H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Jiri Novak vs Gaston Gaudio H2H: 1-3

Gaston Gaudio holds a 3–1 lead over Jiri Novak in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Gaston Gaudio leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gaston Gaudio won the 2004 Stuttgart Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Gaston Gaudio
ARG Age 47 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gaston Gaudio #11 6-4 6-3 Jiri Novak #25 Match data Jul 17, 2004* QF Stuttgart Open International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Gaston Gaudio #44 2-6 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-3 Jiri Novak #14 Match data May 28, 2004* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jiri Novak #33 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5 Gaston Gaudio #42 Match data Jul 21, 2001* QF Stuttgart Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Gaston Gaudio #72 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(4) Jiri Novak #38 Match data Jan 14, 2000* R16 ASB Classic ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

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
Gaston Gaudio #1,025 #5 2,440 1,995 253 189 57.2% 1 0 0 2 5 8

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 Gaston Gaudio
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 1999 8–15 34.8% #72 1,531 0 0
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 2000 27–25 51.9% #34 1,648 0 0
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 2001 23–23 50.0% #48 1,691 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 2002 39–17 69.6% #21 1,828 0 2
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 2003 34–23 59.6% #34 1,764 0 2
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 2004 35–24 59.3% #10 1,805 1 3
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 2005 54–20 73.0% #10 1,869 1 8
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 2006 26–20 56.5% #34 1,697 1 8
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 2007 6–15 28.6% #182 1,625 1 8
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2008 0–1 0.0% #969 1,605 1 8
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2009 1–5 16.7% #167 1,525 1 8
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 2010 0–1 0.0% #326 1,467 1 8

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 Gaston Gaudio
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 %
18 1993 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 0 2 2 0.0% 8 12 20 40.0% 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% 2000 6 9 15 40.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2001 5 9 14 35.7% 16 11 27 59.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2002 12 9 21 57.1% 25 6 31 80.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2003 6 9 15 40.0% 27 12 39 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 29 12 41 70.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2005 8 9 17 47.1% 41 7 48 85.4% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2006 5 6 11 45.5% 20 12 32 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 2007 1 3 4 25.0% 5 12 17 29.4% — — — — — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2008 — — — — 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% 2009 — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2010 — — — — 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% — 48 66 114 42.1% 193 103 296 65.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 10 14 24 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 411/442 of Gaston Gaudio'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 Gaston Gaudio
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 1/1 1.0 0.0 55.1% 60.5% 40.0% 22.2% 28.6% 51.3% 37.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 13/14 2.7 1.8 66.4% 61.6% 45.2% 55.0% 41.9% 56.6% 42.7% 1999 21/23 2.1 3.5 58.6% 61.3% 49.4% 54.6% 44.0% 56.2% 40.6%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 2000 42/52 2.2 3.1 60.8% 66.4% 47.8% 56.3% 44.2% 59.0% 39.9%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 2001 41/46 3.2 2.7 60.3% 68.6% 52.0% 60.6% 40.5% 62.0% 38.1%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 2002 47/56 3.9 2.4 62.9% 70.4% 55.2% 57.1% 49.1% 64.4% 42.2%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 2003 54/57 2.8 2.9 63.0% 67.1% 50.6% 52.2% 46.0% 61.0% 40.8%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 2004 59/59 2.4 3.0 63.1% 68.5% 49.9% 57.0% 47.5% 61.7% 41.8%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 2005 73/74 2.8 2.9 62.1% 68.4% 52.3% 60.7% 45.0% 62.2% 43.8%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 2006 46/46 2.8 3.6 61.9% 68.2% 49.1% 55.6% 43.3% 61.0% 40.8%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 2007 20/21 1.3 5.1 60.9% 62.6% 44.4% 44.9% 42.0% 55.4% 35.9%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2008 1/1 1.0 3.0 53.1% 30.8% 47.8% 33.3% 40.0% 38.8% 37.0%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2009 6/6 1.7 5.0 64.9% 62.2% 40.2% 53.9% 54.7% 54.8% 39.1%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 2010 1/1 3.0 1.0 75.6% 63.2% 68.2% 81.8% 16.7% 64.4% 34.8%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 411/442 2.7 3.1 62.0% 67.4% 50.5% 56.4% 45.1% 60.9% 41.0%

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 Jiri Novak Gaston Gaudio
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
18 1993 1517 109.9 +2.28 +0.87 0.799 44.3% — — — 40.0% -2.20 1–0 2–0 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 1515 112.8 +4.42 +2.29 0.770 43.7% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1999 1532 120.2 -3.16 +1.21 0.925 48.6% — +61 — 33.3% -0.93 2–4 (33%) 2–4 (33%) 96.9 -0.13
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 2000 1648 139.2 -1.88 +1.92 0.975 49.6% -157 +157 — 50.8% -0.08 7–10 (41%) 10–4 (71%) 103.6 -0.67
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 2001 1691 142.7 -0.10 +0.88 1.001 50.0% -102 +74 — 51.7% -0.01 6–11 (35%) 15–9 (63%) 101.7 +0.14
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 2002 1828 154.5 +2.21 +3.81 1.188 53.1% -81 +154 — 64.1% +0.82 11–6 (65%) 13–9 (59%) 105.8 -0.72
24 1999 1769 144.0 +0.38 +2.95 1.078 51.4% -34 +17 -167 49.3% +0.21 13–7 (65%) 9–18 (33%) 100.1 -1.88 2003 1764 144.0 +0.25 +2.55 1.046 50.7% -73 +146 — 56.0% +0.41 17–10 (63%) 6–13 (32%) 96.5 +0.01
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 2004 1806 148.5 +0.07 +4.61 1.092 51.5% -162 +199 — 58.0% +0.48 9–11 (45%) 9–12 (43%) 93.6 -1.50
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 2005 1870 154.2 +0.77 +5.42 1.158 52.8% -146 +244 — 65.7% +0.95 16–6 (73%) 11–10 (52%) 105.3 +1.99
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 2006 1697 131.9 -1.41 +2.09 1.047 50.8% -45 +240 — 55.4% +0.22 9–9 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 95.0 +3.39
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 2007 1626 110.3 -4.55 -0.35 0.804 45.1% -16 +88 — 31.5% -1.76 4–4 (50%) 1–1 — -0.67
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 2008 1605 96.3 -2.10 -4.49 0.605 37.9% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.14
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 2009 1525 113.6 -2.51 -0.87 0.865 46.9% — +95 — 25.0% -1.81 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.07
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 2010 1467 98.5 -3.63 -2.53 0.978 49.5% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.10
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 — 1995 147.2 -0.36 +2.93 1.049 50.8% -111 +165 — 54.9% +0.22 82–74 (53%) 74–69 (52%) 99.3 +0.46

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.