H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Kent Kinnear H2H: 0-1

Kent Kinnear holds a 1–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kent Kinnear leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kent Kinnear won the 1994 Indianapolis round of 64 7-6(5) 7-5.

CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 59 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kent Kinnear #356 7-6(5) 7-5 Karel Novacek #49 Match data Aug 17, 1994* R64 Indianapolis ATP Championship Series modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Kent Kinnear #1,299 #163 212 1,564 9 22 29.0% 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 Kent Kinnear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1988 0–1 0.0% #298 1,482 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1989 0–6 0.0% #364 1,413 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1990 1–1 50.0% #343 1,438 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1991 2–2 50.0% #241 1,465 0 0
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1992 2–3 40.0% #199 1,494 0 0
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1994 3–3 50.0% #260 1,541 0 0
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1995 1–3 25.0% #475 1,541 0 0
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1996 0–2 0.0% #660 1,522 0 0
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1997 0–1 0.0% #1335 1,502 0 0
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 Kent Kinnear
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%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 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 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1990 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1989 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1994 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1995 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 0 2 2 0.0%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1997 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% 5 16 21 23.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0%

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 19/22 of Kent Kinnear'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 Kent Kinnear
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 4/4 5.0 3.3 63.7% 71.3% 51.8% 82.9% 32.0% 64.1% 35.0%
25 —/— 1992 4/5 4.3 3.8 64.2% 69.8% 43.8% 62.4% 36.7% 60.4% 33.9%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% —/—
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1994 4/6 7.3 1.3 54.6% 72.2% 51.9% 38.9% 61.7% 63.1% 41.4%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1995 4/4 5.0 5.8 54.5% 65.5% 37.3% 66.5% 35.0% 52.8% 33.1%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1996 2/2 7.5 1.5 59.2% 68.2% 46.7% 46.7% 16.7% 59.5% 25.7%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1997 1/1 8.0 4.0 53.0% 65.6% 51.9% 60.0% 20.0% 59.1% 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% 19/31 5.7 3.3 58.9% 69.3% 46.5% 60.9% 37.6% 60.0% 34.7%

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 Kent Kinnear
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
20 1985 1559 111.3 +51 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 +0.91
21 1986 1693 138.0 -50 -14 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1988 1483 97.0 33.3% -2.67 0–1 1–0 +0.18
22 1987 1644 137.9 -102 +98 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1989 1414 99.8 +32 23.5% -1.41 0–4 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 94.3 +0.38
23 1988 1638 121.5 -155 +57 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1990 1438 113.6 60.0% +1.60 0–1 -0.16
24 1989 1686 137.1 +65 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1991 1466 110.9 +1.37 -0.93 0.976 50.2% +31 45.5% +0.18 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) 100.6 +0.01
25 1990 1706 145.2 -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1992 1495 106.5 +0.16 -0.74 0.857 47.5% +96 27.3% -1.18 1–1 1–3 (25%) +0.01
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
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 1541 107.5 +1.24 +1.69 1.122 51.0% -17 41.7% -1.33 0–1 1–0 -0.22
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 1542 107.2 -2.27 -0.53 0.702 44.1% -15 25.0% -2.38 2–1 (67%) -0.46
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 1522 104.4 -1.45 -1.57 0.634 43.0% 0.0% -2.50 -0.11
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 1503 -2.74 -2.43 0.845 47.1% +0.20
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 1565 113.2 -0.19 -0.40 0.868 47.6% +6 +96 32.4% -1.13 3–9 (25%) 8–9 (47%) 94.4 -0.55

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.