H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Jiri Novak vs Mariano Zabaleta H2H: 1-1

Jiri Novak and Mariano Zabaleta are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Mariano Zabaleta leads 1–0 on clay, while Jiri Novak leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 2002 Canadian Open round of 32 6-1 6-3.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Mariano Zabaleta
ARG Age 48 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jiri Novak #13 6-1 6-3 Mariano Zabaleta #35 Match data Aug 1, 2002* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Mariano Zabaleta #86 6-2 6-4 Jiri Novak #72 Match data Nov 7, 1998* SF Bogota ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Mariano Zabaleta #1,009 #21 1,426 1,868 201 208 49.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Mariano Zabaleta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% — 1,514 0 0
18 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,516 0 0 1996 9–8 52.9% #103 1,599 0 0
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 1997 0–6 0.0% #257 1,532 0 0
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 1998 14–8 63.6% #63 1,692 0 1
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 1999 28–29 49.1% #28 1,686 0 1
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 2000 19–27 41.3% #61 1,654 0 1
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 2001 18–18 50.0% #59 1,728 0 1
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 2002 20–28 41.7% #53 1,629 0 1
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 2003 33–24 57.9% #27 1,755 0 2
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 2004 25–21 54.3% #54 1,690 0 3
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 2005 20–16 55.6% #83 1,723 0 3
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 2006 4–8 33.3% #243 1,595 0 3
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2007 9–11 45.0% #104 1,602 0 3
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2008 0–2 0.0% #1141 1,556 0 3
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 Mariano Zabaleta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1993 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — —
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 — — — — 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — — — — —
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1999 9 13 22 40.9% 18 14 32 56.3% — — — — 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% 2000 11 16 27 40.7% 8 10 18 44.4% 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 9 7 16 56.3% 9 10 19 47.4% 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% 2002 3 13 16 18.8% 17 13 30 56.7% 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% 2003 13 12 25 52.0% 20 10 30 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2004 2 7 9 22.2% 22 12 34 64.7% — — — — 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% 2005 4 5 9 44.4% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2006 0 2 2 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 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 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 153 116 269 56.9% 119 90 209 56.9% 17 18 35 48.6% 30 29 59 50.8% — 51 79 130 39.2% 148 118 266 55.6% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0%

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 375/409 of Mariano Zabaleta'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 Mariano Zabaleta
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 4/4 1.8 1.0 63.3% 55.9% 48.1% 46.0% 34.2% 53.0% 41.5%
18 1993 2/2 1.5 5.0 63.3% 58.9% 36.4% 48.5% 20.6% 50.4% 39.6% 1996 17/17 1.1 2.4 73.2% 63.3% 46.1% 54.9% 43.4% 57.8% 44.1%
19 1994 1/1 1.0 0.0 55.1% 60.5% 40.0% 22.2% 28.6% 51.3% 37.5% 1997 5/6 2.8 4.4 60.6% 67.3% 47.1% 53.2% 36.8% 59.3% 30.6%
20 1995 13/14 2.7 1.8 66.4% 61.6% 45.2% 55.0% 41.9% 56.6% 42.7% 1998 18/22 6.2 4.7 52.8% 72.2% 51.9% 64.8% 44.7% 62.7% 40.5%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 1999 51/57 4.7 3.9 53.1% 71.6% 49.4% 56.9% 38.8% 61.2% 37.0%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 2000 37/46 5.5 3.7 49.5% 71.0% 49.9% 60.0% 41.6% 60.2% 36.9%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 2001 32/36 5.0 3.7 54.5% 71.0% 50.7% 60.2% 47.4% 61.5% 37.9%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 2002 43/48 4.3 3.3 58.3% 67.9% 50.7% 53.8% 43.4% 60.5% 35.9%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 2003 55/57 3.1 2.7 58.8% 69.6% 52.1% 51.0% 41.5% 62.4% 40.6%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 2004 45/46 3.8 2.9 61.6% 70.9% 52.5% 55.5% 40.2% 63.6% 39.1%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 2005 36/36 4.4 4.2 56.7% 70.9% 52.8% 60.5% 41.5% 63.2% 39.7%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 2006 12/12 3.6 3.6 58.8% 71.9% 46.8% 59.6% 32.0% 61.7% 36.4%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2007 18/20 3.7 3.7 59.7% 67.6% 49.4% 57.3% 39.5% 60.4% 39.3%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2008 2/2 8.5 6.5 50.4% 71.9% 41.1% 58.7% 31.0% 56.2% 33.3%
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% — 375/409 4.2 3.5 57.3% 69.9% 50.6% 56.7% 41.4% 61.5% 38.5%

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 Mariano Zabaleta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1515 102.4 -1.10 +1.15 0.883 47.2% — +37 — 50.0% -1.10 1–1 1–0 — +0.34
18 1993 1517 109.9 +2.28 +0.87 0.799 44.3% — — — 40.0% -2.20 1–0 2–0 — -0.14 1996 1599 129.5 -1.91 +3.31 1.045 50.4% — +34 — 48.6% +0.03 3–0 (100%) 2–3 (40%) 103.9 -0.44
19 1994 1515 112.8 +4.42 +2.29 0.770 43.7% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.30 1997 1532 99.5 -0.65 -2.22 0.751 44.9% — +30 — 0.0% -2.45 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.44
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 1693 135.0 +1.40 +0.76 1.086 51.6% — +49 — 60.7% +0.82 6–3 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 105.8 +0.16
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 1999 1686 139.7 -0.12 -0.36 0.955 49.2% -82 +41 — 48.9% -0.15 13–8 (62%) 8–12 (40%) 102.1 -2.14
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 2000 1654 140.1 -1.32 +0.40 0.927 48.9% -11 +35 — 44.7% -0.32 3–9 (25%) 11–9 (55%) 96.2 -1.74
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 2001 1728 134.3 -0.06 -0.52 0.984 49.7% +4 -42 — 52.6% -0.02 6–8 (43%) 7–10 (41%) 94.8 +0.40
24 1999 1768 144.0 +0.38 +2.95 1.078 51.4% -33 +18 -166 49.3% +0.21 13–7 (65%) 9–18 (33%) 100.1 -1.88 2002 1630 131.3 -1.34 -1.62 0.909 48.4% -50 +149 — 45.0% -0.41 6–11 (35%) 10–10 (50%) 97.8 +0.24
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 2003 1756 148.5 +0.98 +3.48 1.081 51.2% -111 +149 — 54.3% +0.34 11–6 (65%) 8–11 (42%) 105.3 -1.74
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 2004 1691 140.6 +0.79 +1.45 1.075 51.2% -115 +205 — 52.3% +0.34 8–4 (67%) 8–13 (38%) 97.6 +0.76
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 2005 1723 141.7 +0.72 +1.71 1.078 51.3% -113 +106 — 54.8% +0.40 5–5 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 98.2 -0.73
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 2006 1596 111.4 -0.52 -1.38 0.949 49.1% — +127 — 40.0% -0.60 2–3 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 +0.08
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 2007 1603 126.2 -2.06 +1.76 0.992 49.7% — +106 — 49.0% -0.08 0–4 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 96.8 +0.12
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 2008 1556 98.9 -0.91 -5.19 0.761 44.5% — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 1–0 — +0.34
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 2009 1547 98.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1868 142.7 -0.16 +0.79 0.999 49.9% -64 +94 — 49.6% -0.01 64–62 (51%) 77–85 (48%) 98.6 -1.17

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.