H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Jiri Novak vs Lleyton Hewitt H2H: 1-5

Lleyton Hewitt holds a 5–1 lead over Jiri Novak in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Lleyton Hewitt leads 4–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 2004 Japan Open semifinal 6-4 4-6 6-2.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main-draw meetings
Lleyton Hewitt
AUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jiri Novak #28 6-4 4-6 6-2 Lleyton Hewitt #3 Match data Oct 9, 2004* SF Japan Open International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Lleyton Hewitt #10 6-2 6-1 Jiri Novak #22 Match data Jul 29, 2004* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-4 6-2 7-5 Jiri Novak #14 Match data Sep 4, 2002* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-4 6-3 Jiri Novak #15 Match data May 18, 2002* R16 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Lleyton Hewitt #9 6-3 6-3 6-3 Jiri Novak #39 Match data Sep 3, 2000* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Lleyton Hewitt #100 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4 Jiri Novak #75 Match data Jan 8, 1999* R16 Adelaide International ATP World 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
Lleyton Hewitt #636 #1 5,205 2,160 567 244 69.9% 2 2 2 2 22 30

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 Lleyton Hewitt
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1998 10–9 52.6% #100 1,615 0 1
18 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,516 0 0 1999 40–18 69.0% #25 1,854 0 2
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 2000 53–16 76.8% #7 1,980 0 6
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 2001 71–15 82.6% #1 2,116 1 12
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 2002 61–16 79.2% #1 2,066 2 17
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 2003 29–10 74.4% #17 1,939 2 19
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 2004 64–16 80.0% #3 2,073 2 23
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 2005 36–9 80.0% #4 2,114 2 24
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 2006 32–14 69.6% #20 1,971 2 25
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 2007 34–15 69.4% #21 1,919 2 26
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 2008 18–11 62.1% #67 1,936 2 26
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 2009 33–19 63.5% #22 1,959 2 27
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2010 18–11 62.1% #54 1,909 2 28
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2011 8–9 47.1% #186 1,818 2 28
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 2012 15–12 55.6% #83 1,884 2 28
32 — — — — — — — 2013 22–18 55.0% #60 1,889 2 28
33 — — — — — — — 2014 19–15 55.9% #50 1,841 2 30
34 — — — — — — — 2015 3–9 25.0% #307 1,714 2 30
35 — — — — — — — 2016 1–1 50.0% #633 1,727 2 30

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 Lleyton Hewitt
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
18 1993 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 20 10 30 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 37 11 48 77.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 48 10 58 82.8% 10 3 13 76.9% 13 1 14 92.9% 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% 2002 33 9 42 78.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 1 15 93.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2003 23 6 29 79.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 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% 2004 44 9 53 83.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2005 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 20 11 31 64.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2007 21 9 30 70.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2008 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2009 18 14 32 56.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2010 5 6 11 45.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — —
30 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2011 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 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% 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 13 12 25 52.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 11 9 20 55.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 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% — 357 157 514 69.5% 79 43 122 64.8% 114 37 151 75.5% 17 7 24 70.8%

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 753/811 of Lleyton Hewitt'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 Lleyton Hewitt
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 1/1 4.0 3.0 55.6% 56.7% 43.8% 58.8% 50.0% 50.9% 30.8%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 18/19 2.8 4.1 54.8% 68.2% 51.4% 54.4% 39.1% 60.4% 40.6%
18 1993 2/2 1.5 5.0 63.3% 58.9% 36.4% 48.5% 20.6% 50.4% 39.6% 1999 51/58 3.9 2.2 59.1% 71.5% 56.2% 61.1% 49.8% 65.1% 42.8%
19 1994 1/1 1.0 0.0 55.1% 60.5% 40.0% 22.2% 28.6% 51.3% 37.5% 2000 56/69 6.3 3.6 53.9% 75.5% 55.3% 64.9% 51.6% 66.2% 41.8%
20 1995 13/14 2.7 1.8 66.4% 61.6% 45.2% 55.0% 41.9% 56.6% 42.7% 2001 72/86 5.5 3.6 53.4% 75.7% 56.2% 60.8% 48.0% 66.5% 44.2%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 2002 62/77 7.2 4.0 51.4% 74.9% 54.3% 59.2% 42.9% 64.7% 43.4%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 2003 39/39 6.5 4.1 51.7% 77.0% 55.0% 62.9% 47.7% 66.2% 44.4%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 2004 80/80 6.3 3.6 54.2% 76.8% 55.1% 64.6% 47.8% 66.9% 42.7%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 2005 43/45 9.2 3.8 56.4% 78.8% 54.0% 62.8% 45.7% 68.1% 41.3%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 2006 46/46 7.3 3.8 55.1% 71.5% 52.6% 51.5% 46.1% 63.0% 43.0%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 2007 48/49 7.6 3.3 53.6% 76.5% 54.8% 59.0% 51.1% 66.2% 40.3%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 2008 27/29 8.2 3.0 54.5% 76.2% 57.4% 57.7% 37.6% 67.8% 42.0%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 2009 52/52 6.5 3.7 53.3% 76.0% 53.3% 62.4% 41.5% 65.5% 41.5%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2010 29/29 6.3 2.9 56.7% 74.5% 52.0% 56.1% 55.1% 64.6% 42.0%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2011 17/17 6.6 3.8 56.3% 72.4% 48.7% 54.8% 43.7% 61.8% 37.3%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 2012 24/27 5.8 4.2 52.4% 70.5% 47.8% 57.9% 41.3% 59.7% 37.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 40/40 6.2 4.0 51.1% 70.1% 51.9% 59.4% 46.6% 61.1% 39.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 34/34 4.9 4.8 53.5% 72.2% 49.7% 59.4% 44.0% 61.3% 39.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 12/12 6.8 4.8 54.4% 68.6% 51.2% 55.9% 42.4% 60.7% 37.7%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 2/2 6.0 4.0 54.8% 71.6% 47.1% 70.8% 22.9% 60.4% 38.4%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 753/811 6.4 3.7 54.1% 74.4% 53.8% 60.2% 46.4% 64.9% 41.8%

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 Lleyton Hewitt
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1493 104.6 +1.87 +1.38 0.627 41.7% — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — -0.13
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1615 137.2 -0.46 +2.56 1.025 50.0% +26 — -8 52.9% +0.21 5–6 (45%) 7–4 (64%) 103.2 -0.28
18 1993 1517 109.9 +2.28 +0.87 0.799 44.3% — — — 40.0% -2.20 1–0 2–0 — -0.14 1999 1854 154.0 +2.80 +4.93 1.226 53.8% -9 -254 -123 64.6% +1.10 12–9 (57%) 8–10 (44%) 104.4 -2.41
19 1994 1515 112.8 +4.42 +2.29 0.770 43.7% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.30 2000 1980 166.2 +3.71 +4.99 1.237 53.9% +30 -228 -146 69.5% +1.24 14–6 (70%) 11–14 (44%) 102.4 -2.06
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 2001 2117 162.4 +4.29 +6.67 1.319 54.9% +8 -224 -121 72.0% +1.50 24–9 (73%) 13–9 (59%) 104.9 +1.18
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 2002 2066 162.1 +3.20 +6.04 1.230 53.8% +19 -160 +114 70.4% +1.26 18–1 (95%) 18–12 (60%) 108.8 -1.87
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 2003 1940 148.3 +2.77 +6.39 1.313 54.9% +95 -50 +219 66.4% +1.31 8–5 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 92.8 +1.40
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 2004 2074 161.5 +4.35 +6.35 1.292 54.5% +33 -141 +46 72.4% +1.40 13–6 (68%) 17–7 (71%) 103.8 -2.32
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 2005 2115 161.5 +4.84 +5.29 1.294 54.3% +42 — +76 69.3% +1.35 12–0 (100%) 14–10 (58%) 107.6 -1.18
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 2006 1972 142.5 +1.60 +4.43 1.161 52.6% -20 -18 +235 63.1% +0.95 13–5 (72%) 9–8 (53%) 99.4 +0.55
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 2007 1919 154.1 +2.55 +3.26 1.191 53.1% -12 +96 +217 64.8% +0.95 7–5 (58%) 7–13 (35%) 94.4 +1.23
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 2008 1937 143.9 +3.50 +4.91 1.303 53.9% -73 +79 +208 61.5% +1.03 2–3 (40%) 4–10 (29%) 92.4 -1.01
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 2009 1960 156.8 +1.58 +4.92 1.202 53.0% -71 +63 +224 61.0% +0.81 11–9 (55%) 8–12 (40%) 97.5 -1.75
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 2010 1909 143.7 +1.71 +4.35 1.187 53.0% -77 +73 +318 56.2% +0.49 6–3 (67%) 6–2 (75%) 103.7 -0.34
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 2011 1819 131.8 -1.17 +0.07 0.976 49.8% -42 — +318 52.3% +0.32 2–4 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 94.5 -0.11
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 2012 1884 145.7 -2.14 +1.74 0.935 48.9% 0 — +205 50.0% -0.29 6–3 (67%) 4–4 (50%) 102.4 -0.31
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1889 147.2 -2.06 +2.77 1.005 50.2% -35 -33 +197 51.8% +0.17 12–8 (60%) 9–7 (56%) 104.4 -1.05
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1842 149.1 -2.59 +3.22 1.032 50.5% +15 -61 +258 52.3% +0.10 9–4 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 100.9 -0.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1715 118.7 -3.34 +0.79 0.958 49.2% +73 — +259 40.5% -0.65 0–7 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 90.2 +0.96
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1727 113.5 +0.52 +0.37 0.970 49.3% — — — 50.0% -0.17 — 1–0 — +0.04
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 — 2160 162.0 +2.20 +4.74 1.192 53.1% +6 -84 +125 63.9% +0.95 174–93 (65%) 153–144 (52%) 100.9 -1.21

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.