H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Mats Wilander H2H: 1-2

Mats Wilander holds a 2–1 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay, while Mats Wilander leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Mats Wilander won the 1995 Miami Open round of 64 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Mats Wilander
SWE Age 62 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mats Wilander #128 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Karel Novacek #26 Match data Mar 15, 1995* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Karel Novacek #51 7-5 6-1 Mats Wilander #136 Match data Aug 4, 1994* R32 Prague ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Mats Wilander #5 6-3 6-0 6-3 Karel Novacek #83 Match data Jun 30, 1989* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Mats Wilander #1,354 #1 1,075 2,263 526 203 72.2% 7 0 0 6 20 33

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 Mats Wilander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 1–4 20.0% #283 1,496 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1981 13–10 56.5% #73 1,663 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1982 56–16 77.8% #8 2,020 1 4
18 — — — — — — — 1983 71–11 86.6% #4 2,247 2 13
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1984 49–12 80.3% #4 2,179 3 16
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1985 65–17 79.3% #3 2,097 4 19
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1986 46–13 78.0% #3 2,055 4 21
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1987 65–17 79.3% #3 2,084 4 26
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1988 51–9 85.0% #1 2,180 7 32
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1989 31–15 67.4% #12 1,928 7 32
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1990 21–13 61.8% #41 1,897 7 33
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1991 9–10 47.4% #159 1,769 7 33
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 — — — — — — —
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1993 3–7 30.0% #330 1,697 7 33
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1994 17–20 45.9% #129 1,653 7 33
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1995 21–18 53.8% #46 1,767 7 33
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1996 7–11 38.9% #196 1,680 7 33

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 Mats Wilander
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 18 6 24 75.0% 34 4 38 89.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 19 3 22 86.4% 39 2 41 95.1% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 5 10 50.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 14 2 16 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 7 1 8 87.5% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1985 13 4 17 76.5% 37 5 42 88.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 6 16 62.5%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 21 4 25 84.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 34 3 37 91.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 6 18 66.7%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1988 29 2 31 93.5% 17 3 20 85.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 8 5 13 61.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1990 15 8 23 65.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1993 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 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% 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — —
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1995 14 9 23 60.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 0 3 3 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 186 71 257 72.4% 236 68 304 77.6% 45 16 61 73.8% 59 48 107 55.1%

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 107/123 of Mats Wilander'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 Mats Wilander
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 17/19 3.1 1.3 62.5% 65.8% 50.4% 54.4% 45.3% 59.1% 34.4%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1993 9/10 3.1 2.6 61.1% 66.0% 43.5% 61.7% 36.3% 57.4% 35.6%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1994 30/37 3.1 3.0 64.0% 65.9% 46.2% 55.9% 51.7% 58.7% 38.0%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1995 35/39 3.1 2.1 68.9% 66.4% 45.9% 56.2% 48.2% 60.0% 40.0%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 1996 16/18 2.3 2.1 62.9% 66.9% 46.6% 58.3% 39.9% 59.4% 41.1%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 107/729 3.0 2.3 65.0% 66.2% 46.6% 56.6% 46.5% 59.2% 38.3%

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 Mats Wilander
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1497 120.5 — — — — — +36 — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.25
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1663 137.2 — — — — +15 -79 -104 54.2% +0.25 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 102.2 +0.23
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 2020 162.4 — — — — -182 +108 -398 71.9% +1.39 11–7 (61%) 8–9 (47%) 103.8 -2.88
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 2248 172.9 — — — — -208 +33 -287 78.3% +2.21 12–2 (86%) 12–11 (52%) 106.4 -4.52
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1984 2180 167.5 — — — — -83 +62 -105 71.0% +1.24 13–3 (81%) 18–6 (75%) 111.5 -3.48
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1985 2098 165.1 — — — — -58 +153 -23 71.8% +1.45 13–6 (68%) 12–4 (75%) 101.3 -3.35
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1986 2055 160.6 — — — — +34 +96 +11 68.8% +1.29 8–3 (73%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 -1.36
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1987 2084 170.5 — — — — +5 +137 -68 73.2% +1.66 7–3 (70%) 13–11 (54%) 100.4 -4.55
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1988 2180 162.6 — — — — +45 +57 -195 77.7% +1.76 12–2 (86%) 15–8 (65%) 107.0 -1.42
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1989 1929 145.4 — — — — +51 +210 +61 63.3% +0.82 8–3 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 98.2 -0.07
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1990 1897 152.5 — — — — +39 +195 — 59.3% +0.72 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.0 -2.18
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 1769 129.1 -0.51 -2.42 0.841 46.9% +151 +167 — 50.0% -0.30 2–2 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 99.4 -0.37
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 1993 1697 115.7 -1.61 -1.46 0.836 47.1% +125 +183 — 37.0% -0.93 1–2 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 99.3 -0.40
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 1653 131.2 -1.73 -0.29 0.920 48.7% +76 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 7–10 (41%) 3–4 (43%) 94.5 -0.64
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 1995 1768 148.4 -0.95 +2.28 0.999 49.9% +44 -65 +195 49.5% 0.00 9–3 (75%) 7–9 (44%) 103.5 -1.55
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1996 1680 121.0 -1.79 +2.24 1.010 50.1% +11 +25 — 41.5% -0.32 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.7 -0.59
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 — 2263 165.2 -1.28 +0.49 0.939 48.9% -16 +94 -98 66.8% +1.13 113–55 (67%) 121–89 (58%) 105.7 -3.77

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.