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Jiri Novak vs Paul Haarhuis H2H: 0-2

Paul Haarhuis holds a 2–0 lead over Jiri Novak in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paul Haarhuis leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paul Haarhuis won the 1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 16 6-1 4-6 7-5.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Paul Haarhuis
NED Age 60 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Haarhuis #85 6-1 4-6 7-5 Jiri Novak #76 Match data Aug 28, 1998* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Paul Haarhuis #25 6-4 1-6 6-3 Jiri Novak #48 Match data Feb 27, 1997* R32 Philadelphia 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
Paul Haarhuis #623 #18 1,341 1,887 251 247 50.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Paul Haarhuis
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 — — — — — — —
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 1988 0–1 0.0% #462 1,488 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 1989 9–7 56.2% #57 1,635 0 0
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 1990 20–25 44.4% #54 1,670 0 0
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 1991 25–25 50.0% #37 1,729 0 0
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 1992 33–29 53.2% #39 1,684 0 0
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 1993 30–26 53.6% #42 1,764 0 0
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 1994 26–22 54.2% #37 1,715 0 0
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 1995 33–24 57.9% #19 1,715 0 1
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 1996 30–28 51.7% #25 1,735 0 1
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 1997 19–25 43.2% #70 1,674 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 1998 20–20 50.0% #74 1,660 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 1999 6–15 28.6% #178 1,620 0 1

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 Paul Haarhuis
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1988 — — — — 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% 1989 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 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% 1990 3 6 9 33.3% 8 11 19 42.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1991 14 11 25 56.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1992 20 12 32 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1993 12 10 22 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1994 10 9 19 52.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 1995 13 8 21 61.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
30 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 13 13 26 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1997 7 11 18 38.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 4 7 11 36.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% — 111 98 209 53.1% 56 70 126 44.4% 28 25 53 52.8% 56 54 110 50.9%

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 380/436 of Paul Haarhuis'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 Paul Haarhuis
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% 1991 44/50 3.8 2.3 58.4% 68.3% 52.1% 45.9% 48.3% 61.5% 40.2%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 1992 55/62 4.0 1.9 59.8% 70.2% 51.8% 63.1% 41.7% 62.7% 38.0%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 1993 51/56 4.0 2.0 59.5% 69.2% 52.2% 60.9% 43.4% 62.2% 38.2%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 1994 43/48 4.2 2.0 59.7% 68.8% 50.0% 64.0% 48.8% 61.1% 37.1%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 1995 55/57 4.6 2.6 59.8% 68.3% 50.7% 54.3% 40.4% 61.0% 36.3%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 1996 48/58 4.2 1.8 62.5% 68.2% 51.8% 50.8% 44.9% 62.2% 35.8%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 1997 37/44 5.3 2.8 59.7% 71.9% 51.2% 59.4% 46.1% 63.5% 37.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 30/40 5.8 3.2 56.4% 71.4% 50.5% 60.7% 45.0% 62.5% 36.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 17/21 5.3 2.4 61.5% 68.9% 48.6% 61.8% 29.9% 61.0% 36.2%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 380/498 4.4 2.3 59.7% 69.4% 51.2% 57.5% 43.9% 62.0% 37.3%

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 Paul Haarhuis
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1988 1489 98.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.04
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 1989 1636 132.2 — — — — -19 -43 — 54.3% +0.30 1–2 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 101.8 +0.52
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 1990 1670 140.9 — — — — -4 -37 -64 46.9% -0.14 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) 100.3 -1.33
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 1991 1730 144.8 +0.85 +1.66 1.042 50.8% +15 -61 -171 51.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 6–5 (55%) 102.5 -2.69
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 1992 1685 143.9 +1.01 +0.37 1.019 50.2% +33 -24 — 50.3% +0.07 9–8 (53%) 12–15 (44%) 99.9 -0.46
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 1993 1764 141.2 +1.06 +0.08 1.010 50.5% -19 +4 -232 53.5% +0.17 8–9 (47%) 11–11 (50%) 102.1 -0.40
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 1994 1715 147.9 +0.13 -0.29 0.953 49.4% +46 +62 — 50.8% -0.08 10–4 (71%) 8–9 (47%) 104.6 -1.32
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 1995 1716 137.5 -0.59 -0.36 0.931 48.7% +46 -19 -93 50.0% -0.17 18–5 (78%) 11–12 (48%) 106.7 +0.15
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 1996 1736 139.0 +0.20 -0.84 0.946 49.0% +10 -47 -15 46.6% -0.19 12–5 (71%) 13–16 (45%) 105.2 +0.88
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 1997 1675 138.9 +1.41 -0.41 1.025 50.4% -16 -7 +99 48.7% +0.13 5–13 (28%) 14–12 (54%) 93.4 -0.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1660 132.7 +0.38 -1.61 0.960 49.6% +19 -37 +79 48.4% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–7 (46%) 103.3 +1.10
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1620 127.7 -0.68 -0.73 0.928 48.6% +35 -73 +103 42.4% -0.44 0–6 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 89.4 -1.04
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 — 1888 146.0 +0.48 -0.13 0.982 49.8% +17 -22 -15 49.4% 0.00 84–71 (54%) 97–108 (47%) 102.8 -1.05

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.