H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Joao Sousa vs Dennis Novikov H2H: 1-0

Joao Sousa holds a 1–0 lead over Dennis Novikov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Joao Sousa leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Joao Sousa won the 2016 Wimbledon second round 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-4.

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Joao Sousa
POR Age 37 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Dennis Novikov
USA Age 32 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joao Sousa #31 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-4 Dennis Novikov #145 Match data Jun 30, 2016* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Joao Sousa #954 #28 1,355 1,916 190 250 43.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Dennis Novikov #1,361 #119 508 1,650 5 11 31.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Joao Sousa Dennis Novikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2012 1–1 50.0% — 1,509 0 0
19 2008 1–1 50.0% #592 1,550 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #150 1,493 0 0
22 2011 1–1 50.0% #192 1,507 0 0 2016 2–6 25.0% #169 1,619 0 0
23 2012 3–4 42.9% #101 1,587 0 0 2017 2–3 40.0% #231 1,610 0 0
24 2013 14–13 51.9% #49 1,797 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 2014 23–34 40.4% #54 1,738 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 2015 34–30 53.1% #33 1,904 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2016 25–33 43.1% #43 1,805 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 2017 22–30 42.3% #57 1,735 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 2018 25–26 49.0% #44 1,782 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 2019 25–28 47.2% #60 1,757 0 3 — — — — — — —
31 2020 0–9 0.0% #90 1,607 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2021 1–13 7.1% #140 1,534 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2022 13–20 39.4% #82 1,565 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 2023 3–7 30.0% #249 1,510 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 2024 0–1 0.0% #726 1,503 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 436/440 of Joao Sousa's and 16/16 of Dennis Novikov'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 Joao Sousa Dennis Novikov
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 2/2 20.5 8.0 49.6% 76.8% 52.4% 56.8% 26.8% 64.5% 32.8%
19 2008 2/2 3.5 1.5 58.6% 67.3% 65.4% 70.8% 31.3% 66.6% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 1/1 3.0 3.0 47.2% 64.7% 47.4% 57.1% 33.3% 55.6% 29.7%
22 2011 2/2 3.0 1.0 60.3% 61.5% 41.4% 29.8% 58.3% 53.5% 34.6% 2016 8/8 6.9 3.9 56.5% 71.7% 49.4% 52.4% 42.9% 61.7% 32.5%
23 2012 7/7 2.1 3.1 59.5% 66.3% 47.7% 45.8% 29.7% 59.0% 40.6% 2017 5/5 8.6 2.8 55.3% 77.3% 56.7% 73.3% 48.1% 67.7% 35.1%
24 2013 27/27 2.9 2.3 61.8% 68.0% 46.5% 57.4% 38.5% 59.6% 36.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2014 56/57 2.7 2.1 60.3% 67.6% 48.1% 61.1% 37.5% 59.5% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2015 64/64 3.0 2.1 59.2% 70.2% 51.9% 61.3% 42.7% 62.8% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2016 56/58 3.4 2.2 63.4% 69.2% 47.7% 50.2% 42.9% 61.2% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2017 52/52 4.5 2.8 58.5% 72.3% 49.8% 56.2% 38.4% 62.7% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2018 51/51 4.2 2.4 60.3% 72.2% 49.4% 49.3% 35.8% 63.1% 37.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2019 53/53 5.1 1.8 61.7% 70.5% 49.4% 55.1% 38.5% 62.3% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2020 9/9 4.3 2.9 57.1% 63.3% 48.5% 51.5% 35.3% 56.6% 31.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2021 13/14 2.7 2.2 59.1% 63.1% 44.6% 47.1% 31.2% 54.6% 33.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2022 33/33 3.6 2.4 62.3% 67.9% 49.2% 54.1% 34.8% 60.9% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 10/10 2.1 2.0 59.4% 62.8% 43.7% 49.1% 35.6% 55.3% 31.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 1/1 2.0 2.0 56.3% 64.4% 51.4% 50.0% 25.0% 58.8% 34.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 436/440 3.6 2.2 60.6% 69.3% 48.9% 55.0% 38.5% 61.2% 36.1% — 16/16 8.9 4.0 54.7% 73.6% 51.9% 59.8% 41.9% 63.5% 33.2%

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 Joao Sousa Dennis Novikov
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1509 106.5 -0.09 +2.41 0.923 49.0% — — — 50.0% +0.38 — 1–1 — +0.06
19 2008 1551 109.7 -0.19 -0.49 1.182 54.2% — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.24 2013 1482 99.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 1550 98.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1478 96.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 1543 103.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1493 105.8 -0.56 -3.06 0.668 43.4% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.01
22 2011 1507 100.3 -2.74 +2.42 0.742 44.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.20 2016 1619 113.5 -0.68 -2.42 0.848 47.4% -25 — +52 33.3% -0.76 0–1 1–3 (25%) — +0.41
23 2012 1587 111.9 -2.10 -0.18 0.991 49.4% — +54 — 41.2% -0.77 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.38 2017 1611 114.3 -0.75 +0.85 1.088 52.1% — — +117 45.5% +0.46 0–1 — — +0.27
24 2013 1797 138.5 -2.50 -0.67 0.896 48.2% -3 -191 — 47.9% -0.34 6–1 (86%) 1–2 (33%) 107.8 +0.54 2018 1528 100.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2014 1738 146.5 -2.75 -1.03 0.869 47.5% +1 -106 -36 39.7% -0.87 12–10 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 104.6 -0.16 2019 1514 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2015 1904 152.2 -1.01 +1.38 0.995 49.9% -46 -72 -203 50.0% 0.00 15–9 (63%) 12–15 (44%) 105.2 -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2016 1806 151.2 -1.66 +0.21 0.941 48.8% +1 +17 -112 44.7% -0.45 9–13 (41%) 6–9 (40%) 95.1 +1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2017 1736 145.9 -0.81 -0.18 0.979 49.7% +18 +58 -117 46.3% -0.23 7–14 (33%) 8–12 (40%) 90.3 +2.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2018 1783 147.5 -0.33 +1.07 1.015 50.0% +38 -32 -147 46.7% -0.07 14–11 (56%) 12–10 (55%) 101.9 +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2019 1758 141.2 -1.27 -1.02 0.916 48.4% +5 -7 -4 45.8% -0.41 13–10 (57%) 11–13 (46%) 101.4 -0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2020 1608 110.6 -2.88 -2.72 0.729 44.1% +41 +32 — 8.7% -2.35 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2021 1534 111.8 -5.26 -2.49 0.736 44.3% +92 +15 — 17.1% -2.14 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) 98.3 +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2022 1565 131.7 -1.95 -0.02 0.952 48.8% +14 +70 +27 40.2% -0.41 6–6 (50%) 6–12 (33%) 99.0 +0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 1510 117.4 -3.91 -3.09 0.700 43.9% — +62 — 32.0% -1.80 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.3 -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 1504 100.9 +0.27 +1.28 0.840 47.1% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1917 144.3 -1.66 -0.16 0.928 48.6% +4 -9 -83 43.2% -0.48 86–82 (51%) 77–93 (45%) 99.0 +1.42 — 1651 111.9 -0.62 -0.83 0.910 48.8% -25 — +85 38.1% -0.28 0–2 2–4 (33%) — +4.69

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.