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Karel Novacek vs Javier Frana H2H: 2-1

Karel Novacek holds a 2–1 lead over Javier Frana in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Javier Frana leads 1–0 on clay, while Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Javier Frana won the 1994 Argentina Open semifinal 7-5 6-2.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Javier Frana
ARG Age 59 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Javier Frana #119 7-5 6-2 Karel Novacek #30 Match data Nov 12, 1994* SF Argentina Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #56 6-3 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 Javier Frana #101 Match data Sep 7, 1994* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Karel Novacek #15 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4 Javier Frana #128 Match data Jun 30, 1991* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Javier Frana #527 #30 944 1,904 156 151 50.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Javier Frana
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1986 1–3 25.0% #143 1,467 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1987 6–10 37.5% #137 1,524 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1988 15–18 45.5% #85 1,618 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1989 9–16 36.0% #174 1,573 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1990 1–3 25.0% #184 1,549 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1991 23–15 60.5% #67 1,691 0 1
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1992 12–20 37.5% #145 1,587 0 1
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1993 21–10 67.7% #49 1,741 0 2
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1994 15–11 57.7% #111 1,784 0 2
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1995 22–15 59.5% #58 1,693 0 3
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1996 25–21 54.3% #80 1,677 0 3
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1997 6–9 40.0% #172 1,686 0 3
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 Javier Frana
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% — — — — — — — — 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1987 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 10 11 21 47.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1989 3 9 12 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1992 7 11 18 38.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1993 4 2 6 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1994 3 3 6 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 10 3 13 76.9% 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% 1996 10 10 20 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1997 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 49 63 112 43.8% 61 44 105 58.1% 38 31 69 55.1% 8 13 21 38.1%

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 188/225 of Javier Frana'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 Javier Frana
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%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 31/38 4.8 1.9 64.8% 72.2% 54.4% 64.2% 49.9% 65.9% 39.9%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 23/32 4.7 1.9 61.8% 66.3% 48.5% 55.2% 44.4% 59.6% 38.2%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1993 24/31 5.3 1.5 64.3% 73.7% 57.2% 62.8% 43.7% 67.9% 39.3%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1994 23/26 6.3 2.0 63.2% 71.5% 49.1% 55.7% 38.6% 62.9% 37.4%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1995 33/37 6.8 1.6 58.6% 75.4% 56.0% 61.3% 45.9% 66.8% 40.1%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1996 41/46 8.0 1.7 58.1% 76.1% 50.2% 63.0% 43.8% 65.1% 37.1%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1997 13/15 8.1 1.8 60.4% 74.2% 49.2% 66.2% 32.7% 64.4% 35.9%
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% — 188/307 6.3 1.8 61.3% 73.1% 52.4% 61.3% 43.8% 64.9% 38.4%

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 Javier Frana
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 1986 1467 95.8 — — — — — +53 — 33.3% -1.55 0–1 — — +0.90
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1987 1525 119.5 — — — — -8 +24 +29 41.9% -0.42 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 98.3 +0.28
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1988 1619 120.3 — — — — -28 -82 +1 42.5% -0.53 8–6 (57%) 8–9 (47%) 103.0 +1.30
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1989 1574 125.1 — — — — -38 -15 +32 43.1% -0.40 5–9 (36%) 4–4 (50%) 98.7 -0.24
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1990 1549 101.4 — — — — -25 — — 25.0% -1.38 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.28
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1991 1691 122.9 +3.07 +0.51 1.170 52.9% -94 -54 +17 57.1% +0.56 8–6 (57%) 11–5 (69%) 107.9 +2.93
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1992 1587 116.2 -0.84 -1.75 0.947 49.2% -41 +15 +112 38.6% -0.48 4–4 (50%) 2–10 (17%) 93.8 +1.79
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 1993 1741 132.7 +3.92 -0.05 1.221 53.2% -142 -8 +16 62.5% +0.66 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 108.1 +2.88
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 1994 1784 132.4 +1.93 -1.03 1.007 49.9% -154 +45 -24 56.8% +0.39 4–2 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 104.4 +0.09
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 1995 1694 132.6 +3.43 +1.78 1.208 53.3% -123 +74 +134 59.1% +0.84 5–7 (42%) 9–11 (45%) 93.1 +0.21
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 1996 1677 133.4 +2.47 -0.57 1.061 50.9% -33 +84 +87 50.4% -0.06 11–9 (55%) 11–13 (46%) 100.3 -0.36
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 1997 1687 125.6 +1.91 -0.94 1.008 49.8% -39 +24 +123 50.0% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 4–3 (57%) 96.1 -1.38
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 — 1905 132.2 +2.41 -0.14 1.095 51.5% -58 +29 +52 50.4% +0.06 55–55 (50%) 66–70 (49%) 100.8 +2.86

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.