H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Jiri Novak vs Karim Alami H2H: 0-2

Karim Alami holds a 2–0 lead over Jiri Novak in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Karim Alami leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Karim Alami won the 2000 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Karim Alami
MAR Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karim Alami #34 6-4 6-2 Jiri Novak #43 Match data Feb 12, 2000* QF Dubai Tennis Championships ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Karim Alami #55 7-6(1) 4-6 7-5 Jiri Novak #63 Match data Jul 16, 1997* R64 Stuttgart Open Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Karim Alami #1,418 #25 1,196 1,799 143 179 44.4% 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 Karim Alami
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1990 0–1 0.0% #340 1,488 0 0
18 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 1992 0–3 0.0% #437 1,458 0 0
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 1993 2–2 50.0% #205 1,475 0 0
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 1994 12–19 38.7% #88 1,506 0 0
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 1995 15–14 51.7% #73 1,616 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 1996 16–21 43.2% #56 1,652 0 2
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 1997 23–27 46.0% #55 1,619 0 2
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 1998 19–21 47.5% #72 1,655 0 2
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 1999 26–22 54.2% #31 1,735 0 2
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 2000 24–29 45.3% #57 1,642 0 2
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 2001 5–17 22.7% #203 1,526 0 2
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2002 1–2 33.3% #479 1,533 0 2
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2003 0–1 0.0% #990 1,520 0 2
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 Karim Alami
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1993 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 7 13 20 35.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1995 4 4 8 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 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% 1996 1 6 7 14.3% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1997 0 4 4 0.0% 21 19 40 52.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 3 5 8 37.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 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 3 4 7 42.9% 22 15 37 59.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2000 13 15 28 46.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 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 0 6 6 0.0% 5 11 16 31.3% — — — — — — — —
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% 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% 2003 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 153 116 269 56.9% 119 90 209 56.9% 17 18 35 48.6% 30 29 59 50.8% — 28 50 78 35.9% 109 106 215 50.7% 5 10 15 33.3% 1 13 14 7.1%

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 270/321 of Karim Alami'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 Karim Alami
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% 1992 2/3 2.5 1.0 58.7% 65.0% 51.2% 39.3% 62.5% 58.9% 33.2%
20 1995 13/14 2.7 1.8 66.4% 61.6% 45.2% 55.0% 41.9% 56.6% 42.7% 1993 4/4 5.0 1.3 55.4% 64.2% 39.4% 54.3% 45.4% 53.2% 43.1%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 1994 25/31 3.5 2.3 52.9% 68.7% 48.3% 60.2% 44.1% 59.4% 39.0%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 1995 27/29 4.4 2.2 50.9% 72.1% 48.6% 55.7% 38.0% 60.4% 38.9%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 1996 36/37 4.6 3.4 54.3% 72.3% 47.6% 52.1% 47.8% 60.8% 35.4%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 1997 47/50 3.9 2.6 56.4% 71.1% 48.1% 57.7% 39.6% 60.9% 38.7%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 1998 34/40 4.2 2.8 59.4% 69.2% 46.6% 53.8% 38.7% 60.0% 37.2%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 1999 34/48 4.9 2.9 57.0% 69.6% 49.9% 55.9% 45.3% 61.0% 39.1%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 2000 39/53 5.2 3.8 56.9% 72.4% 49.7% 54.0% 39.6% 62.6% 35.8%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 2001 19/22 3.9 3.2 57.9% 66.2% 46.8% 61.6% 40.2% 57.6% 35.1%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2002 2/3 2.0 1.5 60.7% 64.1% 57.5% 40.0% 0.0% 61.5% 25.6%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2003 1/1 5.0 0.0 60.8% 68.9% 37.9% 42.9% 75.0% 56.8% 34.6%
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% — 270/322 4.4 2.8 55.9% 70.4% 48.2% 55.6% 41.7% 60.5% 37.4%

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 Karim Alami
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1488 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.05
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 1992 1459 103.2 -1.47 -0.13 0.807 46.6% — +29 — 33.3% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.12
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 1475 106.9 -3.07 -2.89 0.920 48.5% — +38 — 50.0% 0.00 — 1–1 — +0.42
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 1506 125.9 -1.21 -0.48 0.959 49.2% +61 -2 +91 40.0% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 8–5 (62%) 102.8 +1.14
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 1617 122.6 -0.13 -0.28 0.984 49.7% -30 +10 — 50.7% +0.06 5–5 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 98.7 +1.51
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 1653 128.3 -0.43 -2.34 0.903 48.3% -161 +80 — 39.5% -0.74 6–2 (75%) 6–5 (55%) 105.5 -0.91
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 1997 1620 129.9 +0.05 +0.05 0.989 49.4% -162 +68 — 44.4% -0.40 8–7 (53%) 4–6 (40%) 98.8 +0.30
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 1655 137.2 -1.24 -0.31 0.931 48.5% -150 +116 — 46.4% -0.39 9–5 (64%) 10–8 (56%) 109.4 -0.32
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 1735 143.2 +0.18 +0.65 1.002 50.1% -212 +82 — 52.0% +0.21 10–8 (56%) 8–13 (38%) 99.8 -1.98
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 1643 133.0 +0.50 -0.95 0.955 49.2% -36 +70 -118 46.4% -0.29 11–12 (48%) 12–10 (55%) 100.7 +0.55
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 1527 113.0 -2.51 -1.95 0.829 46.3% -8 +94 — 24.1% -1.63 3–3 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 98.8 -0.45
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 1534 103.3 -2.21 -3.26 0.666 43.0% — — — 33.3% -1.33 — 1–0 — -0.01
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%) 95.1 +2.73 2003 1521 102.9 -3.07 +0.46 0.800 45.4% — — — 33.3% -1.00 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1800 135.3 -0.50 -0.67 0.946 48.9% -80 +67 -40 44.2% -0.40 53–47 (53%) 57–58 (50%) 104.7 +0.15

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.