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

Karel Novacek vs Guillermo Vilas H2H: 1-0

Karel Novacek holds a 1–0 lead over Guillermo Vilas in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1986 Washington Open round of 16 7-5 4-6 6-1.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #110 7-5 4-6 6-1 Guillermo Vilas #22 Match data Aug 1, 1986* R16 Washington Open 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
Guillermo Vilas #1,186 #2 47 2,355 890 283 75.9% 4 0 1 3 54 62

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 Guillermo Vilas
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,506 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 3–3 50.0% — 1,548 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,533 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,538 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1972 18–15 54.5% — 1,691 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,854 0 1
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1974 87–21 80.6% #5 2,175 0 8
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,134 0 13
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,104 0 19
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1977 128–15 89.5% #3 2,340 2 35
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62
32 — — — — — — — 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62
33 — — — — — — — 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62
34 — — — — — — — 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62
35 — — — — — — — 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62
36 — — — — — — — 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62
39 — — — — — — — 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 62

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 Guillermo Vilas
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 23 12 35 65.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 7 3 10 70.0% 63 10 73 86.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 71 11 82 86.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 9 3 12 75.0% 47 9 56 83.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 19 6 25 76.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 90 5 95 94.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 105 47 152 69.1% 630 164 794 79.3% 70 27 97 72.2% 85 45 130 65.4%

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 Guillermo Vilas
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1507 101.4 — — — — — — — 44.4% -0.67 1–0 — — 0.00
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1548 110.0 — — — — — +33 — 52.4% 0.00 2–2 (50%) — — +0.06
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1533 100.6 — — — — — +32 — 35.3% -1.24 1–1 — — +0.31
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1538 109.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.32
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1972 1692 117.2 — — — — -135 +67 -207 50.6% -0.02 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 105.1 +2.75
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1973 1855 142.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.5% +0.49 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) 98.3 -1.97
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1974 2176 163.1 — — — — -398 +81 -339 74.5% +1.75 14–7 (67%) 6–7 (46%) 105.9 -3.67
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1975 2135 164.8 — — — — -238 +124 -236 77.3% +1.83 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 107.0 -2.26
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1976 2105 166.1 — — — — -55 +141 -116 74.3% +1.65 16–8 (67%) 15–17 (47%) 100.8 -2.39
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1977 2341 167.8 — — — — -130 +71 -360 81.4% +2.13 26–4 (87%) 24–9 (73%) 109.7 -0.99
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) 97.9 -0.26
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 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) 102.1 -2.83
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 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 95.3 -3.22
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 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 96.8 -1.85
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 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) 101.7 -2.32
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 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) 97.6 -1.46
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) 97.7 -1.09
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 101.2 -1.45
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 95.9 -1.52
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 -1.10
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) 92.2 -0.03
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1578 103.1 -2.21 -0.58 0.910 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.15
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 — 2355 165.4 -2.21 -0.58 0.910 47.9% -88 +121 -141 70.6% +1.44 160–88 (65%) 154–116 (57%) 100.3 -2.17

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.