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Hans Kary

AUT Age 77 172 cm / 5'8" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1982

Hans Kary represented Austria on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 54. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 152–218 and one singles title.

Peak singles rank

54 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1767 (66th percentile)

Singles record

152–218 (41.1%)

Singles titles

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 →

Hans Kary's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Mike De Palmer	3-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Nov 18, 1982*	R32	Ancona	ATP 250	Carpet
Marcos Hocevar #52	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1982*	R32	Vienna Open	ATP 250	Hard
Hans Peter Kandler	3-6 6-4 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1982*	R64	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Jan Gunnarsson #100	0-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 1982*	R32	Linz	ATP 250	Clay
Raul Ramirez #39	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 11, 1982*	R32	Caracas	ATP 250	Hard

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Hans Kary's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jan Kodes	1	8	9	Mar 3, 1979	H2H
Manuel Orantes	0	7	7	Aug 24, 1978	H2H
Jairo Velasco	5	1	6	Jul 25, 1980	—
Corrado Barazzutti	2	4	6	Oct 11, 1978	H2H
Wojtek Fibak	2	4	6	Nov 5, 1977	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Hans Kary 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
1979	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Lagos
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

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

Career Results

Hans Kary career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	19	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1969	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	21	5	8	13	38.5%	—	—
1971	22	7	15	22	31.8%	—	—
1972	23	10	13	23	43.5%	—	—
1973	24	16	22	38	42.1%	100	85
1974	25	18	22	40	45.0%	86	81
1975	26	23	29	52	44.2%	86	84
1976	27	25	28	53	47.2%	54	70
1977	28	18	21	39	46.2%	66	98
1978	29	7	19	26	26.9%	105	192
1979	30	9	13	22	40.9%	92	93
1980	31	8	10	18	44.4%	98	143
1981	32	5	10	15	33.3%	—	—
1982	33	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—
Career		152	218	370	41.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Hans Kary 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 %
1968	19	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1969	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	21	0	1	1	0.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	8	13	38.5%
1971	22	3	5	8	37.5%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	15	22	31.8%
1972	23	5	4	9	55.6%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	10	13	23	43.5%
1973	24	3	7	10	30.0%	10	10	20	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	16	22	38	42.1%
1974	25	2	2	4	50.0%	11	14	25	44.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	18	22	40	45.0%
1975	26	1	2	3	33.3%	18	18	36	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	7	10	30.0%	23	29	52	44.2%
1976	27	1	3	4	25.0%	22	21	43	51.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	25	28	53	47.2%
1977	28	3	2	5	60.0%	12	17	29	41.4%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	18	21	39	46.2%
1978	29	0	2	2	0.0%	7	17	24	29.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	19	26	26.9%
1979	30	5	4	9	55.6%	4	7	11	36.4%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	9	13	22	40.9%
1980	31	4	2	6	66.7%	4	8	12	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	10	18	44.4%
1981	32	2	2	4	50.0%	3	7	10	30.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
1982	33	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%
Career	—	29	38	67	43.3%	103	139	242	42.6%	7	17	24	29.2%	13	24	37	35.1%	152	218	370	41.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Hans Kary 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 %
1973	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	0	0	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1974	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
1975	26	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	9	12	25.0%
1976	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1977	28	0	3	3	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	5	8	13	38.5%	1	0	1	100.0%	9	17	26	34.6%
1978	29	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	7	10	30.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	11	14	21.4%
1979	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%	0	0	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
1980	31	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	0	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%
1981	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1982	33	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
Career		0	8	8	0.0%	4	14	18	22.2%	18	40	58	31.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	26	64	90	28.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 90/370 (24.3%) of Hans Kary's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Hans Kary 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
1968	19	1506	105.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.50	—	—	—	-0.12
1969	20	1494	99.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.07
1970	21	1491	104.4	—	—	—	—	—	+43	—	40.0%	-0.77	0–3 (0%)	—	—	-0.02
1971	22	1451	103.0	—	—	—	—	+62	+44	+18	37.3%	-0.98	1–3 (25%)	5–1 (83%)	101.6	+2.51
1972	23	1538	103.8	—	—	—	—	+14	-25	-52	43.1%	-0.77	5–3 (63%)	—	—	+1.85
1973	24	1572	113.7	—	—	—	—	-67	+20	-97	41.2%	-0.57	9–6 (60%)	0–6 (0%)	101.0	+1.29
1974	25	1605	123.4	—	—	—	—	-41	0	—	42.9%	-0.39	6–3 (67%)	5–5 (50%)	105.0	+1.10
1975	26	1642	134.4	—	—	—	—	-106	+45	-188	49.2%	-0.27	6–13 (32%)	7–4 (64%)	98.1	-0.58
1976	27	1638	132.9	—	—	—	—	-136	+60	—	44.8%	-0.52	9–6 (60%)	7–8 (47%)	101.6	-0.36
1977	28	1719	132.6	—	—	—	—	-95	-74	—	44.9%	-0.48	7–5 (58%)	7–2 (78%)	108.6	+0.12
1978	29	1578	126.3	—	—	—	—	—	-8	—	30.6%	-0.92	4–4 (50%)	2–6 (25%)	98.2	-0.04
1979	30	1553	119.3	—	—	—	—	+27	+6	—	43.6%	-0.15	4–5 (44%)	1–4 (20%)	97.0	+1.52
1980	31	1609	119.0	—	—	—	—	+35	-69	—	40.9%	-0.55	6–2 (75%)	2–3 (40%)	105.4	+0.53
1981	32	1545	105.9	—	—	—	—	+58	-30	—	38.9%	-0.53	2–4 (33%)	1–7 (13%)	94.0	+2.24
1982	33	1472	94.1	—	—	—	—	+88	-9	—	14.3%	-2.64	0–2	—	—	+0.52
Career		1767	126.4	—	—	—	—	-30	+8	-79	42.0%	-0.58	59–59 (50%)	37–46 (45%)	101.7	+2.88

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Hans Kary Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1970	21	—	R64	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1971	22	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1972	23	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1973	24	R64	R128	R64	—	1–3 (25%)
1974	25	—	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1975	26	—	R64	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
1976	27	—	R64	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
1977	28	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1978	29	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	30	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	4–9 (31%)	2–7 (22%)	1–3 (25%)	7–20 (26%)

ATP 500

Hans Kary ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1974	25	R64	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1975	26	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1976	27	—	—	R16	2–1 (67%)
1978	29	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	4–5 (44%)

ATP 250

Hans Kary ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	SWE	BAR	BUE	FLR	GEN	GST	HAM	AUS	MAD	MC	MUN	NAP	QUE	ROT	STG	STO	STU	VIE	WAS	ANC	AVI	BEC	BER	BIR	BOG	BOL	BOL	BOU	BRU	CAI	CAL	CAR	COL	DES	DUS	DUT	HAM	HEL	JAC	JOH	JOH	AUS	LAG	LIN	LOU	MAC	MAN	MIL	NAN	NEW	NIC	NOR	EAS	NUR	OMA	OSL	PEN	PHI	RIC	SAL	SAL	SAN	SAO	SYD	TAI	TEH	CAN	U.S	VAL	VEN	VIN	W-L Win %
1968	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1969	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–6 (40%)
1971	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–13 (35%)
1972	23	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9–12 (43%)
1973	24	—	R32	R16	R32	R16	—	—	—	R64	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15–19 (44%)
1974	25	—	—	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	R64	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	17–17 (50%)
1975	26	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	QF	R16	R32	R16	R16	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	20–22 (48%)
1976	27	—	—	R32	R32	R16	—	—	—	SF	R32	R64	—	SF	R64	—	—	R16	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R16	R64	—	—	22–23 (49%)
1977	28	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	17–20 (46%)
1978	29	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	R32	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	7–17 (29%)
1979	30	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9–12 (43%)
1980	31	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–9 (47%)
1981	32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	5–10 (33%)
1982	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–6 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	8–9 (47%)	8–8 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	6–7 (46%)	8–13 (38%)	6–7 (46%)	2–4 (33%)	7–6 (54%)	4–5 (44%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	9–8 (53%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	7–6 (54%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	9–5 (64%)	2–1 (67%)	0–3 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	2–4 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	6–3 (67%)	2–4 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	1–2 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–6 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	141–188 (43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jun 14, 1976

First Top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Hans Kary ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	103	94	85	85
1974	25	—	—	86	80	81	135	73	63	75	—	78	81
1975	26	86	—	89	86	82	79	—	—	—	—	—	84
1976	27	—	—	—	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	70
1977	28	70	71	76	73	86	—	110	—	—	—	—	98
1978	29	103	—	—	100	—	—	135	—	—	—	—	192
1979	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	93	93
1980	31	98	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	143
1983	34	297	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	35	331	—	—	—	—	406	610	631	620	603	592	609
1985	36	604	619	627	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Hans Kary's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Bob Carmichael	AUS	#55	1,900	467	212	255	45.4%	$414	1	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Georges Goven	FRA	#56	1,864	435	204	231	46.9%	$212	1	1968–1984	Rivalries	Match log
John Yuill	RSA	#52	1,739	238	95	143	39.9%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Estep	USA	#59	1,760	299	118	181	39.5%	—	2	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Jean Francois Caujolle	FRA	#59	1,713	203	85	118	41.9%	—	0	1970–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Byron Bertram	RSA	#57	1,815	253	115	138	45.5%	—	0	1969–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Ian Fletcher	AUS	#56	1,751	219	105	114	47.9%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Syd Ball	AUS	#63	1,726	306	125	181	40.8%	—	0	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Nick Saviano	USA	#48	1,791	357	158	199	44.3%	—	1	1973–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Robert Maud	RSA	#57	1,765	253	123	130	48.6%	—	2	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Pierre Barthes	FRA	#57	1,894	375	185	190	49.3%	$8,040	0	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Ivan Molina	COL	#46	1,799	351	156	195	44.4%	—	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Hans Kary?: Hans Kary is 77 years old, born on February 23, 1949.
Which country does Hans Kary represent?: Hans Kary represents Austria in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Hans Kary?: Hans Kary is 172 cm / 5'8".
Is Hans Kary left-handed or right-handed?: Hans Kary plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Hans Kary won?: Hans Kary has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Hans Kary won?: TennisDB does not group any of Hans Kary's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Hans Kary won?: Hans Kary has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Lagos in 1979.
What is Hans Kary's highest ATP ranking?: Hans Kary's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 54, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is Hans Kary's career win-loss record?: Hans Kary has a career ATP singles record of 152 wins and 218 losses (41.1%).
Which seasons of Hans Kary's career appear in TennisDB?: Hans Kary appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1982.
On which surface does Hans Kary have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Hans Kary's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 43.3% (29–38).
Who has Hans Kary faced most often?: Hans Kary's most frequent opponent is Jan Kodes, with a head-to-head record of 1–8 across 9 meetings.