H2H data updated: 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

Frantisek Pala vs Tadeusz Nowicki H2H: 1-0

Frantisek Pala holds a 1–0 lead over Tadeusz Nowicki in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Frantisek Pala leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Frantisek Pala won the 1970 Roland Garros round of 64 6-1 6-2 6-1.

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Frantisek Pala
CZE Age 82 Left-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Tadeusz Nowicki
POL Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Frantisek Pala 6-1 6-2 6-1 Tadeusz Nowicki Match data May 5, 1970* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Frantisek Pala #326 #102 0 1,722 64 114 36.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tadeusz Nowicki #282 #119 0 1,616 19 25 43.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Frantisek Pala Tadeusz Nowicki
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 2–3 40.0% — 1,515 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1969 1–2 33.3% — 1,491 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1970 3–3 50.0% — 1,514 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 1971 3–1 75.0% — 1,593 0 0
25 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,488 0 0 1972 1–5 16.7% — 1,530 0 0
26 1970 2–3 40.0% — 1,485 0 0 1973 5–4 55.6% #139 1,560 0 0
27 1971 10–11 47.6% — 1,531 0 0 1974 3–6 33.3% #150 1,565 0 0
28 1972 15–15 50.0% — 1,612 0 0 1975 1–1 50.0% #282 1,559 0 0
29 1973 8–18 30.8% #114 1,574 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1974 4–15 21.1% #129 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 1975 8–14 36.4% #119 1,571 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 1976 12–15 44.4% #114 1,621 0 0 — — — — — — —
33 1977 3–16 15.8% #148 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
34 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,500 0 0 — — — — — — —
35 1979 0–2 0.0% #326 1,482 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Frantisek Pala Tadeusz Nowicki
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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1970 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1973 — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1971 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 1972 0 3 3 0.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 8 9 11.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 3 3 6 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 2 10 12 16.7% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 6 14 20 30.0% 49 70 119 41.2% 4 11 15 26.7% 5 19 24 20.8% — 0 1 1 0.0% 18 16 34 52.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Frantisek Pala Tadeusz Nowicki
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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1515 107.5 — — — — — +21 — 71.4% +1.86 0–1 — — +0.06
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1492 100.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 0–1 — — -0.18
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1514 104.9 — — — — — +59 — 55.6% -0.11 0–1 — — +0.28
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1594 118.4 — — — — — +67 — 71.4% +1.43 — — — +0.23
25 1969 1488 111.2 — — — — — +1 — 15.4% -1.92 1–0 — — -0.33 1972 1531 99.2 — — — — — +93 — 30.0% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.63
26 1970 1485 108.5 — — — — — +33 — 52.6% +0.26 0–2 — — +0.42 1973 1561 120.7 — — — — — +127 — 48.0% +0.08 2–1 (67%) — — +0.80
27 1971 1532 121.8 — — — — — +88 -99 49.1% +0.33 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +2.40 1974 1565 117.1 — — — — — +132 — 34.8% -1.22 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.03
28 1972 1612 119.4 — — — — -59 +107 -140 47.7% -0.49 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 102.0 +1.60 1975 1560 100.3 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.57
29 1973 1574 122.3 — — — — -63 +104 -98 35.5% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 99.1 -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1974 1536 124.7 — — — — -82 +103 — 24.4% -1.49 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.3 -1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 1572 130.3 — — — — -116 +60 — 37.0% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 102.3 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 1621 129.6 — — — — -95 -7 — 44.3% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 104.0 +1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 1488 107.7 — — — — -26 +29 — 27.7% -1.30 0–5 (0%) 1–5 (17%) 91.6 +1.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 1500 99.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 1483 104.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1722 128.2 — — — — -72 +66 -112 39.1% -0.60 20–25 (44%) 17–23 (43%) 99.1 +3.17 — 1616 119.4 — — — — — +89 — 48.2% -0.21 4–7 (36%) 0–2 — +5.90

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.