H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Jonas Svensson H2H: 4-5

Jonas Svensson holds a 5–4 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Jonas Svensson leads 3–1 on carpet, while Karel Novacek leads 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1993 Barcelona Open round of 32 6-4 5-7 6-2.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
Jonas Svensson
SWE Age 59 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #13 6-4 5-7 6-2 Jonas Svensson #56 Match data Apr 8, 1993* R32 Barcelona Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Karel Novacek #17 3-6 6-2 6-1 Jonas Svensson #79 Match data Mar 14, 1993* F Zaragoza ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Karel Novacek #21 6-4 6-4 Jonas Svensson #76 Match data Jul 31, 1992* R16 San Marino ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jonas Svensson #23 6-4 6-2 Karel Novacek #10 Match data Nov 3, 1991* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Jonas Svensson #13 7-6 6-2 Karel Novacek #29 Match data Feb 23, 1991* QF Stuttgart Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Karel Novacek #69 6-1 2-6 6-1 Jonas Svensson #24 Match data May 5, 1990* SF Munich Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Jonas Svensson #29 7-6 7-5 Karel Novacek #66 Match data Mar 2, 1990* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Jonas Svensson #23 6-3 6-3 Karel Novacek #103 Match data May 6, 1988* R16 Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Jonas Svensson #109 6-3 7-6 Karel Novacek #133 Match data Apr 5, 1986* SF Cologne 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
Jonas Svensson #1,304 #10 1,420 1,974 252 200 55.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Jonas Svensson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1983 1–2 33.3% #831 1,508 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1984 2–2 50.0% #228 1,548 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1985 3–10 23.1% #103 1,491 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1986 34–19 64.2% #21 1,845 0 1
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1987 24–18 57.1% #30 1,836 0 2
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1988 40–21 65.6% #22 1,836 0 3
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1989 24–19 55.8% #41 1,730 0 3
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1990 41–19 68.3% #11 1,894 0 4
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1991 24–21 53.3% #29 1,761 0 5
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1992 16–23 41.0% #81 1,717 0 5
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1993 34–28 54.8% #33 1,767 0 5
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1994 9–17 34.6% #183 1,636 0 5
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1995 0–1 0.0% #340 1,621 0 5
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 — — — — — — —
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 Jonas Svensson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 16 7 23 69.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1987 14 8 22 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1989 8 5 13 61.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 6 12 50.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1990 12 5 17 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 16 8 24 66.7%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 5 8 13 38.5% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 16 7 23 69.6%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1992 6 5 11 54.5% 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — 4 8 12 33.3%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 10 10 20 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1994 3 5 8 37.5% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 90 64 154 58.4% 63 66 129 48.8% 12 12 24 50.0% 87 58 145 60.0%

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 157/173 of Jonas Svensson'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 Jonas Svensson
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 44/45 3.4 1.9 65.0% 66.5% 48.8% 51.5% 45.1% 60.2% 40.0%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 34/39 2.6 1.5 69.2% 62.6% 47.6% 61.5% 43.9% 57.9% 41.7%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1993 55/62 2.6 2.2 63.3% 69.6% 51.0% 60.3% 45.4% 62.4% 40.8%
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 2.6 2.5 57.7% 64.8% 49.2% 59.4% 44.0% 58.0% 36.3%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1995 1/1 0.0 1.0 74.7% 51.8% 73.7% 70.0% 0.0% 57.3% 28.3%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 157/452 2.8 2.0 64.3% 66.4% 49.6% 58.0% 44.5% 60.1% 40.0%

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 Jonas Svensson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1508 105.4 — — — — — — — 44.4% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.04
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1548 116.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.88 — 2–0 — -0.38
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1491 110.5 — — — — +96 -7 +11 30.0% -1.47 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +0.42
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1986 1846 149.8 — — — — -16 -198 — 60.9% +0.74 8–4 (67%) 11–6 (65%) — +0.19
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1987 1836 138.5 — — — — +20 -214 -246 52.6% +0.27 8–4 (67%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.96
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1988 1837 154.3 — — — — -2 +13 -213 62.1% +1.01 10–8 (56%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.94
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1989 1731 141.8 — — — — +40 +64 -79 56.2% +0.42 3–3 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — +0.34
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1990 1895 155.8 — — — — 0 +28 -209 62.3% +0.67 13–11 (54%) 14–8 (64%) — -1.88
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1991 1761 140.0 -0.08 +1.45 1.006 49.9% +46 +59 — 50.4% +0.13 11–7 (61%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.82
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1992 1717 145.2 -1.93 +2.67 0.989 50.1% +61 -8 — 45.0% -0.29 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.69
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 1993 1767 145.8 +1.16 +2.65 1.086 51.6% +12 -31 -97 54.7% +0.55 11–13 (46%) 9–15 (38%) — +0.55
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 1994 1637 127.8 -2.48 -1.02 0.864 47.3% +67 -11 — 41.8% -0.69 2–7 (22%) 4–2 (67%) — -0.59
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 1995 1621 101.5 +1.20 -4.15 0.663 45.3% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.02
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1974 150.9 -0.39 +1.74 1.004 50.1% +21 -24 -150 54.6% +0.35 72–70 (51%) 72–62 (54%) 99.0 -0.50

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.