H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Brett Steven vs Karel Novacek H2H: 1-0

Brett Steven holds a 1–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Brett Steven leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brett Steven won the 1993 Schenectady semifinal 6-3 6-1.

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Brett Steven
NZL Age 57 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brett Steven #46 6-3 6-1 Karel Novacek #19 Match data Aug 28, 1993* SF Schenectady 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
Brett Steven #1,173 #32 964 1,854 157 153 50.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Brett Steven Karel Novacek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1986 0–1 0.0% #870 1,488 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1987 1–1 50.0% #556 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1988 0–2 0.0% #357 1,459 0 0 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0
20 1989 1–1 50.0% #497 1,473 0 0 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0
21 1990 1–3 25.0% #213 1,457 0 0 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1
22 1991 1–5 16.7% #226 1,442 0 0 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1
23 1992 10–8 55.6% #73 1,596 0 0 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1
24 1993 30–28 51.7% #43 1,734 0 0 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2
25 1994 21–24 46.7% #87 1,732 0 0 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3
26 1995 32–24 57.1% #42 1,764 0 0 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7
27 1996 15–13 53.6% #100 1,727 0 0 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10
28 1997 24–17 58.5% #50 1,719 0 0 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12
29 1998 17–20 45.9% #92 1,688 0 0 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13
30 1999 4–6 40.0% #206 1,637 0 0 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 Brett Steven 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 %
17 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1989 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
21 1990 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1991 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1992 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1993 21 16 37 56.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1994 12 13 25 48.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
26 1995 14 10 24 58.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8%
27 1996 9 8 17 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
28 1997 12 9 21 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
30 1999 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 88 88 176 50.0% 11 16 27 40.7% 30 20 50 60.0% 28 29 57 49.1% — 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 262/299 of Brett Steven'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 Brett Steven 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%
22 1991 4/6 1.8 3.0 59.8% 65.0% 43.8% 44.4% 39.8% 56.1% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 16/18 1.9 3.1 65.4% 70.7% 52.3% 50.1% 49.6% 64.4% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1993 52/58 3.8 3.3 64.4% 68.9% 49.0% 60.9% 41.8% 61.8% 38.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1994 41/45 3.0 3.4 62.6% 67.6% 49.9% 58.8% 40.2% 60.8% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1995 49/56 4.0 2.6 66.2% 69.6% 53.5% 58.9% 43.0% 64.1% 37.9% 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7%
27 1996 26/28 3.9 2.6 68.7% 67.8% 53.8% 61.9% 47.5% 63.1% 37.8% 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6%
28 1997 33/41 4.6 3.0 65.5% 72.0% 55.2% 66.6% 41.8% 66.2% 39.3% 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9%
29 1998 32/37 3.4 2.8 64.9% 67.7% 52.4% 63.7% 43.4% 62.3% 37.8% 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2%
30 1999 9/10 3.3 3.9 64.2% 64.4% 50.7% 61.4% 72.9% 59.4% 35.6% 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 — 262/310 3.6 3.0 65.1% 68.8% 51.8% 60.5% 44.0% 62.8% 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 Brett Steven 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
17 1986 1488 99.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 1487 99.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — 1–1 — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 1460 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.25 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14
20 1989 1474 104.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — 1–0 — +0.06 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91
21 1990 1458 104.2 — — — — +38 — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 1–0 — +0.47 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16
22 1991 1442 103.6 -1.69 -2.29 0.793 45.1% +37 — — 31.3% -1.63 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.04 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36
23 1992 1596 127.1 +0.80 +3.89 1.203 53.5% +20 — — 48.6% +0.03 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +0.24 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33
24 1993 1734 143.3 +0.41 +1.32 1.018 50.3% -3 -208 -138 50.0% +0.11 12–9 (57%) 9–15 (38%) 101.9 -0.68 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04
25 1994 1733 135.9 -0.82 +1.05 0.995 49.9% -3 — -106 44.1% -0.28 9–7 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 101.1 -0.83 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44
26 1995 1765 142.8 +1.87 +0.43 1.057 51.0% -18 -144 -43 53.5% +0.36 7–8 (47%) 14–6 (70%) 106.0 -1.84 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 1996 1727 126.3 +0.60 +0.72 1.025 50.4% -23 — +37 54.7% +0.45 4–3 (57%) 6–7 (46%) 100.2 +1.28 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 1997 1719 135.5 +2.69 +1.28 1.163 52.6% -27 — +136 58.1% +0.77 6–6 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 98.6 +2.10 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 1998 1688 138.7 +0.69 +0.62 1.003 50.3% -20 -67 +140 46.6% +0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–8 (38%) 99.1 -0.85 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 1999 1637 116.4 -1.73 -0.98 0.878 48.7% -16 — — 40.9% -0.27 0–1 0–1 — +0.32 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 — 1855 141.0 +0.75 +0.98 1.038 50.7% -9 -125 +21 49.6% +0.13 47–46 (51%) 55–59 (48%) 100.6 +0.38 — 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.