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Karel Novacek vs Ivan Lendl H2H: 0-3

Ivan Lendl holds a 3–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ivan Lendl leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ivan Lendl won the 1991 ATP Finals round robin 6-2 6-2.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Lendl #5 6-2 6-2 Karel Novacek #9 Match data Nov 12, 1991 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 Karel Novacek #61 Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-7 6-1 Karel Novacek #63 Match data Sep 28, 1989* R32 Bordeaux 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
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94

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 Ivan Lendl
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91
32 — — — — — — — 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92
33 — — — — — — — 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94
34 — — — — — — — 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94

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 Ivan Lendl
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — —
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1%

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 225/250 of Ivan Lendl'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 Ivan Lendl
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 1991 62/73 7.3 3.1 54.8% 76.4% 54.6% 64.9% 47.8% 66.6% 41.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 68/75 6.7 2.8 55.5% 76.8% 54.4% 64.4% 43.8% 66.7% 41.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 52/56 6.3 2.3 56.4% 74.6% 50.0% 56.4% 42.3% 63.6% 40.0%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 43/46 7.1 2.4 53.5% 75.8% 54.0% 61.7% 41.4% 65.6% 41.3%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 225/1,272 6.8 2.7 55.2% 76.0% 53.4% 62.2% 44.1% 65.7% 41.1%

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 Ivan Lendl
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.27
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.51
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) — -7.38
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) — -6.33
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) — -3.79
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) — -4.88
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) — -5.71
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) — -4.64
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 1986 2356 173.1 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) — -2.06
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 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) — -1.78
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 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.43
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 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) — -2.21
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 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.34
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) — -1.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) — -0.58
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) — +1.05
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 — 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.40
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 — 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47

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.