20	14	15	11	11	9	10	8	8
1992	27	10	11	12	11	24	23	21	21	21	21	23	23
1993	28	23	19	18	14	14	15	14	18	17	15	17	17
1994	29	19	23	27	36	43	53	76	56	30	30	28	28
1995	30	26	28	25	24	22	28	28	37	89	92	125	121
1996	31	153	153	153	209	210	218	323	327	339	402	402	409
1997	32	409	673	745	1207	1209	1231	1308	1345	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Karel Novacek's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	M1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Alberto Mancini	ARG	#8	1,977	258	140	118	54.3%	$1,535,520	3	0	1987–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Emilio Sanchez	ESP	#7	2,037	680	406	274	59.7%	$5,332,145	15	1	1984–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Jakob Hlasek	SUI	#7	2,062	695	393	302	56.5%	$5,890,993	5	0	1982–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Andrei Chesnokov	RUS	#9	1,971	554	317	237	57.2%	$3,084,188	7	2	1985–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Jonas Svensson	SWE	#10	1,974	452	252	200	55.8%	$2,432,702	5	0	1983–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Mikael Pernfors	SWE	#10	1,918	249	138	111	55.4%	$1,356,751	3	1	1984–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Marc Rosset	SUI	#9	1,956	741	406	335	54.8%	$6,812,693	15	0	1988–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Aaron Krickstein	USA	#6	2,043	633	381	252	60.2%	$3,709,772	9	0	1983–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Magnus Gustafsson	SWE	#10	2,013	650	396	254	60.9%	$4,545,489	14	0	1986–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Jay Berger	USA	#7	1,947	221	141	80	63.8%	$992,136	3	0	1985–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Tim Mayotte	USA	#7	2,049	533	338	195	63.4%	$2,663,672	12	0	1979–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Martin Jaite	ARG	#10	1,965	433	275	158	63.5%	$1,873,881	12	0	1982–1993	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Karel Novacek?: Karel Novacek is 61 years old, born on March 30, 1965.
Which country does Karel Novacek represent?: Karel Novacek represents Czechia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Karel Novacek?: Karel Novacek is 190 cm / 6'3".
Is Karel Novacek left-handed or right-handed?: Karel Novacek plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Karel Novacek won?: Karel Novacek has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Karel Novacek won?: TennisDB groups 1 of Karel Novacek's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Hamburg in 1991.
How many ATP titles has Karel Novacek won?: Karel Novacek has won 13 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Dutch Open in 1994.
What is Karel Novacek's highest ATP ranking?: Karel Novacek's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 8, first achieved on November 18, 1991.
What is Karel Novacek's career win-loss record?: Karel Novacek has a career ATP singles record of 287 wins and 231 losses (55.4%).
How much career prize money has Karel Novacek earned?: Karel Novacek has earned at least $3,729,540 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Karel Novacek's career appear in TennisDB?: Karel Novacek appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1984 through 1996.
On which surface does Karel Novacek have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Karel Novacek's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 61.7% (182–113).
Who has Karel Novacek faced most often?: Karel Novacek's most frequent opponent is Francisco Clavet, with a head-to-head record of 5–4 across 9 meetings.