H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Marian Vajda H2H: 3-2

Karel Novacek holds a 3–2 lead over Marian Vajda in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1991 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 16 6-1 7-6(4).

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Marian Vajda
SVK Age 61 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #11 6-1 7-6(4) Marian Vajda #63 Match data Aug 2, 1991* R16 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #26 7-5 6-2 Marian Vajda #70 Match data Apr 6, 1991* SF Estoril Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #35 6-4 4-6 6-0 Marian Vajda #83 Match data Jan 12, 1991* SF ASB Classic ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Marian Vajda #49 6-4 4-6 6-3 Karel Novacek #57 Match data Aug 15, 1987* QF Prague ATP 250 Clay
Marian Vajda #56 6-4 2-6 6-4 Karel Novacek #29 Match data Jul 17, 1987* R16 Stuttgart Open ATP 250 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
Marian Vajda #1,076 #34 556 1,784 120 150 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Marian Vajda
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1984 1–4 20.0% #146 1,487 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1985 15–14 51.7% #52 1,607 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1986 17–22 43.6% #88 1,596 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1987 24–18 57.1% #46 1,703 0 1
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1988 17–21 44.7% #72 1,682 0 2
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1989 14–17 45.2% #123 1,627 0 2
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1990 14–16 46.7% #83 1,671 0 2
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1991 18–26 40.9% #97 1,599 0 2
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1992 0–8 0.0% #284 1,492 0 2
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1993 0–2 0.0% #267 1,473 0 2
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1994 0–2 0.0% #310 1,447 0 2
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 Marian Vajda
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% — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1985 5 7 12 41.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 5 6 11 45.5% 9 11 20 45.0% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1987 1 3 4 25.0% 23 9 32 71.9% — — — — 0 6 6 0.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1988 1 7 8 12.5% 13 9 22 59.1% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 0 3 3 0.0% 12 11 23 52.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1990 — — — — 13 14 27 48.1% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1991 5 8 13 38.5% 13 14 27 48.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1992 0 3 3 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1993 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1994 — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 17 38 55 30.9% 94 85 179 52.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 24 32 25.0%

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 50/56 of Marian Vajda'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 Marian Vajda
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%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1991 40/44 2.6 4.1 54.0% 62.5% 48.0% 51.1% 46.1% 55.5% 40.8%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1992 7/8 2.9 5.3 53.0% 61.2% 47.1% 55.6% 35.9% 54.5% 37.8%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1993 2/2 0.5 1.5 56.0% 53.5% 39.8% 40.3% 33.3% 46.8% 38.9%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1994 1/2 0.0 0.0 47.3% 42.3% 41.4% 50.0% 66.7% 41.8% 40.4%
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% — 50/270 2.5 4.1 53.8% 61.6% 47.4% 51.3% 44.6% 54.8% 40.3%

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 Marian Vajda
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 1984 1488 111.8 — — — — — +43 — 46.2% -0.39 0–2 1–1 — +0.14
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1985 1607 129.0 — — — — -102 +82 — 45.5% -0.45 9–2 (82%) 3–4 (43%) 109.3 -0.17
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1986 1596 129.9 — — — — -37 +67 — 43.8% -0.43 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 102.3 +0.61
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1987 1704 134.6 — — — — -226 +119 — 49.0% -0.05 11–2 (85%) 5–5 (50%) 108.4 +0.10
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1988 1682 138.4 — — — — -214 +153 — 46.9% -0.23 5–7 (42%) 5–5 (50%) 98.1 -2.69
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1989 1628 120.5 — — — — -176 +109 — 45.9% -0.39 7–7 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 101.8 +0.49
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1990 1672 133.7 — — — — -198 +69 — 47.1% -0.03 4–5 (44%) 7–5 (58%) 101.5 +0.05
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 1991 1599 129.3 -3.97 +1.38 0.917 48.2% -130 +135 — 41.9% -0.61 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 103.1 -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 1992 1492 96.2 -2.53 -0.84 0.831 46.5% -63 +135 — 24.0% -1.56 0–5 (0%) 1–5 (17%) 90.6 +0.37
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 1993 1474 103.0 -0.27 -3.94 0.732 43.2% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — +0.04
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 1994 1447 97.5 -0.03 -0.72 0.694 41.1% — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 — — +0.14
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1785 134.8 -3.54 +0.81 0.890 47.6% -135 +106 — 44.4% -0.40 53–46 (54%) 37–38 (49%) 105.3 -0.59

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.