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Karel Novacek vs Nicolas Lapentti H2H: 0-1

Nicolas Lapentti holds a 1–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nicolas Lapentti leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Lapentti won the 1996 Bermuda round of 32 7-5 3-6 6-4.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Nicolas Lapentti
ECU Age 50 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Lapentti #97 7-5 3-6 6-4 Karel Novacek #189 Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32 Bermuda World Series → modern equivalent 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
Nicolas Lapentti #885 #6 2,293 1,933 282 283 49.9% 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Nicolas Lapentti
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1995 5–0 100.0% #109 1,594 0 1
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1996 11–20 35.5% #121 1,568 0 1
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1997 17–18 48.6% #63 1,658 0 1
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1998 16–29 35.6% #90 1,595 0 1
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1999 52–24 68.4% #8 1,883 0 3
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 2000 40–28 58.8% #24 1,750 0 3
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 2001 30–22 57.7% #23 1,835 0 4
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 2002 32–27 54.2% #29 1,713 0 5
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 2003 20–22 47.6% #57 1,696 0 5
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 2004 7–15 31.8% #122 1,587 0 5
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 2005 9–16 36.0% #95 1,575 0 5
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 2006 12–9 57.1% #67 1,680 0 5
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 2007 10–14 41.7% #109 1,610 0 5
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 2008 14–18 43.8% #86 1,650 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 2009 6–14 30.0% #97 1,667 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 2010 1–7 12.5% #447 1,581 0 5

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 Nicolas Lapentti
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 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% 1998 4 11 15 26.7% 12 16 28 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1999 22 12 34 64.7% 21 9 30 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 23 15 38 60.5% 13 9 22 59.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 12 10 22 54.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2002 10 12 22 45.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 2003 6 7 13 46.2% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2004 5 6 11 45.5% 2 9 11 18.2% — — — — — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2005 3 7 10 30.0% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 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% 2006 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — — — — —
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 4 6 10 40.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 3 5 8 37.5% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 100 114 214 46.7% 154 136 290 53.1% 10 16 26 38.5% 18 17 35 51.4%

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 490/565 of Nicolas Lapentti'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 Nicolas Lapentti
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 3/5 6.3 2.7 62.2% 77.3% 59.8% 64.6% 47.2% 70.1% 38.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 25/31 3.8 3.4 56.2% 67.4% 47.9% 49.9% 41.1% 58.8% 37.9%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 32/35 4.4 2.8 60.4% 71.2% 48.1% 56.0% 46.1% 61.9% 40.2%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 40/45 3.4 3.8 63.2% 67.2% 44.6% 49.7% 42.8% 58.7% 38.4%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 59/76 5.3 2.4 61.7% 72.0% 50.2% 64.0% 40.2% 63.5% 40.7%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 53/68 6.3 3.4 57.6% 72.3% 49.1% 61.4% 43.9% 62.4% 38.6%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 38/52 5.7 3.2 56.1% 74.4% 47.9% 57.3% 41.7% 62.8% 38.8%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 49/59 6.6 2.6 59.0% 73.4% 49.0% 49.6% 35.4% 63.3% 38.5%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 2003 41/42 4.9 2.2 61.5% 69.0% 50.1% 56.3% 40.4% 61.7% 36.8%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 2004 21/22 4.1 2.3 58.4% 68.7% 52.6% 56.8% 36.5% 62.0% 35.6%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 2005 25/25 3.2 1.6 64.4% 68.8% 50.2% 52.2% 32.3% 62.2% 35.8%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 2006 21/21 3.5 1.4 63.2% 68.6% 45.4% 60.5% 42.1% 60.2% 41.5%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 2007 24/24 4.3 2.3 60.5% 68.8% 44.7% 57.7% 37.1% 59.0% 34.0%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 2008 31/32 3.2 2.0 62.5% 68.6% 50.4% 50.4% 43.5% 61.9% 36.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 20/20 4.4 2.7 60.2% 66.9% 49.5% 55.4% 40.2% 60.0% 36.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 8/8 1.6 2.3 53.8% 62.6% 45.5% 40.0% 35.4% 54.9% 34.4%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 490/565 4.7 2.7 60.2% 70.3% 48.7% 55.7% 40.4% 61.6% 38.0%

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 Nicolas Lapentti
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1595 115.3 +3.11 +1.13 1.285 52.9% — +53 — 83.3% +1.67 2–0 1–1 — +0.73
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1996 1569 122.4 -2.38 -0.82 0.920 48.4% -108 +97 +28 40.5% -0.77 7–8 (47%) 12–6 (67%) 105.5 +0.89
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1997 1659 129.3 +0.24 +1.23 1.054 50.8% -156 +64 — 45.0% -0.14 5–6 (45%) 3–6 (33%) 99.3 +0.41
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1998 1595 132.1 -1.83 +0.31 0.932 48.6% -86 +85 — 40.4% -0.57 5–9 (36%) 5–8 (38%) 96.4 -0.69
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1999 1883 154.4 +1.96 +3.11 1.116 52.2% -43 -24 — 59.3% +0.58 22–7 (76%) 17–14 (55%) 114.8 -1.12
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 2000 1751 142.0 +0.96 +0.97 1.026 50.6% +22 +87 -251 53.7% +0.39 16–5 (76%) 12–16 (43%) 103.3 +1.98
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 2001 1836 155.3 +1.70 +1.34 1.041 50.6% -27 +112 — 55.1% +0.40 10–5 (67%) 7–10 (41%) 104.2 -1.27
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 2002 1713 133.6 +1.50 +0.61 1.049 50.5% +6 +68 -121 50.6% +0.13 18–9 (67%) 13–13 (50%) 103.5 +1.94
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 2003 1697 131.8 -0.81 -0.35 0.961 49.4% -25 +79 — 48.2% -0.17 5–8 (38%) 6–5 (55%) 97.2 +0.89
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 2004 1588 121.8 -0.38 -0.79 0.938 48.5% +44 +67 — 38.0% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.5 +0.01
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 2005 1575 129.8 -0.05 -0.90 0.948 48.9% -6 +95 — 37.5% -0.70 2–5 (29%) 6–5 (55%) 98.7 -1.17
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 2006 1681 124.7 -1.29 +2.41 1.042 50.7% — +73 — 52.7% +0.05 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 105.6 +0.31
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 2007 1611 123.4 -2.74 -2.10 0.829 47.0% -49 +93 -16 38.3% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.0 +0.08
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 2008 1650 136.2 -0.69 -0.13 0.944 48.9% -103 +132 — 48.1% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) 101.0 +0.36
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1667 132.7 -1.19 +0.26 0.902 48.2% -65 +134 — 40.7% -0.64 5–8 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 -1.19
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1581 117.8 -2.88 -0.42 0.762 44.8% +18 +71 — 26.3% -1.74 0–2 0–1 — -0.76
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 — 1934 143.0 -0.03 +0.60 0.990 49.8% -30 +76 -105 48.7% -0.07 114–88 (56%) 108–103 (51%) 107.5 +0.25

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.