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

Karel Novacek vs Darren Cahill H2H: 1-1

Karel Novacek and Darren Cahill are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on carpet, while Darren Cahill leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1994 Milan round of 32 6-4 7-6(3).

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Darren Cahill
AUS Age 60 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #23 6-4 7-6(3) Darren Cahill #1120 Match data Feb 10, 1994* R32 Milan ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Darren Cahill #157 6-3 6-3 Karel Novacek #57 Match data Aug 5, 1987* R64 Austrian Open Kitzbühel 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
Karel Novacek #1,345 #8 1,754 1,997 287 231 55.4% 0 1 0 0 12 13
Darren Cahill #538 #22 823 1,889 132 116 53.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Darren Cahill
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1984 2–4 33.3% #268 1,502 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1985 11–12 47.8% #132 1,578 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1986 5–6 45.5% #137 1,549 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1987 17–18 48.6% #82 1,660 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1988 32–23 58.2% #27 1,768 0 1
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1989 23–19 54.8% #53 1,756 0 1
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1990 22–19 53.7% #57 1,820 0 1
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1991 15–6 71.4% #91 1,868 0 2
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 — — — — — — —
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 — — — — — — —
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1994 5–9 35.7% #192 1,772 0 2
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 — — — — — — —
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 — — — — — — —
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 — — — — — — —

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 Darren Cahill
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 8 7 15 53.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1988 17 11 28 60.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1989 12 10 22 54.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1991 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — 6 1 7 85.7%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1994 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 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% — 65 52 117 55.6% 29 23 52 55.8% 21 22 43 48.8% 17 19 36 47.2%

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 34/35 of Darren Cahill'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 Darren Cahill
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%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 20/21 4.1 2.9 59.5% 73.6% 52.5% 55.6% 42.2% 65.0% 41.0%
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% 1994 14/14 3.3 3.1 59.2% 68.9% 47.3% 52.8% 43.8% 60.2% 37.6%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 34/248 3.8 3.0 59.4% 71.7% 50.4% 54.4% 42.9% 63.0% 39.6%

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 Karel Novacek Darren Cahill
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1503 101.4 — — — — — — +36 33.3% -0.78 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 100.2 +0.41
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1985 1579 119.7 — — — — -42 +39 -36 44.4% -0.25 6–1 (86%) 2–3 (40%) 106.7 +1.37
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1986 1549 104.9 — — — — -32 +66 -4 43.3% -0.53 1–1 3–1 (75%) — +1.42
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1987 1660 131.0 — — — — -40 +62 -197 48.4% -0.23 7–6 (54%) 7–7 (50%) 102.4 +1.36
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1988 1769 143.6 — — — — -66 -3 -129 55.3% +0.54 10–8 (56%) 11–14 (44%) 101.9 -1.01
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1989 1756 135.5 — — — — -3 +10 -122 51.7% +0.11 10–5 (67%) 11–7 (61%) 107.4 +0.31
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1990 1820 148.2 — — — — -2 — -130 53.3% +0.28 6–10 (38%) 7–8 (47%) 95.9 -2.15
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1991 1869 142.3 +3.05 +1.72 1.173 52.8% +4 — — 62.5% +0.71 7–2 (78%) 4–4 (50%) 106.6 +0.06
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%) 109.9 -0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 96.2 +2.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 104.9 +0.47 1994 1772 133.1 -0.61 +1.03 0.946 49.2% +15 — — 41.7% -0.56 2–4 (33%) 3–2 (60%) 95.6 -1.33
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%) 103.5 -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 91.9 -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1889 142.3 +1.54 +1.44 1.072 51.3% -20 +30 -89 51.1% +0.11 51–38 (57%) 50–51 (50%) 106.4 +0.18

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.