H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jiri Novak vs Guillermo Canas H2H: 1-2

Guillermo Canas holds a 2–1 lead over Jiri Novak in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jiri Novak leads 1–0 on carpet, while Guillermo Canas leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Guillermo Canas won the 2004 Shanghai Masters semifinal 6-1 6-2.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Guillermo Canas
ARG Age 48 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Guillermo Canas #31 6-1 6-2 Jiri Novak #28 Match data Oct 2, 2004* SF Shanghai Masters International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Guillermo Canas #19 6-4 6-0 Jiri Novak #15 Match data Jul 20, 2002* SF Stuttgart Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jiri Novak #43 7-6(6) 7-6(1) Guillermo Canas #22 Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16 Moscow ATP International 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
Guillermo Canas #1,110 #8 2,075 1,991 245 189 56.5% 0 1 0 1 5 7

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 Guillermo Canas
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,516 0 0 1996 0–3 0.0% #183 1,461 0 0
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 1997 1–4 20.0% #129 1,460 0 0
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 1998 6–14 30.0% #95 1,480 0 0
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 1999 15–23 39.5% #71 1,575 0 0
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 2000 5–12 29.4% #231 1,530 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 2001 45–21 68.2% #15 1,839 0 1
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 2002 41–22 65.1% #15 1,856 0 3
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 2003 5–4 55.6% #272 1,804 0 3
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 2004 40–21 65.6% #12 1,900 0 6
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 2005 22–11 66.7% #102 1,870 0 6
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 — — — — — — —
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2007 38–21 64.4% #15 1,817 0 7
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2008 22–20 52.4% #79 1,684 0 7
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 2009 5–13 27.8% #191 1,626 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 Guillermo Canas
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% — — — — — — — — 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 3 7 10 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1999 1 6 7 14.3% 12 11 23 52.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2000 1 3 4 25.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2001 19 10 29 65.5% 18 7 25 72.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2002 16 8 24 66.7% 20 11 31 64.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 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% 2003 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2004 19 8 27 70.4% 17 10 27 63.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2005 7 3 10 70.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2007 15 10 25 60.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 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% 2008 9 9 18 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2009 1 7 8 12.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 153 116 269 56.9% 119 90 209 56.9% 17 18 35 48.6% 30 29 59 50.8% — 97 78 175 55.4% 117 82 199 58.8% 26 18 44 59.1% 5 11 16 31.2%

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 398/434 of Guillermo Canas'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 Guillermo Canas
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% 1996 1/3 1.0 4.0 47.6% 62.5% 54.5% 50.0% 50.0% 58.3% 40.7%
19 1994 1/1 1.0 0.0 55.1% 60.5% 40.0% 22.2% 28.6% 51.3% 37.5% 1997 5/5 5.2 2.8 50.9% 70.7% 47.1% 52.2% 43.1% 58.5% 38.0%
20 1995 13/14 2.7 1.8 66.4% 61.6% 45.2% 55.0% 41.9% 56.6% 42.7% 1998 14/20 5.4 3.8 53.2% 72.2% 46.0% 62.4% 40.8% 59.7% 37.0%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 1999 31/38 2.8 3.1 57.2% 69.1% 52.5% 63.4% 42.8% 61.6% 41.1%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 2000 15/17 3.8 4.3 53.3% 67.7% 44.7% 44.1% 44.4% 57.1% 38.5%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 2001 57/66 5.8 2.7 60.7% 71.3% 51.9% 58.7% 44.3% 63.7% 42.8%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 2002 58/63 5.2 2.6 59.7% 73.3% 54.6% 56.6% 43.3% 65.7% 41.4%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 2003 9/9 4.9 4.6 62.9% 71.5% 46.3% 60.8% 35.2% 62.1% 39.9%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 2004 61/61 4.8 3.4 58.7% 73.8% 54.8% 59.2% 48.3% 66.0% 41.5%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 2005 32/33 3.5 2.4 60.6% 70.6% 53.3% 63.3% 47.0% 64.3% 43.3%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2007 58/59 5.7 2.1 57.3% 73.5% 52.7% 60.3% 48.0% 64.7% 40.5%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2008 39/42 5.9 2.9 53.9% 71.1% 50.0% 54.1% 44.9% 61.4% 38.9%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 2009 18/18 5.8 3.2 51.2% 73.2% 49.3% 62.8% 49.0% 62.0% 35.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Jiri Novak Guillermo Canas
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 1996 1462 97.5 +1.04 -2.26 0.976 49.1% — — — 25.0% -1.62 0–2 1–0 — +0.33
19 1994 1515 112.8 +4.42 +2.29 0.770 43.7% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.30 1997 1461 111.0 +1.67 -1.40 0.916 47.7% +43 — — 33.3% -1.25 0–2 1–0 — -0.22
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 1998 1481 121.3 -1.19 -0.67 0.917 48.3% +38 +4 +126 40.4% -0.50 1–6 (14%) 3–6 (33%) — +0.36
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%) — +0.91 1999 1575 128.1 +0.38 +2.60 1.070 51.2% -99 +35 +40 42.7% -0.46 3–7 (30%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.21
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%) — +0.10 2000 1530 126.2 -2.48 +0.32 0.898 47.3% -56 +30 — 34.1% -0.98 2–4 (33%) 0–2 — -0.39
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%) — -0.98 2001 1839 149.5 +2.44 +4.53 1.177 52.9% -76 -16 -135 60.0% +0.79 15–5 (75%) 9–13 (41%) — +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%) — -1.88 2002 1856 149.5 +2.94 +3.27 1.208 53.1% -23 +31 -142 60.5% +0.74 11–10 (52%) 13–11 (54%) — +1.54
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%) — -0.98 2003 1804 118.1 -0.44 +1.57 1.054 50.7% -9 — — 52.2% +0.09 2–0 3–2 (60%) — +0.24
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%) — -2.12 2004 1901 152.0 +3.45 +3.93 1.218 53.4% +11 +13 -212 61.9% +0.86 10–11 (48%) 11–9 (55%) — -1.25
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%) — +1.43 2005 1871 147.8 +2.24 +5.12 1.212 53.3% +67 +11 -120 64.1% +1.00 2–5 (29%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.92
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%) — +1.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -0.35 2007 1818 155.4 +2.37 +3.32 1.149 52.4% +52 +124 -35 64.0% +0.84 5–7 (42%) 18–6 (75%) — -1.01
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%) — +2.73 2008 1685 140.5 -1.38 +1.60 1.006 50.1% +67 +164 +92 48.0% 0.00 8–5 (62%) 5–12 (29%) — +1.08
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%) — -1.36 2009 1627 123.4 -1.48 -0.18 0.946 49.5% +28 +135 — 37.5% -0.44 1–5 (17%) 2–6 (25%) — +0.68
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 — 1992 149.7 +1.54 +2.98 1.119 51.9% 0 +50 -51 54.9% +0.39 60–69 (47%) 81–78 (51%) 97.0 +0.42

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.