H2H data updated: 2026-10-22 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Olivier Delaitre H2H: 1-0

Karel Novacek holds a 1–0 lead over Olivier Delaitre in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1992 Stuttgart Open round of 16 4-6 6-3 6-4.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Olivier Delaitre
FRA Age 59 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #30 4-6 6-3 6-4 Olivier Delaitre #45 Match data Jul 17, 1992* R16 Stuttgart Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Olivier Delaitre #1,311 #33 958 1,811 129 178 42.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Olivier Delaitre
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1986 1–2 33.3% #177 1,482 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1987 0–4 0.0% #298 1,450 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1988 1–4 20.0% #129 1,428 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1989 10–14 41.7% #111 1,541 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1990 6–16 27.3% #152 1,520 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1991 19–11 63.3% #39 1,726 0 0
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1992 19–25 43.2% #76 1,689 0 0
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1993 15–23 39.5% #83 1,647 0 0
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1994 22–23 48.9% #49 1,732 0 0
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1995 17–27 38.6% #98 1,601 0 0
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1996 2–8 20.0% #218 1,532 0 0
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1997 10–13 43.5% #143 1,581 0 0
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1998 7–8 46.7% #186 1,608 0 0

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 Olivier Delaitre
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% — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 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% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1989 10 9 19 52.6% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1990 3 6 9 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 12 7 19 63.2% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1992 8 10 18 44.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1993 7 7 14 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1994 13 12 25 52.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1995 8 15 23 34.8% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 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% 1997 4 8 12 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 68 83 151 45.0% 18 47 65 27.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 35 37 72 48.6%

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 218/249 of Olivier Delaitre'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 Olivier Delaitre
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%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 26/30 4.2 3.2 55.4% 69.5% 52.5% 55.9% 44.2% 61.7% 38.2%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 41/44 3.8 4.0 50.2% 69.7% 50.4% 55.3% 42.1% 60.0% 35.1%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1993 29/38 3.7 4.1 49.6% 70.1% 47.6% 49.2% 36.8% 58.8% 36.1%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1994 40/45 3.2 3.1 55.9% 68.6% 52.7% 58.8% 42.2% 61.2% 37.0%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1995 40/44 3.2 3.5 55.7% 68.6% 48.2% 55.8% 39.7% 59.7% 36.7%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1996 10/10 2.5 3.9 51.9% 68.6% 45.5% 39.5% 28.9% 57.6% 36.7%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1997 21/23 2.9 3.0 55.5% 70.0% 48.2% 55.7% 33.8% 59.8% 36.9%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 1998 11/15 2.8 3.0 58.2% 65.3% 49.9% 44.3% 49.7% 58.5% 34.2%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 218/307 3.4 3.5 53.8% 69.1% 49.8% 54.0% 40.2% 60.0% 36.4%

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 Olivier Delaitre
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 1986 1482 96.8 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 1–0 0–1 — +0.73
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1987 1450 101.6 — — — — — +38 — 0.0% -3.56 — 0–2 — -0.11
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1988 1429 102.1 — — — — +69 — — 18.2% -1.91 — — — +0.43
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1989 1541 124.1 — — — — +73 -135 — 43.5% -0.56 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) 99.1 +0.18
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1990 1520 116.1 — — — — +53 -93 +52 31.7% -1.22 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -0.21
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1991 1726 130.9 +0.24 -0.09 0.997 50.2% -14 -220 — 56.8% +0.42 8–1 (89%) 6–6 (50%) 108.8 +0.26
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1992 1690 135.8 -0.73 -2.15 0.877 47.9% -25 -143 — 41.0% -0.70 9–3 (75%) 8–8 (50%) 107.6 -2.59
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 1993 1647 126.2 -1.57 -1.49 0.877 47.4% +39 -141 -84 40.6% -0.66 6–5 (55%) 3–8 (27%) 100.3 +0.62
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 1994 1733 137.3 -0.68 -0.76 0.952 49.2% +2 -153 -192 50.4% -0.07 6–8 (43%) 10–9 (53%) 100.4 -0.18
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 1995 1601 129.8 -2.07 -0.51 0.910 47.9% +28 -87 -10 42.3% -0.53 4–7 (36%) 10–6 (63%) 98.9 -0.33
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 1996 1533 110.5 -1.90 -0.41 0.865 46.7% +67 -79 — 26.9% -1.54 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.29
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 1997 1582 120.3 -2.37 -0.39 0.918 48.2% +16 -82 — 43.3% -0.53 6–4 (60%) 2–7 (22%) 99.7 +0.42
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1998 1608 121.8 -1.65 -1.93 0.823 46.8% +12 — — 42.1% -0.55 4–0 (100%) 3–1 (75%) 108.5 +0.79
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 — 1811 133.0 -1.22 -1.00 0.911 48.3% +19 -124 -61 42.3% -0.57 49–37 (57%) 50–60 (45%) 106.5 +0.10

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.