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

Jiri Novak vs Grant Stafford H2H: 1-0

Jiri Novak holds a 1–0 lead over Grant Stafford in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jiri Novak leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 1997 Ostrava round of 32 6-1 6-1.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Grant Stafford
RSA Age 55 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jiri Novak #63 6-1 6-1 Grant Stafford #78 Match data Oct 16, 1997* R32 Ostrava World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Grant Stafford #1,161 #53 750 1,807 83 111 42.8% 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 Grant Stafford
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 1990 0–1 0.0% #264 1,492 0 0
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 1991 5–6 45.5% #172 1,552 0 0
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 1992 4–4 50.0% #191 1,635 0 0
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 1993 17–14 54.8% #86 1,717 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 1994 11–21 34.4% #168 1,558 0 0
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 1995 2–7 22.2% #288 1,530 0 0
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 1996 10–13 43.5% #83 1,563 0 0
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 1997 21–20 51.2% #74 1,657 0 0
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 1998 12–21 36.4% #163 1,564 0 0
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 1999 0–3 0.0% #475 1,535 0 0
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2000 1–1 50.0% #435 1,592 0 0
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 — — — — — — —
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Grant Stafford
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% — — — — — — — — 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1992 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 13 11 24 54.2% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
23 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1994 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1995 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1997 10 11 21 47.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1998 8 12 20 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1999 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2000 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 153 116 269 56.9% 119 90 209 56.9% 17 18 35 48.6% 30 29 59 50.8% — 53 70 123 43.1% 7 14 21 33.3% 20 19 39 51.3% 3 8 11 27.3%

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 168/193 of Grant Stafford'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 Grant Stafford
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% 1991 10/11 1.6 2.9 66.6% 61.7% 43.9% 53.1% 40.6% 55.5% 39.0%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 1992 8/8 3.6 5.8 60.4% 64.4% 34.5% 42.1% 40.5% 53.0% 42.7%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 1993 25/31 2.3 3.2 61.9% 66.5% 46.6% 53.3% 50.5% 59.1% 44.0%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 1994 26/32 2.3 4.2 60.8% 64.3% 43.2% 48.3% 39.9% 56.0% 39.8%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 1995 7/9 3.7 4.7 61.7% 64.6% 44.0% 53.7% 40.4% 56.3% 39.2%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 1996 22/23 4.9 2.7 60.2% 70.3% 49.0% 61.2% 37.6% 61.8% 38.5%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 1997 36/41 4.8 3.5 55.4% 71.7% 51.0% 53.0% 53.2% 62.4% 41.1%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 1998 30/33 3.9 4.3 56.9% 67.1% 44.0% 49.0% 33.6% 57.0% 38.4%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 1999 2/3 1.5 6.5 61.6% 70.0% 34.4% 45.2% 13.3% 56.4% 35.6%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2000 2/2 8.0 7.5 61.9% 79.4% 48.2% 59.2% 34.2% 68.1% 39.9%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 168/194 3.6 3.8 59.4% 67.6% 45.9% 52.2% 42.6% 58.8% 40.3%

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 Grant Stafford
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 1990 1493 101.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — -0.11
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 1991 1553 120.2 -2.74 +0.10 0.877 47.4% +35 — — 37.9% -0.86 4–0 (100%) 1–3 (25%) 105.2 +0.35
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 1992 1636 116.0 -2.73 +2.89 0.909 47.9% -35 — +9 52.4% -0.43 1–1 3–0 (100%) — -0.68
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 1993 1718 129.9 -1.48 +4.18 1.076 51.6% -17 — -65 55.2% +0.18 4–2 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 105.8 +0.11
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 1994 1558 130.9 -3.88 +1.31 0.904 47.9% +81 -50 +43 40.5% -0.46 3–10 (23%) 4–4 (50%) 94.4 -0.87
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 1995 1530 116.1 -1.20 +0.97 0.895 47.6% +80 — — 32.0% -0.92 2–4 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 95.9 -0.12
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 1996 1563 122.3 -0.43 -0.01 1.008 50.1% +9 — +95 48.3% +0.05 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.5 +1.72
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 1997 1658 134.1 +0.10 +3.52 1.093 51.4% -32 -111 +67 50.0% +0.05 7–8 (47%) 4–5 (44%) 102.5 -0.14
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 1998 1565 127.0 -3.40 +0.46 0.893 47.5% +59 -78 +128 39.2% -0.82 3–6 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 96.7 -0.07
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 1999 1535 103.1 +1.15 -0.33 0.817 44.9% — — — 0.0% -2.86 — — — -0.39
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 2000 1592 112.5 +0.96 +1.20 1.250 53.0% — — — 62.5% +0.63 0–1 1–0 — -0.05
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1808 133.9 -1.78 +1.85 0.977 49.4% +21 -80 +52 44.8% -0.34 26–38 (41%) 27–27 (50%) 100.0 -0.13

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.