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

Karel Novacek vs Lars Jonsson H2H: 2-1

Karel Novacek holds a 2–1 lead over Lars Jonsson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Lars Jonsson won the 1994 Australian Open round of 32 6-1 7-5 7-5.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Lars Jonsson
SWE Age 56 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lars Jonsson #134 6-1 7-5 7-5 Karel Novacek #19 Match data Jan 23, 1994* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Karel Novacek #21 6-4 6-1 Lars Jonsson #109 Match data Aug 1, 1992* SF San Marino ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #35 (w/o) Lars Jonsson #84 Match data Jan 12, 1991* QF ASB Classic ATP World Series → modern equivalent 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
Lars Jonsson #1,320 #67 559 1,717 86 132 39.4% 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 Lars Jonsson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1987 0–1 0.0% #897 1,486 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1988 2–3 40.0% #452 1,497 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1989 4–5 44.4% #102 1,536 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1990 12–17 41.4% #100 1,590 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1991 21–18 53.8% #78 1,677 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1992 9–23 28.1% #119 1,552 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1993 8–17 32.0% #130 1,491 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1994 19–25 43.2% #102 1,568 0 0
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1995 6–10 37.5% #178 1,581 0 0
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1996 3–6 33.3% #142 1,559 0 0
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1997 2–7 22.2% #276 1,502 0 0
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 — — — — — — —
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 Lars Jonsson
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1990 5 4 9 55.6% 5 10 15 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 8 5 13 61.5% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1992 1 7 8 12.5% 8 12 20 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1993 5 5 10 50.0% 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 7 10 17 41.2% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1995 2 4 6 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1996 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1997 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 29 43 72 40.3% 48 69 117 41.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 7 13 20 35.0%

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 150/174 of Lars Jonsson'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 Lars Jonsson
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%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 31/39 2.9 1.7 68.6% 63.4% 51.9% 51.7% 49.6% 59.8% 42.7%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 30/32 2.0 1.4 67.2% 60.3% 50.6% 49.9% 37.3% 56.6% 37.8%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 22/25 3.0 1.5 62.8% 62.4% 49.8% 52.5% 48.4% 57.4% 39.4%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 38/44 3.2 1.3 64.2% 62.6% 49.6% 57.2% 45.4% 57.6% 40.6%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 13/16 4.2 1.5 60.9% 62.1% 46.9% 62.1% 33.3% 56.4% 33.9%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1996 8/9 2.3 0.6 67.8% 62.0% 49.9% 62.7% 49.5% 58.1% 34.2%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1997 8/9 4.1 2.6 60.3% 66.0% 40.4% 45.4% 42.0% 56.2% 31.9%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 150/218 2.9 1.5 65.2% 62.4% 49.6% 54.0% 44.1% 57.7% 38.9%

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 Lars Jonsson
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1486 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.12
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1497 108.7 — — — — +38 — — 50.0% +0.17 0–2 — — +0.08
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1989 1536 115.5 — — — — — +21 — 42.9% -0.52 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.11
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1990 1591 121.4 — — — — +49 -35 — 43.2% -0.59 4–5 (44%) 2–0 — +1.44
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1991 1678 132.0 -0.25 +2.15 1.063 51.4% -25 -2 — 51.6% +0.20 9–6 (60%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.25
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1992 1552 124.0 -3.43 -0.94 0.871 47.1% -21 +97 — 36.5% -1.11 2–10 (17%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.16
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1993 1491 116.2 -2.13 -0.61 0.925 48.6% +67 +70 — 36.7% -1.08 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) — +1.45
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1994 1568 128.1 -2.85 +1.05 0.958 49.2% +18 +50 — 46.2% -0.31 4–8 (33%) 3–4 (43%) — +1.30
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1995 1582 117.4 -2.83 -2.33 0.779 45.8% +15 +30 — 40.0% -0.78 2–3 (40%) 5–3 (63%) — +0.27
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 1996 1559 113.7 -1.53 -1.62 0.818 46.4% -9 +60 — 41.7% -0.87 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.13
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 1997 1503 108.8 -2.50 -3.42 0.728 44.6% -2 +128 — 30.0% -1.80 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.47
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1717 128.5 -2.23 -0.04 0.920 48.5% +12 +40 — 42.6% -0.60 28–47 (37%) 30–27 (53%) 98.7 +2.52

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.