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

Karel Novacek vs Brad Gilbert H2H: 0-1

Brad Gilbert holds a 1–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Brad Gilbert leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brad Gilbert won the 1986 Vienna Open final 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-0.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Brad Gilbert
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brad Gilbert #13 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-0 Karel Novacek #51 Match data Oct 26, 1986* F Vienna Open ATP 250 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
Karel Novacek #1,345 #8 1,754 1,997 287 231 55.4% 0 1 0 0 12 13
Brad Gilbert #1,263 #4 1,786 2,056 506 276 64.7% 0 0 0 1 19 20

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 Karel Novacek Brad Gilbert
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1981 5–5 50.0% — 1,538 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1982 19–13 59.4% #54 1,711 0 1
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1983 33–27 55.0% #62 1,755 0 1
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1984 39–23 62.9% #23 1,849 0 3
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1985 53–22 70.7% #18 1,893 0 6
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1986 45–14 76.3% #11 2,010 0 10
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1987 55–23 70.5% #13 1,960 0 11
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1988 30–15 66.7% #21 1,892 0 12
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1989 58–17 77.3% #6 1,989 0 17
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1990 46–19 70.8% #10 1,956 0 20
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1991 34–21 61.8% #19 1,854 0 20
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1992 39–26 60.0% #26 1,762 0 20
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1993 31–26 54.4% #35 1,736 0 20
32 — — — — — — — 1994 18–20 47.4% #76 1,622 0 20
33 — — — — — — — 1995 1–5 16.7% #680 1,560 0 20

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 Karel Novacek Brad Gilbert
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 %
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1982 11 7 18 61.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1983 15 14 29 51.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1984 19 9 28 67.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 13 8 21 61.9%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1985 32 9 41 78.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 8 21 61.9%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 30 7 37 81.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1987 41 11 52 78.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1988 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1989 40 8 48 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 6 20 70.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1990 25 10 35 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 15 6 21 71.4%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1991 21 12 33 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1992 25 16 41 61.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 23 17 40 57.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 16 14 30 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 321 149 470 68.3% 36 35 71 50.7% 30 21 51 58.8% 119 71 190 62.6%

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 286/314 of Karel Novacek's and 203/221 of Brad Gilbert'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 Karel Novacek Brad Gilbert
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%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1991 53/55 5.9 3.0 57.0% 74.6% 49.8% 55.2% 45.1% 63.9% 41.1%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1992 60/65 5.6 3.4 57.7% 72.4% 49.4% 62.9% 47.2% 62.8% 40.4%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 1993 52/57 4.7 4.0 55.9% 71.6% 46.0% 58.7% 44.7% 60.3% 38.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 32/38 6.4 4.4 54.3% 68.9% 47.9% 61.4% 44.5% 58.9% 38.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 6/6 3.2 5.3 50.1% 71.9% 40.9% 45.3% 49.2% 56.0% 32.8%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 203/782 5.5 3.7 56.3% 72.2% 48.1% 59.0% 45.6% 61.6% 39.6%

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 Karel Novacek Brad Gilbert
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
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1981 1539 115.9 — — — — +37 +3 — 54.2% +0.29 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.40
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1982 1711 128.9 — — — — +36 -166 — 53.2% +0.34 8–5 (62%) 3–6 (33%) — +3.49
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1983 1755 139.6 — — — — +45 -180 -152 55.0% +0.35 8–12 (40%) 9–13 (41%) — +0.52
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1984 1850 149.5 — — — — +41 -238 -166 58.2% +0.68 12–6 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.44
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1985 1893 156.7 — — — — +64 -196 -244 66.9% +1.09 9–4 (69%) 10–5 (67%) — -1.39
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1986 2010 155.6 — — — — +53 — -304 71.3% +1.25 8–8 (50%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.05
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1987 1960 156.6 — — — — +62 -306 -271 65.2% +0.99 13–9 (59%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.22
26 1991 1844 151.2 +3.93 +0.54 1.121 52.1% -150 +204 -155 60.5% +0.61 20–10 (67%) 20–15 (57%) — -0.67 1988 1892 149.8 — — — — +48 -233 — 65.5% +1.01 4–8 (33%) 9–7 (56%) — -1.11
27 1992 1823 144.1 +1.07 +1.67 1.099 51.8% -121 +168 — 59.7% +0.68 10–8 (56%) 9–10 (47%) — +2.36 1989 1989 161.9 — — — — +43 -294 — 70.1% +1.11 17–11 (61%) 21–9 (70%) — -2.28
28 1993 1761 150.9 +3.30 +0.41 1.101 51.5% +58 +119 — 61.3% +0.58 13–9 (59%) 15–7 (68%) — +0.47 1990 1957 155.8 — — — — +31 -248 -181 63.5% +0.96 14–6 (70%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.79
29 1994 1790 137.5 +2.00 -1.28 1.013 50.0% -3 +61 -147 51.2% +0.10 17–8 (68%) 17–13 (57%) — -0.07 1991 1854 152.6 +2.35 +2.76 1.137 52.4% +49 — -81 58.9% +0.67 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) — +0.61
30 1995 1597 135.5 +0.95 -2.95 0.917 48.7% +86 +123 — 41.8% -0.54 5–10 (33%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.66 1992 1763 144.3 +0.88 +2.28 1.085 51.6% +29 — +50 58.1% +0.60 14–13 (52%) 14–14 (50%) — +1.15
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1993 1737 137.0 -0.17 +0.74 0.967 49.4% 0 -90 +31 49.0% -0.10 19–9 (68%) 19–8 (70%) — +0.09
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1622 133.2 -2.08 +0.66 0.943 49.2% +29 +12 — 46.7% -0.14 6–4 (60%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.97
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1561 107.9 -3.03 -2.86 0.745 45.4% +30 — — 20.0% -1.73 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.18
Career — 1997 147.3 +2.43 -0.06 1.064 51.1% -57 +111 -125 53.9% +0.29 100–84 (54%) 103–95 (52%) 101.9 +0.84 — 2057 155.0 +0.41 +1.60 1.031 50.7% +42 -188 -127 60.6% +0.70 144–109 (57%) 144–106 (58%) 102.4 +0.46

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.