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

Karel Novacek vs Mikael Pernfors H2H: 1-0

Karel Novacek holds a 1–0 lead over Mikael Pernfors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1993 Schenectady quarterfinal 6-3 7-6(4).

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Mikael Pernfors
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #19 6-3 7-6(4) Mikael Pernfors #38 Match data Aug 28, 1993* QF Schenectady 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
Mikael Pernfors #1,299 #10 1,033 1,918 138 111 55.4% 0 1 0 0 2 3

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 Mikael Pernfors
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 1984 0–3 0.0% #434 1,444 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1985 3–5 37.5% #165 1,497 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1986 36–19 65.5% #12 1,819 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1987 21–16 56.8% #33 1,756 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1988 31–12 72.1% #19 1,878 0 2
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1989 19–16 54.3% #48 1,807 0 2
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1990 4–6 40.0% #175 1,771 0 2
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1991 4–7 36.4% #240 1,712 0 2
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1992 1–3 25.0% #234 1,694 0 2
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1993 19–15 55.9% #29 1,743 0 3
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1994 0–7 0.0% #940 1,597 0 3
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1995 0–1 0.0% #659 1,586 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1269 1,566 0 3

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 Mikael Pernfors
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% — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 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% 1986 10 5 15 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1987 8 6 14 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 26 8 34 76.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1989 12 8 20 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1990 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1991 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1992 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% 1993 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1994 0 2 2 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 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% — 75 48 123 61.0% 37 41 78 47.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 19 19 38 50.0%

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 50/58 of Mikael Pernfors'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 Mikael Pernfors
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1991 9/11 2.2 3.0 50.9% 61.3% 49.5% 46.4% 36.4% 55.5% 38.2%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1992 3/4 5.3 3.0 55.3% 67.3% 49.7% 64.2% 24.6% 59.4% 34.9%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1993 30/34 3.4 2.3 52.0% 68.6% 52.3% 57.7% 50.7% 60.6% 40.9%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1994 6/7 2.2 4.0 47.1% 62.8% 40.7% 41.1% 50.7% 51.1% 37.2%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 1995 1/1 0.0 2.0 67.7% 54.8% 40.0% 44.4% 16.7% 50.0% 42.1%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 1/1 2.0 6.0 52.6% 67.5% 33.3% 69.2% 0.0% 51.3% 24.5%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 50/249 3.1 2.7 51.7% 66.2% 49.6% 54.0% 44.9% 58.1% 39.3%

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 Mikael Pernfors
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 1984 1444 89.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.14 — 0–1 — +0.70
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1985 1498 130.2 — — — — — +40 — 36.8% -0.47 1–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.79
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1986 1819 151.0 — — — — -83 -49 -148 61.0% +0.68 9–8 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 107.0 -2.00
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1987 1756 139.5 — — — — -43 -23 +26 55.0% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 105.0 +0.87
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1988 1878 146.3 — — — — +31 -176 — 62.7% +0.80 11–2 (85%) 3–2 (60%) 108.5 -0.88
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1989 1808 147.0 — — — — +80 -149 — 53.0% +0.09 4–1 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -1.95
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 1990 1771 120.5 — — — — +45 — — 42.3% -0.58 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.40
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 1991 1713 123.3 -1.24 +0.12 0.859 46.5% +54 -49 — 42.3% -0.58 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -1.09
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 1992 1695 114.4 +1.25 +0.72 0.858 46.8% +45 — — 20.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.76
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 1993 1743 146.1 -0.42 +2.77 1.039 50.5% +20 -77 — 53.8% +0.11 6–5 (55%) 6–7 (46%) 99.6 -1.54
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 1994 1598 102.1 -3.07 -1.37 0.762 44.4% — -43 — 18.8% -2.56 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — +0.11
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1995 1586 101.6 -0.59 -1.12 0.842 45.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1567 96.4 +2.81 -3.81 0.503 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.14
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 — 1919 149.0 -0.72 +1.46 0.938 48.5% +11 -56 -61 53.3% +0.14 43–31 (58%) 32–33 (49%) 106.3 -3.09

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.