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

Jiri Novak vs Ricardo Mello H2H: 1-0

Jiri Novak holds a 1–0 lead over Ricardo Mello in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jiri Novak leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 2004 Japan Open round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ricardo Mello
BRA Age 45 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jiri Novak #28 6-1 6-2 Ricardo Mello #60 Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16 Japan Open International Series Gold → 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
Ricardo Mello #1,018 #50 738 1,773 52 87 37.4% 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 Ricardo Mello
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 2001 2–1 66.7% #133 1,536 0 0
21 1996 30–24 55.6% #52 1,693 0 1 2002 0–1 0.0% #144 1,507 0 0
22 1997 20–19 51.3% #48 1,692 0 1 2003 5–8 38.5% #128 1,539 0 0
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 2004 11–8 57.9% #71 1,736 0 1
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 2005 12–23 34.3% #111 1,557 0 1
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 2006 2–7 22.2% #134 1,490 0 1
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 2007 4–5 44.4% #257 1,576 0 1
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 — — — — — — —
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 2009 0–3 0.0% #151 1,574 0 1
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2010 6–10 37.5% #76 1,601 0 1
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2011 8–14 36.4% #85 1,665 0 1
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 2012 2–6 25.0% #286 1,625 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 2013 0–1 0.0% #1018 1,602 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 Ricardo Mello
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% 2001 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1996 13 9 22 59.1% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1997 16 12 28 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2003 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 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% 2004 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 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% 2005 8 13 21 38.1% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 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% 2006 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 2007 3 4 7 42.9% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2009 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2010 2 4 6 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 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% 2011 2 7 9 22.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
31 2006 5 2 7 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2012 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — 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% — 32 48 80 40.0% 19 29 48 39.6% 1 8 9 11.1% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 137/139 of Ricardo Mello'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 Ricardo Mello
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% 2001 3/3 3.0 2.0 64.4% 64.4% 59.7% 60.2% 38.0% 62.1% 35.0%
21 1996 51/54 3.4 2.5 65.5% 66.4% 48.9% 56.3% 52.3% 60.2% 40.7% 2002 1/1 2.0 4.0 39.0% 75.0% 36.0% 0.0% 50.0% 51.2% 35.2%
22 1997 35/39 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 2003 13/13 2.0 2.8 63.1% 60.4% 52.8% 52.6% 40.2% 57.4% 34.7%
23 1998 34/41 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 2004 19/19 3.9 2.9 62.4% 66.6% 52.8% 66.9% 39.6% 61.6% 37.4%
24 1999 41/54 4.1 2.4 62.7% 68.1% 51.5% 60.6% 46.1% 62.0% 41.0% 2005 35/35 2.8 2.2 65.0% 64.9% 49.1% 54.0% 34.9% 59.1% 36.9%
25 2000 38/50 3.6 2.0 65.1% 68.5% 50.2% 57.4% 36.4% 62.1% 39.0% 2006 9/9 2.4 3.6 62.2% 63.0% 43.2% 51.2% 49.4% 55.8% 33.7%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% 2007 7/9 1.7 1.7 68.5% 65.5% 53.8% 57.8% 41.4% 62.2% 36.6%
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 2009 3/3 1.0 3.3 58.6% 68.0% 48.3% 37.8% 12.5% 59.8% 34.5%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2010 16/16 2.3 2.3 63.0% 62.3% 50.4% 55.1% 36.1% 57.4% 34.1%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2011 22/22 2.0 2.1 61.2% 64.1% 53.0% 51.5% 45.8% 59.5% 34.6%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 2012 8/8 2.9 3.0 63.1% 68.0% 52.1% 54.9% 37.4% 62.0% 37.2%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 1/1 1.0 0.0 76.5% 53.8% 62.5% 57.1% 16.7% 55.9% 34.2%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 137/139 2.6 2.5 63.3% 64.4% 51.0% 54.8% 38.9% 59.2% 35.7%

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 Ricardo Mello
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 2001 1536 107.1 -1.71 -1.71 0.924 48.3% +33 — — 50.0% -0.25 2–0 1–0 — +0.50
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 1508 100.5 +0.22 -1.24 0.721 42.1% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
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 1540 110.7 -2.88 -0.82 0.815 46.4% +14 +4 — 38.7% -0.74 3–2 (60%) 3–2 (60%) 103.8 -0.26
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 1737 131.6 -0.27 +0.48 0.973 49.6% +20 — — 51.0% -0.20 5–1 (83%) 7–3 (70%) 108.2 -0.05
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 1557 116.5 -1.79 -0.26 0.902 47.9% +56 -35 — 34.6% -1.07 2–5 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 +1.26
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 1490 108.4 -3.03 -3.00 0.763 45.5% +71 -3 — 33.3% -1.21 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 98.6 +0.44
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 1577 121.6 -0.43 -0.19 0.968 49.6% +51 — — 44.4% -0.22 — 1–1 — +0.07
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 2008 1552 103.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1575 113.4 -2.38 -0.77 0.858 47.0% — — — 14.3% -1.86 0–1 0–1 — +0.01
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 1602 120.0 -2.74 -1.68 0.800 46.1% +21 -49 — 37.5% -1.08 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.03
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 1666 132.8 -2.34 -1.45 0.853 47.2% -32 -55 -152 39.0% -0.83 3–2 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 102.5 -0.98
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 1625 121.2 -1.36 -0.54 0.979 49.0% -5 +3 — 33.3% -0.76 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.21
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1602 98.5 -1.20 -2.85 0.776 44.7% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.30
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 — 1774 125.3 -1.86 -0.83 0.877 47.6% +29 -31 -152 38.4% -0.83 17–17 (50%) 25–20 (56%) 106.5 +1.24

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.