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Karel Novacek vs Jan Apell H2H: 1-0

Karel Novacek holds a 1–0 lead over Jan Apell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1993 Zaragoza round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Jan Apell
SWE Age 56 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #17 6-4 6-4 Jan Apell #170 Match data Mar 11, 1993* R32 Zaragoza ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Jan Apell #835 #62 670 1,770 44 67 39.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Jan Apell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1989 0–2 0.0% #656 1,461 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1990 0–2 0.0% #200 1,441 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1991 1–3 25.0% #171 1,439 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1992 3–6 33.3% #152 1,474 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1993 1–8 11.1% #152 1,442 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1994 17–16 51.5% #95 1,641 0 0
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1995 17–15 53.1% #86 1,737 0 0
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1996 3–9 25.0% #298 1,613 0 0
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1997 1–2 33.3% #245 1,610 0 0
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1998 1–3 25.0% #251 1,600 0 0
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1999 0–1 0.0% #766 1,588 0 0
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 Jan Apell
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% — — — — — — — — 1989 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1990 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 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% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1993 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 9 9 18 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1996 0 4 4 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1997 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1998 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1999 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 22 33 55 40.0% 10 18 28 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 11 17 35.3%

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 96/107 of Jan Apell'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 Jan Apell
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%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 4/4 3.5 1.8 64.1% 69.8% 54.5% 63.6% 33.1% 63.8% 45.8%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 9/9 2.9 1.9 61.9% 69.7% 49.9% 38.3% 31.6% 62.4% 36.8%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 8/9 2.5 2.6 61.7% 65.1% 52.0% 43.4% 23.4% 59.9% 33.5%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 30/33 5.4 3.0 59.6% 71.2% 51.1% 61.0% 42.2% 62.9% 38.5%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 29/32 4.7 2.7 63.2% 72.5% 53.6% 62.7% 44.6% 65.4% 36.0%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1996 8/12 4.6 3.1 66.8% 63.2% 42.4% 55.5% 51.9% 56.3% 33.5%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1997 3/3 4.0 4.0 58.3% 66.3% 47.6% 70.6% 43.1% 58.2% 39.5%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1998 4/4 7.0 3.3 57.2% 72.0% 44.9% 47.1% 44.5% 60.3% 33.0%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1999 1/1 5.0 6.0 50.0% 68.8% 47.9% 50.0% 40.0% 58.3% 30.7%
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% — 96/111 4.6 2.8 61.6% 70.1% 50.8% 57.2% 40.9% 62.5% 36.8%

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 Jan Apell
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 1989 1462 99.2 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.37 0–2 — — +0.38
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1990 1441 88.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.75 — — — +0.19
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1991 1440 111.4 +0.23 +2.79 1.267 54.1% +49 — — 40.0% +0.30 0–2 0–2 — +0.10
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1992 1475 120.9 +0.35 -0.91 0.977 49.3% +52 +16 — 38.1% -0.57 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.43
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1993 1442 114.0 -0.09 -1.62 0.836 46.5% +21 — — 18.2% -1.68 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.18
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1994 1641 137.4 +0.49 +0.80 1.039 50.5% -60 -105 +29 51.8% +0.07 6–7 (46%) 9–8 (53%) 104.4 -1.00
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1995 1737 145.1 +2.92 -0.99 1.039 50.6% -59 -101 -70 50.0% +0.07 7–4 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 104.4 -1.74
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 1996 1614 107.9 -2.41 -1.13 0.768 45.1% -4 -29 — 30.0% -1.13 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — +0.44
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 1997 1611 108.5 -0.91 +1.59 0.946 49.0% — — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 — — -0.03
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 1998 1600 107.2 -0.34 -1.84 0.830 47.2% — — — 41.7% -1.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.12
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 1999 1588 104.2 +0.12 -0.77 0.736 46.2% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — -0.01
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 — 1770 135.4 +0.83 -0.28 0.982 49.6% -28 -68 -16 43.0% -0.38 17–24 (41%) 18–25 (42%) 98.8 -2.16

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.