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

Karel Novacek vs Nicklas Kulti H2H: 3-1

Karel Novacek holds a 3–1 lead over Nicklas Kulti in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1993 Italian Open round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Nicklas Kulti
SWE Age 55 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #15 6-3 6-2 Nicklas Kulti #35 Match data May 13, 1993* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Karel Novacek #10 6-3 6-2 Nicklas Kulti #94 Match data Nov 2, 1991* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Karel Novacek #9 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(2) Nicklas Kulti #64 Match data Sep 27, 1991* R16 Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicklas Kulti #132 6-3 6-3 Karel Novacek #61 Match data Nov 8, 1989* R64 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Carpet

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
Nicklas Kulti #977 #32 826 1,821 150 179 45.6% 0 0 0 0 3 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 Nicklas Kulti
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1988 3–4 42.9% #176 1,543 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1989 7–9 43.8% #118 1,584 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1990 15–11 57.7% #51 1,747 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1991 18–24 42.9% #80 1,656 0 1
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1992 18–23 43.9% #79 1,611 0 1
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1993 27–24 52.9% #46 1,683 0 2
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1994 20–26 43.5% #99 1,676 0 2
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1995 6–8 42.9% #165 1,639 0 2
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1996 14–16 46.7% #64 1,634 0 3
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1997 9–17 34.6% #154 1,579 0 3
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1998 3–3 50.0% #290 1,603 0 3
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1999 10–9 52.6% #118 1,633 0 3
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 2000 0–5 0.0% #421 1,559 0 3
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 Nicklas Kulti
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2 3 5 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 1 3 4 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1991 7 6 13 53.8% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 4 9 13 30.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1994 12 13 25 48.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1996 5 10 15 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 1 6 83.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1997 7 8 15 46.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1998 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% 1999 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 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% — 54 73 127 42.5% 53 59 112 47.3% 14 13 27 51.9% 29 34 63 46.0%

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 252/280 of Nicklas Kulti'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 Nicklas Kulti
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%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 39/42 2.9 2.5 56.0% 68.8% 50.5% 55.6% 43.7% 60.6% 38.6%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 40/41 3.8 2.6 59.5% 70.2% 49.0% 50.1% 37.9% 61.6% 39.3%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 46/51 4.9 3.1 56.1% 72.0% 49.9% 58.2% 39.3% 62.4% 36.8%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 39/46 5.1 2.4 57.2% 72.3% 49.6% 59.3% 40.3% 62.4% 36.0%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 13/14 6.8 2.8 52.0% 76.3% 53.0% 64.6% 44.4% 65.0% 39.0%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 27/30 7.2 3.8 58.6% 74.3% 49.9% 63.4% 39.5% 64.5% 36.8%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1997 24/26 7.1 4.7 53.7% 75.0% 46.7% 63.0% 32.6% 62.1% 34.5%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1998 5/6 7.8 3.8 47.9% 84.3% 53.6% 76.4% 25.0% 68.5% 32.6%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1999 15/19 7.0 4.7 54.7% 73.8% 46.1% 57.2% 37.8% 61.1% 35.7%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 2000 4/5 8.0 6.0 52.6% 70.6% 37.1% 61.1% 19.8% 54.8% 32.6%
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% — 252/329 5.2 3.2 56.3% 72.4% 49.3% 58.4% 38.9% 62.3% 37.0%

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 Nicklas Kulti
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1544 129.5 — — — — -4 +26 — 47.1% -0.12 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.72
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1584 125.7 — — — — -17 +11 — 42.9% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.42
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1990 1747 143.3 — — — — -93 -13 — 53.7% +0.33 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.04
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1991 1657 134.7 -0.06 +0.03 0.980 49.6% +1 +1 — 44.8% -0.17 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.75
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1992 1612 138.5 +0.13 +0.37 1.025 50.2% -4 +108 — 47.9% -0.10 6–11 (35%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.36
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1993 1684 141.0 +1.24 -0.26 0.979 49.6% +21 -5 — 52.0% -0.13 7–8 (47%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.65
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1994 1677 146.6 +1.15 -1.53 0.958 49.3% +55 -21 — 48.0% -0.24 7–14 (33%) 7–9 (44%) — -2.66
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1995 1640 120.1 +1.85 -0.53 1.112 51.8% +24 +47 — 46.9% +0.09 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1996 1635 123.0 +2.52 -1.04 1.037 50.5% -63 +19 -11 48.8% +0.01 4–6 (40%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.43
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 1997 1580 122.1 +0.06 -1.60 0.910 48.5% +24 +9 +52 41.8% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 6–2 (75%) — -0.05
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 1998 1603 115.4 +2.10 -1.26 1.036 50.2% +20 — — 46.2% -0.15 1–0 2–0 — +0.15
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 1999 1633 114.5 +0.18 -1.35 0.918 48.5% -58 -39 +43 51.1% -0.21 4–4 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.03
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 2000 1560 104.0 -2.23 -1.39 0.720 44.3% — — — 15.4% -2.39 0–2 1–1 — -0.21
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 — 1821 141.1 +0.80 -0.64 0.981 49.6% +4 +16 +28 47.4% -0.18 41–68 (38%) 57–63 (48%) 93.7 -2.41

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.