H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Jose Luis Clerc H2H: 1-0

Karel Novacek holds a 1–0 lead over Jose Luis Clerc in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1984 Roland Garros round of 64 2-6 6-2 6-3 3-6 8-6.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Jose Luis Clerc
ARG Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek 2-6 6-2 6-3 3-6 8-6 Jose Luis Clerc #9 Match data Jun 1, 1984* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Jose Luis Clerc #1,263 #4 20 2,219 355 138 72.0% 0 0 0 1 24 25

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 Jose Luis Clerc
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1977 1–3 25.0% #366 1,488 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1978 50–17 74.6% #15 1,862 0 3
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1979 53–22 70.7% #17 1,931 0 4
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1980 65–20 76.5% #8 2,016 0 10
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1981 54–12 81.8% #5 2,071 0 16
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1982 66–23 74.2% #6 1,957 0 21
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1983 29–14 67.4% #8 1,903 0 25
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1984 13–10 56.5% #33 1,827 0 25
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1985 23–13 63.9% #28 1,832 0 25
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 — — — — — — —
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 — — — — — — —
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 — — — — — — —
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1989 1–4 20.0% #514 1,738 0 25
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 Jose Luis Clerc
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 2 1 3 66.7% 47 13 60 78.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1979 15 3 18 83.3% 31 14 45 68.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 47 7 54 87.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 7 2 9 77.8% 44 5 49 89.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1982 2 3 5 40.0% 57 11 68 83.8% — — — — 7 9 16 43.8%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 5 1 6 83.3% 24 9 33 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1984 2 2 4 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — — — — —
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 22 11 33 66.7% — — — — — — — —
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1989 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 42 18 60 70.0% 284 83 367 77.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 18 27 45 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 Jose Luis Clerc
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1488 104.9 — — — — +58 — — 40.0% -0.10 0–2 — — +0.53
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1978 1862 154.7 — — — — -272 +118 -369 69.4% +1.32 9–2 (82%) 5–1 (83%) 113.4 +2.11
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1979 1931 152.6 — — — — -134 +53 -305 66.3% +1.18 12–8 (60%) 12–11 (52%) 103.5 +0.45
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1980 2016 159.7 — — — — -176 +145 -322 69.7% +1.31 16–8 (67%) 9–7 (56%) 105.3 -2.07
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1981 2071 165.6 — — — — -211 +222 -366 73.3% +1.59 13–4 (76%) 11–8 (58%) 105.8 -2.26
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1982 1957 162.1 — — — — -187 +262 — 68.8% +1.41 17–9 (65%) 12–7 (63%) 99.4 -1.60
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1983 1904 155.8 — — — — -155 +213 — 65.6% +1.19 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 96.4 -0.11
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1984 1828 140.7 — — — — -86 +138 — 58.8% +0.76 0–2 3–3 (50%) — -0.10
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 1985 1832 146.7 — — — — -119 +94 — 64.2% +0.80 3–3 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 98.8 -1.21
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1989 1739 102.4 — — — — — +88 — 30.8% -1.69 0–1 0–1 — +0.23
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 — 2220 161.4 — — — — -162 +162 -333 67.6% +1.24 74–42 (64%) 61–45 (58%) 105.1 -0.83

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.