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Karel Novacek vs Jimmy Connors H2H: 0-1

Jimmy Connors holds a 1–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jimmy Connors leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1991 US Open round of 32 6-1 6-4 6-3.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #174 6-1 6-4 6-3 Karel Novacek #11 Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109

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 Jimmy Connors
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105
32 — — — — — — — 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105
33 — — — — — — — 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105
34 — — — — — — — 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105
35 — — — — — — — 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107
36 — — — — — — — 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109
37 — — — — — — — 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109
38 — — — — — — — 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109
39 — — — — — — — 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109
40 — — — — — — — 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109
41 — — — — — — — 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109
42 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109
43 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109

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 Jimmy Connors
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 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% — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2%

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 Jimmy Connors
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +96 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1972 1996 147.2 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +94 -297 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 +0.01
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +65 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +129 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1976 2386 175.2 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +39 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85
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 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08
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 2209 172.6 — — — — +168 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66
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 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29
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 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60
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 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68
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 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 100.9 -2.82
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) 97.8 -2.16
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32
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 — 2442 169.4 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45

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.