H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 19:16 UTC
David Nalbandian vs Jiri Novak H2H: 0-1
Jiri Novak holds a 1–0 lead over David Nalbandian in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jiri Novak leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 2004 Basel final 5-7 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-2.
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ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0
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1
1 main draw meetings
CZE
Age 51
Right-Handed
190 cm / 6'3"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2004* | Basel | ATP 250 | F | Carpet | Jiri Novak | 5-7 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-2 | David Nalbandian | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nalbandian | #231 | #3 | 3,500 | 2,070 | 356 | 185 | 65.8% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Jiri Novak | #930 | #5 | 2,355 | 1,940 | 318 | 250 | 56.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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 | David Nalbandian | Jiri Novak | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2000 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #286 | 1,517 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2001 | 17–9 | 65.4% | #47 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #205 | 1,515 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #12 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 | 1995 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #53 | 1,541 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2003 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #8 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 | 1996 | 30–23 | 56.6% | #52 | 1,696 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 | 1997 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #48 | 1,692 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 | 1998 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #75 | 1,709 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 | 1999 | 28–26 | 51.9% | #40 | 1,762 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 | 2000 | 24–25 | 49.0% | #53 | 1,696 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 | 2001 | 28–17 | 62.2% | #29 | 1,859 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 | 2002 | 50–27 | 64.9% | #7 | 1,899 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 | 2003 | 41–25 | 62.1% | #13 | 1,827 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 | 2004 | 37–20 | 64.9% | #24 | 1,918 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 | 2005 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #48 | 1,661 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 | 2006 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #129 | 1,711 | 0 | 7 |