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

Jiri Novak vs Paul-Henri Mathieu H2H: 1-3

Paul-Henri Mathieu holds a 3–1 lead over Jiri Novak in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Paul-Henri Mathieu leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Paul-Henri Mathieu won the 2005 Estoril Open round of 32 7-6(5) 6-1.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Paul-Henri Mathieu
FRA Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul-Henri Mathieu #73 7-6(5) 6-1 Jiri Novak #23 Match data Apr 28, 2005* R32 Estoril Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jiri Novak #10 1-6 6-2 6-3 Paul-Henri Mathieu #59 Match data Jul 11, 2003* R16 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Paul-Henri Mathieu #83 4-6 6-3 6-4 Jiri Novak #12 Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16 Moscow ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Paul-Henri Mathieu #107 6-4 6-4 6-3 Jiri Novak #15 Match data Jun 2, 2002* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Paul-Henri Mathieu #914 #12 2,000 1,961 271 298 47.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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-Henri Mathieu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1993 1–1 50.0% #286 1,516 0 0 2000 2–3 40.0% #275 1,487 0 0
19 1994 0–1 0.0% #205 1,515 0 0 2001 0–2 0.0% #150 1,468 0 0
20 1995 5–9 35.7% #53 1,541 0 0 2002 23–14 62.2% #36 1,838 0 2
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 2003 16–23 41.0% #83 1,683 0 2
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 2004 9–10 47.4% #123 1,661 0 2
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 2005 26–27 49.1% #46 1,721 0 2
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 2006 23–28 45.1% #55 1,668 0 2
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 2007 45–23 66.2% #25 1,872 0 4
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 2008 32–26 55.2% #31 1,772 0 4
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 2009 28–29 49.1% #33 1,752 0 4
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 2010 10–19 34.5% #97 1,740 0 4
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 — — — — — — —
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2012 14–17 45.2% #58 1,824 0 4
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 2013 6–19 24.0% #129 1,723 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2014 11–17 39.3% #96 1,758 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2015 7–12 36.8% #95 1,762 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2016 18–20 47.4% #73 1,686 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 2017 1–9 10.0% #249 1,577 0 4

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-Henri Mathieu
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% — — — — — — — — 2000 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1994 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 0 10 100.0%
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 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% 2004 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
23 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2005 12 11 23 52.2% 9 11 20 45.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2006 9 13 22 40.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 22 16 38 57.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
26 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2008 22 15 37 59.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2009 16 17 33 48.5% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2012 7 10 17 41.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2013 3 8 11 27.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1 7 8 12.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 6 9 15 40.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 153 116 269 56.9% 119 90 209 56.9% 17 18 35 48.6% 30 29 59 50.8% — 127 146 273 46.5% 103 106 209 49.3% 22 32 54 40.7% 19 14 33 57.6%

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 516/525 of Paul-Henri Mathieu'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-Henri Mathieu
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% 2003 38/39 3.6 3.7 50.2% 70.0% 48.7% 51.2% 42.6% 59.7% 38.5%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 2004 19/19 5.8 2.9 51.5% 73.7% 52.5% 64.5% 48.1% 63.3% 33.3%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 2005 53/53 4.2 2.9 54.3% 69.8% 51.7% 53.0% 45.3% 61.6% 37.7%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 2006 50/51 4.2 2.7 58.3% 70.4% 52.9% 48.9% 45.8% 62.8% 38.6%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 2007 68/68 4.8 2.3 56.0% 73.9% 54.4% 65.2% 46.1% 65.3% 40.2%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 2008 53/58 5.6 2.9 55.7% 73.5% 53.8% 61.1% 42.2% 64.9% 35.0%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 2009 57/57 5.9 2.4 56.3% 71.4% 50.0% 56.9% 45.0% 62.1% 35.4%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 2010 28/29 6.3 3.7 54.3% 71.9% 49.8% 63.1% 41.0% 61.7% 33.9%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2012 31/31 4.9 4.3 52.8% 74.8% 51.2% 58.3% 38.4% 63.6% 36.6%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 2013 25/25 5.0 4.2 54.4% 70.0% 47.4% 53.8% 36.3% 59.7% 31.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 28/28 4.1 3.1 56.1% 69.4% 54.2% 63.1% 31.0% 62.7% 34.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 19/19 4.9 3.5 56.2% 70.8% 50.0% 64.0% 46.3% 61.4% 35.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 37/38 4.6 4.1 55.5% 70.5% 49.5% 56.4% 42.2% 61.2% 36.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 10/10 4.9 3.5 55.5% 69.2% 45.9% 49.8% 31.7% 58.7% 31.6%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 516/569 4.9 3.1 55.1% 71.6% 51.5% 57.8% 42.7% 62.5% 36.4%

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu
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 2000 1488 110.7 — — — — +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — 1–1 — -0.26
19 1994 1515 112.8 +4.42 +2.29 0.770 43.7% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.30 2001 1469 108.1 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.28
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 2002 1838 147.8 — — — — -53 -191 — 57.3% +0.70 9–6 (60%) 4–10 (29%) 104.3 -2.14
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 2003 1683 131.8 -1.76 +0.72 0.955 49.3% +14 +18 -190 43.5% -0.24 7–7 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 101.2 +0.87
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 2004 1662 129.7 +0.25 -2.44 0.908 49.2% +21 +37 — 54.3% +0.26 1–4 (20%) 7–5 (58%) 98.3 +0.94
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 2005 1721 146.1 -0.23 +0.35 0.982 49.8% +16 -2 -193 47.6% -0.14 9–5 (64%) 11–5 (69%) 110.0 -0.89
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 2006 1668 147.1 +0.86 +1.24 1.038 50.8% +21 +99 -189 49.6% +0.30 4–8 (33%) 14–14 (50%) 97.6 -1.91
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 2007 1872 153.8 +2.35 +3.71 1.160 52.7% -63 +47 -163 63.6% +0.96 12–11 (52%) 15–10 (60%) 105.3 -2.62
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 2008 1773 143.5 +1.38 -0.82 0.996 50.1% +50 +54 -52 57.2% +0.50 7–8 (47%) 19–11 (63%) 100.1 +1.07
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 2009 1753 148.3 -0.53 -1.00 0.933 49.3% +4 +86 -22 48.5% -0.16 12–7 (63%) 10–12 (45%) 99.5 -1.11
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 2010 1741 140.7 -0.84 -1.55 0.884 48.3% +11 -69 +86 41.9% -0.36 3–6 (33%) 5–10 (33%) 94.2 -0.85
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2012 1825 146.0 +0.20 +0.21 1.006 49.9% -18 -70 — 47.6% -0.17 6–7 (46%) 11–9 (55%) 102.2 -0.57
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 2013 1724 137.4 -2.54 -3.92 0.769 45.9% +57 -79 +37 31.0% -1.00 2–4 (33%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -1.74
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1758 144.7 -0.81 -0.73 0.915 48.9% +44 -70 -10 40.0% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–9 (40%) 98.3 -2.93
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1762 139.1 -1.11 -0.65 0.930 49.3% -90 +121 — 45.7% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 92.2 -0.78
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1687 137.2 -1.65 -0.68 0.944 49.3% -74 +156 +79 47.9% -0.20 6–7 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 99.5 +0.47
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1577 115.7 -2.09 -3.20 0.766 45.8% -46 +142 — 24.0% -1.64 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 97.6 +0.96
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 — 1961 149.5 -0.07 -0.02 0.972 49.8% -2 +23 -67 49.4% +0.05 84–93 (47%) 123–124 (50%) 100.0 -2.08

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.