H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Hicham Arazi H2H: 0-1

Hicham Arazi holds a 1–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Hicham Arazi leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Hicham Arazi won the 1995 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 7-6(4) 6-7(1) 6-2.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Hicham Arazi
MAR Age 52 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hicham Arazi #181 7-6(4) 6-7(1) 6-2 Karel Novacek #26 Match data Feb 9, 1995* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent 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
Hicham Arazi #793 #22 1,240 1,864 202 215 48.4% 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 Karel Novacek Hicham Arazi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #184 1,486 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1995 1–5 16.7% #141 1,457 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1996 12–17 41.4% #79 1,546 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1997 28–27 50.9% #38 1,624 0 1
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1998 23–28 45.1% #36 1,715 0 1
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1999 27–27 50.0% #36 1,702 0 1
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 2000 31–26 54.4% #30 1,775 0 1
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 2001 30–23 56.6% #25 1,833 0 1
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 2002 14–21 40.0% #90 1,699 0 1
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 2003 21–20 51.2% #52 1,718 0 1
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 2004 15–18 45.5% #62 1,701 0 1
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 2005 0–2 0.0% #897 1,664 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 Karel Novacek Hicham Arazi
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — 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% 1995 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1996 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1997 5 5 10 50.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 9 11 20 45.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1999 5 8 13 38.5% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 2000 17 15 32 53.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2001 12 9 21 57.1% 11 10 21 52.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2002 10 8 18 55.6% 3 10 13 23.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2003 7 8 15 46.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 3 8 62.5%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — 80 87 167 47.9% 77 84 161 47.8% 18 17 35 51.4% 27 27 54 50.0%

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 75/76 of Hicham Arazi'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 Hicham Arazi
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% 2003 41/41 3.0 1.5 59.3% 69.4% 52.4% 58.2% 38.9% 62.5% 38.1%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 2004 32/33 4.3 1.9 61.8% 67.8% 53.3% 59.6% 38.9% 62.3% 37.2%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 2005 2/2 2.0 1.0 55.9% 59.0% 42.6% 50.6% 20.0% 51.4% 25.6%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 75/417 3.5 1.7 60.3% 68.4% 52.5% 58.6% 38.4% 62.1% 37.4%

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 Hicham Arazi
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%) 101.9 +1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1994 1487 97.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.09
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1995 1457 106.7 — — — — +66 — — 29.4% -1.30 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 101.1 +0.11
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1996 1546 121.8 — — — — +2 -25 +68 41.3% -0.65 7–6 (54%) 5–7 (42%) 103.3 +0.69
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1997 1625 136.9 — — — — -45 +82 -20 50.4% -0.07 11–9 (55%) 10–6 (63%) 105.0 +0.56
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1998 1716 146.6 — — — — -39 +16 -91 49.6% 0.00 5–11 (31%) 6–10 (38%) 94.1 -3.26
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1999 1702 141.7 — — — — -21 +82 — 47.4% -0.41 9–5 (64%) 14–8 (64%) 107.1 -3.32
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 2000 1775 143.8 — — — — +25 -55 -150 53.7% +0.23 12–7 (63%) 5–10 (33%) 103.1 +0.15
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 2001 1834 144.1 — — — — +20 -121 -176 53.4% -0.02 8–6 (57%) 16–9 (64%) 106.4 -0.90
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 2002 1700 126.9 — — — — +97 -76 — 46.7% -0.31 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 95.0 -0.75
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 2003 1718 135.5 -0.40 +1.29 1.017 50.1% +50 -87 -83 51.0% +0.17 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 101.0 +0.03
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 2004 1702 135.1 -0.45 +0.35 0.986 49.8% +29 -110 +6 46.0% -0.25 3–6 (33%) 7–9 (44%) 95.1 -0.40
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 2005 1665 97.8 -2.62 -3.75 0.527 39.2% — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.02
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 — 1865 143.4 -0.48 +0.75 0.987 49.7% +14 -4 -63 48.9% -0.15 65–63 (51%) 79–72 (52%) 104.2 -1.68

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.