H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Jiri Novak vs Jim Grabb H2H: 1-0

Jiri Novak holds a 1–0 lead over Jim Grabb in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jiri Novak leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 1996 Memphis round of 32 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Jim Grabb
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jiri Novak #43 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1 Jim Grabb #222 Match data Feb 22, 1996* R32 Memphis Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Jim Grabb #927 #24 760 1,828 179 199 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Jim Grabb
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 — — — — — — —
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 1985 4–4 50.0% #251 1,560 0 0
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 1986 7–6 53.8% #94 1,636 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 1987 20–18 52.6% #66 1,687 0 1
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 1988 17–23 42.5% #91 1,562 0 1
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 1989 27–20 57.4% #35 1,767 0 1
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 1990 16–18 47.1% #72 1,688 0 1
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 1991 19–23 45.2% #87 1,680 0 1
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 1992 31–24 56.4% #55 1,748 0 2
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 1993 6–9 40.0% #197 1,690 0 2
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 1994 18–20 47.4% #68 1,670 0 2
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 1995 6–17 26.1% #207 1,545 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1996 6–10 37.5% #199 1,564 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1997 2–7 22.2% #342 1,516 0 2

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 Jim Grabb
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1985 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1986 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1987 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1988 10 14 24 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1989 25 14 39 64.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% 1990 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1991 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1992 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6%
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 1993 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — 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% 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1995 5 14 19 26.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 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% — 126 125 251 50.2% 3 13 16 18.8% 10 20 30 33.3% 40 41 81 49.4%

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 169/198 of Jim Grabb'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 Jim Grabb
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 1991 37/42 7.0 4.0 64.9% 72.2% 48.6% 59.8% 37.6% 64.1% 36.3%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 1992 50/55 6.4 3.1 64.6% 75.8% 47.8% 54.4% 35.0% 66.0% 35.6%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 1993 13/15 5.1 3.0 70.6% 65.7% 48.5% 60.1% 52.2% 59.9% 35.2%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 1994 33/38 5.2 3.0 68.5% 69.1% 45.9% 59.0% 49.0% 61.9% 35.7%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 1995 20/23 5.7 2.9 64.8% 68.9% 47.3% 65.1% 27.2% 61.3% 32.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 10/16 7.1 5.5 65.1% 74.5% 44.0% 58.1% 52.2% 63.5% 33.7%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 6/9 4.3 6.5 63.9% 71.6% 34.5% 48.0% 42.7% 58.1% 32.5%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 169/378 6.1 3.5 65.9% 71.9% 46.9% 58.2% 40.0% 63.3% 35.2%

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 Jim Grabb
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1985 1560 123.7 — — — — +46 — — 47.6% -0.24 1–1 0–2 — +0.16
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 1986 1636 129.6 — — — — +34 — — 50.0% +0.40 3–1 (75%) 1–4 (20%) 101.3 +0.05
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 1987 1688 137.5 — — — — +49 — — 48.8% +0.04 4–2 (67%) 10–2 (83%) 107.9 +1.31
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 1988 1562 123.6 — — — — +13 -58 -17 45.0% -0.28 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) 100.0 -0.31
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 1989 1768 139.4 — — — — +19 — — 56.7% +0.35 6–9 (40%) 13–10 (57%) 100.2 -1.18
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 1990 1689 132.1 — — — — +29 -250 -88 48.2% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 98.1 -0.10
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 1991 1681 136.8 +1.98 -1.92 1.009 50.2% +35 — -107 51.3% +0.05 7–17 (29%) 9–10 (47%) 91.2 +0.72
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 1992 1749 141.9 +3.85 -1.34 1.048 50.4% +32 -275 -178 52.2% +0.19 11–7 (61%) 11–11 (50%) 105.6 +1.42
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 1993 1691 122.3 -0.49 -1.37 0.878 47.6% +9 — — 45.9% -0.22 2–3 (40%) 5–6 (45%) 97.3 +0.36
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 1994 1670 136.2 +0.52 -2.08 0.937 48.9% +50 — -139 50.0% +0.04 7–8 (47%) 5–8 (38%) 98.4 +0.09
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 1995 1546 127.6 -0.66 -2.43 0.847 47.4% +34 — — 33.3% -1.11 2–5 (29%) 4–9 (31%) 91.9 -1.25
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1565 120.0 +0.58 -1.86 0.923 48.7% +2 — — 41.9% -0.53 3–3 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 98.0 +0.17
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1516 104.9 -2.13 -1.64 0.777 45.3% +9 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.17
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 — 1829 140.2 +1.52 -1.78 0.959 49.2% +30 -207 -101 48.5% -0.08 58–69 (46%) 75–85 (47%) 96.6 +0.43

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.