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Jiri Novak vs Daniel Nestor H2H: 1-0

Jiri Novak holds a 1–0 lead over Daniel Nestor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jiri Novak leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 1999 Roland Garros round of 128 6-2 6-2 6-2.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Daniel Nestor
CAN Age 54 Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jiri Novak #49 6-2 6-2 6-2 Daniel Nestor #87 Match data May 26, 1999* R128 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
Jiri Novak #930 #5 2,355 1,940 319 253 55.8% 0 0 0 1 6 7
Daniel Nestor #1,106 #58 752 1,735 71 103 40.8% 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 Jiri Novak Daniel Nestor
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1989 0–1 0.0% #823 1,482 0 0
18 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,516 0 0 1991 1–2 33.3% #242 1,481 0 0
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 1992 1–3 25.0% #238 1,468 0 0
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 1993 2–5 28.6% #189 1,485 0 0
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 1994 5–5 50.0% #171 1,532 0 0
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 1995 3–5 37.5% #177 1,573 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 1996 11–13 45.8% #112 1,633 0 0
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 1997 9–17 34.6% #107 1,589 0 0
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 1998 11–17 39.3% #106 1,595 0 0
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 1999 18–16 52.9% #86 1,672 0 0
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 2000 6–9 40.0% #220 1,624 0 0
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 2001 3–6 33.3% #219 1,662 0 0
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2002 0–1 0.0% #659 1,631 0 0
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2003 1–1 50.0% #500 1,630 0 0
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 2004 0–1 0.0% #1062 1,619 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2006 0–1 0.0% #1115 1,613 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 Jiri Novak Daniel Nestor
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1993 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1995 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1996 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1997 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2000 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2001 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 153 116 269 56.9% 119 90 209 56.9% 17 18 35 48.6% 30 29 59 50.8% — 46 66 112 41.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 18 23 41 43.9% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 503/572 of Jiri Novak's and 153/173 of Daniel Nestor'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 Jiri Novak Daniel Nestor
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%
18 1993 2/2 1.5 5.0 63.3% 58.9% 36.4% 48.5% 20.6% 50.4% 39.6% 1991 3/3 3.7 3.0 57.1% 61.5% 59.5% 64.4% 68.8% 60.9% 32.6%
19 1994 1/1 1.0 0.0 55.1% 60.5% 40.0% 22.2% 28.6% 51.3% 37.5% 1992 4/4 7.0 2.3 65.8% 72.2% 42.8% 63.8% 40.0% 62.2% 30.6%
20 1995 13/14 2.7 1.8 66.4% 61.6% 45.2% 55.0% 41.9% 56.6% 42.7% 1993 7/7 10.6 6.3 61.0% 79.0% 45.2% 70.1% 30.0% 65.9% 32.8%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 1994 9/10 5.7 6.1 56.2% 72.8% 45.6% 55.8% 46.2% 60.6% 34.3%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 1995 7/8 10.7 8.0 57.9% 75.7% 44.0% 66.7% 59.7% 62.5% 32.7%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 1996 20/24 7.2 6.4 56.4% 76.5% 48.6% 61.6% 37.7% 64.2% 31.3%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 1997 22/26 9.5 5.6 59.4% 73.8% 47.3% 53.7% 47.4% 63.0% 34.4%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 1998 25/28 8.4 5.8 57.7% 75.2% 47.2% 62.9% 31.9% 63.2% 33.7%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 1999 32/34 8.5 6.3 59.9% 77.4% 47.5% 64.9% 39.8% 65.3% 34.9%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 2000 10/15 8.2 5.0 65.0% 72.4% 50.9% 61.7% 24.9% 65.0% 31.9%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 2001 9/9 6.4 3.1 64.1% 69.9% 53.8% 41.1% 40.3% 63.4% 36.7%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2002 1/1 5.0 9.0 54.9% 73.3% 48.6% 50.0% 33.3% 62.2% 31.2%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2003 2/2 13.5 8.0 52.4% 77.1% 52.8% 75.8% 20.0% 65.5% 31.1%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 2004 1/1 5.0 2.0 64.2% 70.6% 42.1% 40.0% 12.5% 60.4% 31.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 1/1 8.0 5.0 47.5% 71.1% 47.6% 57.1% 100.0% 58.8% 25.5%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 153/174 8.2 5.7 59.3% 74.8% 47.9% 60.5% 39.7% 63.7% 33.5%

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 Jiri Novak Daniel Nestor
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1483 96.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.26
18 1993 1517 109.9 +2.28 +0.87 0.799 44.3% — — — 40.0% -2.20 1–0 2–0 — -0.14 1991 1481 100.8 -3.36 0.00 0.834 46.8% +33 — — 33.3% -1.00 — — — +0.23
19 1994 1515 112.8 +4.42 +2.29 0.770 43.7% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.30 1992 1468 104.3 +0.24 -3.16 0.811 46.5% +51 — — 30.0% -1.50 0–1 0–1 — +0.34
20 1995 1541 124.9 -1.61 +1.61 0.985 49.3% -3 +37 — 34.4% -0.44 2–0 1–3 (25%) — +0.13 1993 1486 127.0 +3.20 -0.94 0.962 49.6% +34 — — 35.3% -0.35 0–2 1–5 (17%) — -0.14
21 1996 1693 141.1 -1.19 +2.05 1.024 50.5% -5 -39 — 52.9% +0.16 13–9 (59%) 10–8 (56%) 107.2 +0.91 1994 1533 116.3 -0.41 -1.94 0.870 47.9% -12 — +53 42.9% -0.19 2–1 (67%) — — +0.03
22 1997 1693 141.4 +0.90 +1.84 1.072 51.2% +32 -54 — 51.0% +0.38 7–7 (50%) 5–11 (31%) 94.5 +0.10 1995 1573 125.5 +0.35 -1.48 0.872 48.9% -1 — — 42.3% -0.15 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.18
23 1998 1710 138.8 -0.13 +2.19 1.090 51.3% -48 +49 — 47.2% +0.06 11–9 (55%) 6–15 (29%) 97.0 -0.98 1996 1634 117.0 +2.02 -3.65 0.874 47.9% -46 — +26 43.6% -0.31 3–4 (43%) 6–9 (40%) 98.3 +0.68
24 1999 1768 144.0 +0.38 +2.95 1.078 51.4% -33 +18 -166 49.3% +0.21 13–7 (65%) 9–18 (33%) 100.1 -1.88 1997 1590 127.3 -0.03 -1.44 0.929 48.7% +19 — +20 35.4% -0.52 4–3 (57%) 2–13 (13%) 94.9 0.00
25 2000 1698 135.5 +0.88 +1.43 1.030 50.2% -24 +91 — 46.3% -0.30 9–6 (60%) 9–7 (56%) 106.4 -0.98 1998 1596 128.8 +0.61 -2.43 0.915 48.5% +30 — -28 45.8% -0.24 3–7 (30%) 9–9 (50%) 97.4 -0.60
26 2001 1861 155.0 +2.25 +3.70 1.185 52.9% -87 +108 — 59.1% +0.73 8–5 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 103.0 -2.12 1999 1672 138.5 +2.44 -2.00 1.004 50.2% +4 — -25 52.7% +0.25 5–5 (50%) 7–8 (47%) 99.5 -0.06
27 2002 1907 151.6 +2.81 +4.54 1.206 53.4% -4 +6 -360 61.1% +0.94 12–6 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 98.8 +1.43 2000 1624 116.5 +0.44 -2.14 0.912 48.4% +38 — -28 47.5% -0.47 2–4 (33%) 7–3 (70%) 99.4 +0.69
28 2003 1830 140.9 +1.53 +2.70 1.131 52.0% 0 +90 -190 58.4% +0.62 13–9 (59%) 10–12 (45%) 97.4 +1.97 2001 1663 113.6 +0.51 -1.30 1.002 49.9% -24 — -48 40.9% -0.32 — 0–2 — -0.23
29 2004 1908 146.7 +1.37 +3.15 1.115 52.0% +30 -71 -246 59.0% +0.75 11–3 (79%) 7–5 (58%) 107.8 -0.35 2002 1632 105.1 -0.84 -1.17 0.824 47.2% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.26
30 2005 1677 131.0 -1.54 +1.71 1.018 50.2% +80 +90 +18 50.9% +0.14 5–7 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 95.1 +2.73 2003 1631 111.5 +1.46 +1.37 0.901 49.2% — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — +0.04
31 2006 1717 130.7 +0.78 -0.28 0.984 49.7% +72 -5 -79 47.5% -0.21 3–4 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.36 2004 1619 103.0 -0.89 +2.13 0.803 44.5% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1614 105.0 +0.88 +1.89 0.617 45.2% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.13
Career — 1940 148.5 +0.78 +2.55 1.087 51.4% -1 +31 -173 53.4% +0.35 108–73 (60%) 88–111 (44%) 101.4 -0.15 — 1736 132.4 +1.02 -1.99 0.923 48.8% +8 — -4 43.3% -0.29 20–29 (41%) 33–54 (38%) 90.8 +0.71

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.