H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Jiri Novak vs Wayne Arthurs H2H: 3-1

Jiri Novak holds a 3–1 lead over Wayne Arthurs in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jiri Novak leads 2–0 on clay, while Wayne Arthurs leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Jiri Novak won the 2003 Shanghai Masters semifinal 6-7(7) 6-3 6-2.

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Jiri Novak
CZE Age 51 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Wayne Arthurs
AUS Age 55 Left-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jiri Novak #12 6-7(7) 6-3 6-2 Wayne Arthurs #118 Match data Sep 27, 2003* SF Shanghai Masters ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Jiri Novak #9 6-3 6-3 Wayne Arthurs #54 Match data May 7, 2003* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Wayne Arthurs #89 6-3 7-6(9) 6-3 Jiri Novak #12 Match data Jun 28, 2002* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jiri Novak #68 7-6(3) 6-1 Wayne Arthurs #63 Match data May 5, 2001* QF Munich Open ATP International 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
Wayne Arthurs #368 #44 833 1,781 123 153 44.6% 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 Wayne Arthurs
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 — — — — — — —
23 1998 20–21 48.8% #75 1,709 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1999 28–26 51.9% #40 1,768 0 2 — — — — — — —
25 2000 24–26 48.0% #53 1,698 0 2 1996 1–2 33.3% #561 1,499 0 0
26 2001 28–17 62.2% #29 1,860 0 4 — — — — — — —
27 2002 50–27 64.9% #7 1,907 0 4 1998 4–3 57.1% #187 1,568 0 0
28 2003 41–25 62.1% #13 1,829 0 5 1999 12–11 52.2% #105 1,651 0 0
29 2004 38–21 64.4% #24 1,908 0 7 2000 13–18 41.9% #83 1,700 0 0
30 2005 22–23 48.9% #48 1,677 0 7 2001 19–23 45.2% #77 1,637 0 0
31 2006 12–13 48.0% #129 1,717 0 7 2002 23–24 48.9% #52 1,701 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2003 11–22 33.3% #117 1,612 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2004 13–20 39.4% #101 1,557 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2005 17–18 48.6% #97 1,621 0 1
35 — — — — — — — 2006 6–10 37.5% #161 1,625 0 1
36 — — — — — — — 2007 4–2 66.7% #244 1,667 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 Wayne Arthurs
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1999 15 12 27 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2000 15 16 31 48.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2002 33 15 48 68.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1998 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
28 2003 19 13 32 59.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1999 3 7 10 30.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
29 2004 19 10 29 65.5% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2000 9 10 19 47.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
30 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 10 15 25 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 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% 2002 8 14 22 36.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 7 11 18 38.9% 1 8 9 11.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 11 14 25 44.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career — 153 116 269 56.9% 119 90 209 56.9% 17 18 35 48.6% 30 29 59 50.8% — 68 91 159 42.8% 18 31 49 36.7% 34 27 61 55.7% 3 4 7 42.9%

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 246/276 of Wayne Arthurs'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 Wayne Arthurs
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% 1996 2/3 7.5 3.5 49.9% 77.4% 60.4% 85.7% 12.5% 68.9% 34.5%
26 2001 37/45 4.1 2.5 64.2% 71.3% 53.1% 54.8% 46.2% 64.9% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2002 64/77 3.8 1.8 65.9% 70.8% 53.7% 59.4% 45.4% 64.9% 42.4% 1998 6/7 18.2 6.0 53.2% 85.4% 55.7% 85.1% 29.4% 71.8% 31.2%
28 2003 63/66 3.9 2.2 65.5% 70.8% 52.2% 57.9% 45.1% 64.2% 40.5% 1999 21/23 17.0 4.1 56.2% 83.6% 58.5% 69.9% 26.0% 72.5% 29.2%
29 2004 56/59 4.5 1.8 64.5% 71.6% 50.9% 59.8% 46.1% 63.9% 40.3% 2000 22/31 15.3 6.6 53.1% 79.6% 56.9% 65.9% 32.0% 69.0% 27.2%
30 2005 43/45 4.6 2.1 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 60.4% 40.3% 61.0% 39.7% 2001 37/42 15.4 5.2 53.2% 81.3% 56.6% 67.2% 41.3% 69.8% 31.6%
31 2006 25/25 5.7 1.9 64.8% 69.2% 49.7% 54.0% 36.5% 62.2% 37.2% 2002 38/47 16.4 5.3 58.2% 81.0% 53.9% 72.7% 30.8% 69.7% 31.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 33/33 14.6 4.6 57.5% 78.5% 53.1% 61.1% 28.5% 67.6% 26.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 30/33 14.8 5.5 56.2% 77.6% 53.2% 72.0% 35.2% 66.6% 29.2%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 35/35 15.2 5.1 55.3% 82.1% 55.4% 65.2% 24.4% 70.2% 30.0%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 16/16 19.3 4.8 56.9% 81.0% 53.9% 61.1% 31.8% 69.4% 28.8%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 6/6 18.3 5.8 59.3% 69.2% 46.3% 60.5% 33.6% 60.3% 27.2%
Career — 503/572 4.0 2.2 65.1% 69.1% 51.0% 57.9% 44.0% 62.7% 40.6% — 246/276 15.8 5.2 55.8% 80.3% 54.9% 67.7% 31.3% 69.1% 29.4%

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 Wayne Arthurs
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%) — +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%) — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -1.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -0.98 1996 1500 104.7 -0.05 -0.39 1.112 51.2% — — — 42.9% -0.43 0–1 — — +0.13
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%) — -2.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — +1.43 1998 1568 120.7 +4.91 -3.72 1.108 51.8% +19 -8 — 52.6% 0.00 1–1 4–3 (57%) — -0.21
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%) — +1.97 1999 1652 125.2 +6.73 -4.44 1.062 50.8% -84 — +63 53.1% 0.00 3–3 (50%) 15–11 (58%) — +0.57
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%) — -0.35 2000 1700 134.3 +4.47 -5.48 0.877 48.7% -6 -214 +1 45.1% -0.21 2–5 (29%) 13–13 (50%) — -0.74
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%) — +2.73 2001 1637 134.5 +6.51 -3.67 1.047 50.8% -26 -53 +51 49.1% +0.21 7–9 (44%) 13–22 (37%) — -0.69
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%) — -1.36 2002 1701 132.5 +5.52 -5.12 1.021 50.5% -74 -103 +52 48.0% -0.03 12–9 (57%) 19–23 (45%) — +0.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1612 126.7 +4.04 -7.94 0.817 47.1% +12 -96 +126 37.8% -0.76 5–4 (56%) 12–13 (48%) — -0.96
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1557 126.0 +1.95 -5.15 0.873 48.5% +46 -38 +71 41.7% -0.36 4–8 (33%) 11–17 (39%) — +0.89
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1621 128.8 +5.90 -5.67 1.006 49.9% +11 -77 +14 46.6% -0.06 7–5 (58%) 13–18 (42%) — +0.19
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1625 120.7 +3.77 -4.98 0.940 49.0% -21 — +42 39.5% -0.53 3–3 (50%) 6–10 (38%) — +0.02
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1668 109.1 -1.63 -3.62 0.685 44.3% -80 — +91 60.0% +0.45 2–0 3–4 (43%) — +0.58
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 — 1781 134.2 +4.75 -5.22 0.952 49.4% -13 -84 +54 46.1% -0.16 46–48 (49%) 109–134 (45%) 100.5 -0.05

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.