H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Francisco Clavet vs Karel Novacek H2H: 4-5

Karel Novacek holds a 5–4 lead over Francisco Clavet in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Karel Novacek leads 4–2 on clay, while Francisco Clavet leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Francisco Clavet won the 1993 Buenos Aires third round 6-4 7-6(5).

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Francisco Clavet
ESP Age 57 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 11, 1993* Buenos Aires ATP 250 R32 Clay Francisco Clavet #102 6-4 7-6(5) Karel Novacek #16 Match data
May 28, 1993* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Karel Novacek #14 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-0 Francisco Clavet #42 Match data
Apr 1, 1993* Estoril ATP 250 R32 Clay Karel Novacek #18 4-6 6-3 6-2 Francisco Clavet #34 Match data
Aug 2, 1992* San Marino ATP 250 F Clay Karel Novacek #21 7-5 6-2 Francisco Clavet #23 Match data
Mar 7, 1992* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Francisco Clavet #29 6-2 4-6 6-3 Karel Novacek #11 Match data
Aug 3, 1991* Kitzbuhel ATP 250 SF Clay Karel Novacek #11 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 Francisco Clavet #53 Match data
Jul 26, 1990* Hilversum ATP 250 R32 Clay Francisco Clavet #148 7-6 7-6 Karel Novacek #31 Match data
Mar 7, 1990* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Francisco Clavet #209 7-5 6-2 Karel Novacek #65 Match data
Jan 4, 1990* Wellington ATP 250 R32 Hard Karel Novacek #69 6-2 6-3 Francisco Clavet #215 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
Francisco Clavet #911 #18 1,613 1,869 388 340 53.3% 0 0 0 0 8 8
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 Francisco Clavet Karel Novacek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1988 1–4 20.0% #290 1,459 0 0 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,554 0 0
20 1989 5–6 45.5% #188 1,503 0 0 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0
21 1990 11–15 42.3% #90 1,576 0 1 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,692 0 1
22 1991 38–26 59.4% #30 1,753 0 1 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,644 0 1
23 1992 39–29 57.4% #22 1,757 0 1 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1
24 1993 21–26 44.7% #100 1,661 0 1 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2
25 1994 27–19 58.7% #38 1,795 0 1 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,705 0 3
26 1995 31–27 53.4% #49 1,740 0 2 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,845 0 7
27 1996 37–28 56.9% #34 1,742 0 3 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,819 0 10
28 1997 41–24 63.1% #33 1,832 0 5 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,760 0 12
29 1998 43–26 62.3% #30 1,809 0 7 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,788 0 13
30 1999 30–27 52.6% #38 1,701 0 7 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,595 0 13
31 2000 28–30 48.3% #49 1,627 0 7 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,580 0 13
32 2001 23–27 46.0% #51 1,620 0 8 — — — — — — —
33 2002 11–22 33.3% #113 1,564 0 8 — — — — — — —
34 2003 2–4 33.3% #358 1,567 0 8 — — — — — — —