Jan Kodes
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 5 | 14 | 19 | Jun 1, 1977 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 6 | 7 | 13 | Nov 10, 1977 | H2H |
| Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | 12 | Nov 26, 1977 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 5 | 6 | 11 | Jun 4, 1978 | H2H |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6 | 5 | 11 | Oct 10, 1976 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Jan Kodes holds a 7–2 lead over Karl Meiler in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Jan Kodes leads 3–2 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jan Kodes won the 1978 Stockholm Open round of 32 7-5 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Kodes | 7-5 6-4 | Karl Meiler | Match data | Nov 9, 1978* | R32 | Stockholm Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Jan Kodes | 6-3 6-4 | Karl Meiler | Match data | Jul 16, 1977* | SF | Austrian Open Kitzbühel | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Karl Meiler | 5-7 6-4 6-4 | Jan Kodes | Match data | May 9, 1976* | SF | Munich Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jan Kodes | 6-3 7-5 | Karl Meiler | Match data | Mar 6, 1976* | SF | Swiss Indoors | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Jan Kodes | 7-5 6-1 | Karl Meiler | Match data | Jan 18, 1976* | R16 | Atlanta Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Jan Kodes | 6-3 6-1 | Karl Meiler | Match data | Oct 16, 1975* | R16 | Madrid | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Karl Meiler | 7-6 6-4 | Jan Kodes | Match data | May 12, 1975* | QF | Munich Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jan Kodes | 6-7 6-1 6-1 | Karl Meiler | Match data | Nov 7, 1974* | R32 | Stockholm Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Jan Kodes | 6-0 6-4 6-1 | Karl Meiler | Match data | Jun 10, 1972* | QF | Hamburg Open | ATP 250 | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Kodes | #1,109 | #5 | 14 | 2,122 | 471 | 276 | 63.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Karl Meiler | #920 | #20 | 0 | 1,903 | 254 | 191 | 57.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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 | Jan Kodes | Karl Meiler | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 5–3 | 62.5% | — | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 5–6 | 45.5% | — | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1968 | 23–18 | 56.1% | — | 1,605 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 1–5 | 16.7% | — | 1,503 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1969 | 32–19 | 62.7% | — | 1,738 | 0 | 1 | 1972 | 16–6 | 72.7% | — | 1,735 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 1970 | 58–31 | 65.2% | — | 1,820 | 1 | 3 | 1973 | 47–28 | 62.7% | #32 | 1,807 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 1971 | 49–23 | 68.1% | — | 1,977 | 2 | 5 | 1974 | 42–26 | 61.8% | #67 | 1,780 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 1972 | 44–15 | 74.6% | — | 1,941 | 2 | 6 | 1975 | 47–24 | 66.2% | #31 | 1,844 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 1973 | 51–20 | 71.8% | #9 | 1,936 | 3 | 8 | 1976 | 26–23 | 53.1% | #54 | 1,823 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | 1974 | 45–23 | 66.2% | #17 | 1,922 | 3 | 8 | 1977 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #34 | 1,773 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | 1975 | 55–21 | 72.4% | #19 | 1,985 | 3 | 9 | 1978 | 8–12 | 40.0% | #127 | 1,693 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | 1976 | 49–21 | 70.0% | #19 | 1,986 | 3 | 10 | 1979 | 8–9 | 47.1% | #169 | 1,652 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | 1977 | 30–25 | 54.5% | #41 | 1,854 | 3 | 10 | 1980 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #238 | 1,602 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | 1978 | 13–18 | 41.9% | #119 | 1,757 | 3 | 10 | 1981 | 3–6 | 33.3% | — | 1,575 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | 1979 | 16–16 | 50.0% | #88 | 1,704 | 3 | 10 | 1982 | 5–9 | 35.7% | — | 1,553 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | 1980 | 5–13 | 27.8% | #221 | 1,583 | 3 | 10 | 1983 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #142 | 1,562 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | 1981 | 1–7 | 12.5% | — | 1,510 | 3 | 10 | 1984 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #180 | 1,587 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | 1982 | 0–5 | 0.0% | — | 1,466 | 3 | 10 | 1985 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #452 | 1,590 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | 1983 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #504 | 1,449 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Jan Kodes | Karl Meiler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1968 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1969 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 20 | 9 | 29 | 69.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1972 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1970 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 57.1% | 42 | 11 | 53 | 79.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 1973 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 25 | 1971 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | 25 | 6 | 31 | 80.6% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1974 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 27 | 8 | 35 | 77.1% |
| 26 | 1972 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 31 | 7 | 38 | 81.6% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1975 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 24 | 11 | 35 | 68.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% |
| 27 | 1973 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 19 | 7 | 26 | 73.1% | 16 | 2 | 18 | 88.9% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | 34 | 58.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 28 | 1974 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 16 | 9 | 25 | 64.0% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 1977 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 29 | 1975 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 35 | 10 | 45 | 77.8% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 1978 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 30 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 13 | 51 | 74.5% | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 1979 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1977 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 19 | 10 | 29 | 65.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1978 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1981 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 33 | 1979 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 34 | 1980 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 35 | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1984 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1983 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 77 | 65 | 142 | 54.2% | 281 | 127 | 408 | 68.9% | 43 | 22 | 65 | 66.2% | 70 | 62 | 132 | 53.0% | — | 54 | 42 | 96 | 56.2% | 112 | 91 | 203 | 55.2% | 29 | 23 | 52 | 55.8% | 59 | 35 | 94 | 62.8% |
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 | Jan Kodes | Karl Meiler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1558 | 115.1 | — | — | — | — | +30 | -6 | — | 56.5% | +0.96 | 2–1 (67%) | — | — | +0.11 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1557 | 112.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +1 | — | 37.5% | -0.54 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.28 |
| 22 | 1968 | 1605 | 118.0 | — | — | — | — | -36 | +42 | — | 56.1% | +0.68 | 5–9 (36%) | — | — | -0.12 | 1971 | 1503 | 110.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +12 | — | 38.5% | -0.73 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.20 |
| 23 | 1969 | 1738 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | -81 | +93 | -208 | 60.3% | +0.76 | 10–9 (53%) | — | — | +2.03 | 1972 | 1735 | 126.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +25 | -133 | 63.0% | +0.77 | 6–2 (75%) | 2–2 (50%) | — | +1.06 |
| 24 | 1970 | 1820 | 143.1 | — | — | — | — | -122 | +159 | — | 63.2% | +1.07 | 11–11 (50%) | 3–0 (100%) | — | +2.16 | 1973 | 1808 | 138.6 | — | — | — | — | +48 | -38 | -108 | 60.2% | +0.59 | 8–7 (53%) | 14–10 (58%) | — | +1.89 |
| 25 | 1971 | 1978 | 151.3 | — | — | — | — | -117 | +115 | -220 | 62.9% | +0.93 | 16–9 (64%) | 7–2 (78%) | — | -1.49 | 1974 | 1781 | 133.9 | — | — | — | — | +117 | -40 | -180 | 59.3% | +0.67 | 10–9 (53%) | 11–6 (65%) | — | +5.92 |
| 26 | 1972 | 1942 | 149.8 | — | — | — | — | -111 | +207 | -133 | 68.5% | +1.30 | 8–5 (62%) | 7–3 (70%) | — | +0.38 | 1975 | 1844 | 144.1 | — | — | — | — | -10 | +48 | — | 61.6% | +0.81 | 11–8 (58%) | 11–10 (52%) | — | +3.64 |
| 27 | 1973 | 1937 | 151.7 | — | — | — | — | -54 | +97 | +95 | 65.5% | +1.02 | 14–8 (64%) | 4–7 (36%) | — | -0.84 | 1976 | 1824 | 149.0 | — | — | — | — | -81 | +47 | -190 | 51.8% | +0.07 | 7–7 (50%) | 7–1 (88%) | — | -2.00 |
| 28 | 1974 | 1923 | 150.6 | — | — | — | — | +12 | +34 | +136 | 63.7% | +0.97 | 10–9 (53%) | 8–7 (53%) | — | -2.48 | 1977 | 1773 | 135.9 | — | — | — | — | +35 | -3 | -72 | 56.8% | +0.40 | 8–7 (53%) | 13–8 (62%) | — | +2.77 |
| 29 | 1975 | 1986 | 152.7 | — | — | — | — | -43 | +124 | -4 | 65.8% | +1.06 | 14–8 (64%) | 8–6 (57%) | — | +1.04 | 1978 | 1693 | 122.2 | — | — | — | — | +90 | -46 | — | 44.4% | -0.31 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.55 |
| 30 | 1976 | 1986 | 154.1 | — | — | — | — | -46 | +46 | — | 64.5% | +1.06 | 11–6 (65%) | 8–12 (40%) | — | +1.98 | 1979 | 1652 | 122.6 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -2 | — | 46.3% | -0.10 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–1 | — | +1.30 |
| 31 | 1977 | 1855 | 150.0 | — | — | — | — | -30 | +83 | — | 55.2% | +0.36 | 9–10 (47%) | 8–3 (73%) | — | -2.80 | 1980 | 1603 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | -1 | — | 11.1% | -2.11 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.31 |
| 32 | 1978 | 1757 | 139.9 | — | — | — | — | +40 | +72 | — | 43.8% | -0.40 | 5–5 (50%) | 3–4 (43%) | — | -2.06 | 1981 | 1576 | 109.5 | — | — | — | — | +97 | — | — | 36.4% | -0.91 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.89 |
| 33 | 1979 | 1704 | 135.5 | — | — | — | — | +72 | +67 | — | 47.7% | -0.22 | 8–6 (57%) | 7–7 (50%) | — | +0.10 | 1982 | 1554 | 114.1 | — | — | — | — | +51 | +20 | — | 45.7% | -0.14 | 1–6 (14%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | +1.04 |
| 34 | 1980 | 1584 | 112.7 | — | — | — | — | +90 | +91 | — | 30.4% | -1.65 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.22 | 1983 | 1563 | 111.8 | — | — | — | — | +37 | +9 | — | 41.7% | -0.79 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.18 |
| 35 | 1981 | 1510 | 103.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +86 | — | 15.8% | -2.63 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.28 | 1984 | 1588 | 108.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +17 | — | 71.4% | +0.57 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | +0.09 |
| 36 | 1982 | 1466 | 103.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +64 | — | 0.0% | -3.20 | — | — | — | -0.03 | 1985 | 1591 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -1.34 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.20 |
| 37 | 1983 | 1449 | 96.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | +0.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2122 | 150.1 | — | — | — | — | -50 | +102 | -11 | 60.1% | +0.73 | 123–100 (55%) | 65–52 (56%) | 100.3 | -0.18 | — | 1903 | 139.8 | — | — | — | — | +49 | +9 | -119 | 55.3% | +0.35 | 62–62 (50%) | 66–47 (58%) | 102.2 | +4.05 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 5 | 14 | 19 | Jun 1, 1977 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 6 | 7 | 13 | Nov 10, 1977 | H2H |
| Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | 12 | Nov 26, 1977 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 5 | 6 | 11 | Jun 4, 1978 | H2H |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6 | 5 | 11 | Oct 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 1 | 10 | 11 | Aug 13, 1976 | H2H |
| Jan Kodes | 2 | 7 | 9 | Nov 9, 1978 | H2H |
| Onny Parun | 1 | 6 | 7 | Jul 9, 1976 | H2H |
| Harold Solomon | 1 | 5 | 6 | Nov 3, 1982 | H2H |
| Eddie Dibbs | 1 | 5 | 6 | Oct 25, 1979 | H2H |