H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Alexander Volkov vs Karel Novacek H2H: 5-3

Alexander Volkov holds a 5–3 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Alexander Volkov leads 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1996 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 6-2 6-4.

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Alexander Volkov
RUS Age 59 Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #145 6-2 6-4 Alexander Volkov #57 Match data Feb 15, 1996* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Alexander Volkov #32 3-6 6-3 6-3 Karel Novacek #29 Match data Aug 24, 1995* R32 Long Island ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Alexander Volkov #33 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 Karel Novacek #28 Match data Mar 2, 1995* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Alexander Volkov #40 3-6 6-3 6-0 Karel Novacek #28 Match data Feb 24, 1995* R16 Stuttgart Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Karel Novacek #56 6-2 3-6 6-1 7-5 Alexander Volkov #26 Match data Aug 31, 1994* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Karel Novacek #53 3-6 6-1 7-6(2) Alexander Volkov #22 Match data Jul 7, 1994* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Alexander Volkov #25 7-6(2) 7-6(8) Karel Novacek #10 Match data Feb 6, 1992* R32 Milan ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Alexander Volkov #24 6-1 6-7(9) 6-3 Karel Novacek #9 Match data Sep 28, 1991* QF Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Alexander Volkov #1,324 #14 1,538 1,922 291 246 54.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Karel Novacek #1,345 #8 1,754 1,997 287 231 55.4% 0 1 0 0 12 13

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Alexander Volkov Karel Novacek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1 1968 3–1 75.0% — 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
3 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,465 0 0 — — — — — — —
4 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
6 1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,500 0 0 — — — — — — —
7 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,494 0 0 — — — — — — —
8 1975 1–1 50.0% — 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1986 0–1 0.0% #529 1,514 0 0 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0
20 1987 5–6 45.5% #104 1,603 0 0 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0
21 1988 7–10 41.2% #79 1,640 0 0 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1
22 1989 19–17 52.8% #50 1,678 0 0 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1
23 1990 34–26 56.7% #24 1,837 0 0 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1
24 1991 42–29 59.2% #25 1,828 0 1 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2
25 1992 45–30 60.0% #17 1,828 0 1 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3
26 1993 44–28 61.1% #18 1,803 0 2 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7
27 1994 36–30 54.5% #25 1,728 0 3 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10
28 1995 32–27 54.2% #47 1,764 0 3 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12
29 1996 13–21 38.2% #98 1,704 0 3 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13
30 1997 8–12 40.0% #195 1,591 0 3 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13
31 — — — — — — — 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Alexander Volkov Karel Novacek
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
3 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
4 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
6 1973 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
7 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
8 1975 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1987 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
21 1988 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1989 9 7 16 56.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1990 9 11 20 45.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 8 23 65.2% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1991 12 10 22 54.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 7 21 66.7% 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1992 22 10 32 68.8% 5 7 12 41.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
26 1993 33 15 48 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 9 16 43.8% 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8%
27 1994 20 15 35 57.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 10 7 17 58.8% 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
28 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 15 10 25 60.0% 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1996 4 7 11 36.4% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
30 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 124 96 220 56.4% 34 48 82 41.5% 41 32 73 56.2% 92 70 162 56.8% — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 355/397 of Alexander Volkov's and 286/314 of Karel Novacek's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Alexander Volkov Karel Novacek
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
24 1991 66/71 4.1 2.9 56.1% 70.6% 50.9% 58.0% 47.5% 61.9% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1992 68/75 4.4 3.2 54.2% 72.2% 49.8% 63.3% 46.2% 61.9% 38.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1993 65/72 5.7 2.8 52.1% 72.7% 53.9% 66.1% 45.6% 63.6% 40.4% 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7%
27 1994 56/66 5.9 4.2 50.5% 72.0% 47.2% 54.0% 48.3% 59.8% 37.9% 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6%
28 1995 54/59 5.2 4.1 50.5% 72.7% 47.8% 55.4% 43.6% 60.4% 37.6% 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9%
29 1996 30/34 4.1 4.0 51.0% 69.2% 45.7% 56.1% 45.4% 57.7% 35.8% 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2%
30 1997 16/20 3.8 4.6 50.6% 71.5% 49.3% 53.6% 38.7% 60.5% 39.3% 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8%
Career — 355/537 4.9 3.5 52.6% 71.8% 49.7% 59.1% 45.8% 61.2% 38.6% — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Alexander Volkov Karel Novacek
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1 1968 1513 101.9 — — — — — — +31 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
3 1970 1465 103.4 — — — — — — +39 9.1% -2.64 0–1 — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
4 1971 1487 101.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 — — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
6 1973 1501 103.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
7 1974 1495 103.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
8 1975 1523 109.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 — 1–0 — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1986 1515 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — +0.01 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14
20 1987 1603 119.8 — — — — -101 — +25 48.6% -0.05 2–2 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 -0.18 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91
21 1988 1641 131.4 — — — — -94 — +4 42.6% -0.34 1–4 (20%) 4–4 (50%) 98.8 -0.90 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16
22 1989 1679 140.3 — — — — +28 -131 — 53.1% +0.18 7–6 (54%) 9–4 (69%) 105.4 +0.30 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36
23 1990 1837 152.1 — — — — -13 -208 -90 55.5% +0.42 10–9 (53%) 9–13 (41%) 102.0 -2.78 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33
24 1991 1829 139.9 +0.75 +0.99 1.038 50.9% +6 -160 -54 55.0% +0.27 21–13 (62%) 17–14 (55%) 104.8 +0.32 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04
25 1992 1829 153.7 +0.65 +1.30 1.014 50.4% +58 -178 -49 56.5% +0.37 14–10 (58%) 19–15 (56%) 105.1 -0.39 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44
26 1993 1804 151.2 +2.29 +2.01 1.108 52.1% +28 — +4 59.9% +0.62 12–16 (43%) 14–12 (54%) 95.2 +1.63 1991 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
27 1994 1728 134.7 -1.65 +0.22 0.942 48.9% +14 -145 +98 51.1% +0.02 20–11 (65%) 11–12 (48%) 102.8 +1.11 1992 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
28 1995 1764 136.1 -0.96 +0.39 0.951 49.0% +3 -223 +22 49.0% -0.07 16–9 (64%) 6–13 (32%) 98.5 -0.15 1993 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
29 1996 1704 132.0 -2.97 -0.64 0.847 46.9% -8 -113 +113 34.5% -0.94 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) 103.8 -1.40 1994 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
30 1997 1592 117.4 -1.75 +0.44 0.994 49.6% +62 +10 — 41.5% -0.47 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) 95.3 +1.12 1995 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
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27
Career — 1922 146.8 -0.05 +0.86 0.997 50.0% +14 -147 +4 51.7% +0.11 114–88 (56%) 101–106 (49%) 103.0 -0.25 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.