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

Karel Novacek vs Pat Cash H2H: 0-3

Pat Cash holds a 3–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Pat Cash leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pat Cash won the 1991 Brussels round of 32 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Pat Cash
AUS Age 61 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pat Cash #56 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Karel Novacek #32 Match data Feb 14, 1991* R32 Brussels ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Pat Cash #84 6-2 6-4 6-1 Karel Novacek #32 Match data Jan 16, 1991* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Pat Cash #38 6-3 6-7 6-1 Karel Novacek #36 Match data Nov 6, 1986* R32 Stockholm Open 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
Pat Cash #734 #4 658 2,098 210 134 61.0% 1 0 0 0 5 6

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 Pat Cash
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1981 2–5 28.6% — 1,497 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1982 17–10 63.0% #63 1,698 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1983 26–17 60.5% #34 1,830 0 2
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1984 26–15 63.4% #10 1,906 0 2
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1985 11–7 61.1% #67 1,834 0 2
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1986 16–10 61.5% #24 1,879 0 2
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1987 41–15 73.2% #7 2,022 1 5
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1988 23–9 71.9% #20 1,950 1 5
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1989 4–2 66.7% #368 1,927 1 5
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1990 18–10 64.3% #81 1,873 1 6
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1991 14–11 56.0% #108 1,807 1 6
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1992 5–4 55.6% #203 1,819 1 6
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 — — — — — — —
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1994 0–2 0.0% #511 1,768 1 6
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1995 5–7 41.7% #250 1,679 1 6
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1996 0–3 0.0% #765 1,620 1 6
32 — — — — — — — 1997 2–7 22.2% #379 1,575 1 6

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 Pat Cash
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 15 6 21 71.4% 5 0 5 100.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1987 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 5 15 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 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1990 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 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% 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1994 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1995 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — 74 52 126 58.7% 12 20 32 37.5% 80 34 114 70.2% 44 28 72 61.1%

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 54/60 of Pat Cash'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 Pat Cash
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 22/25 4.9 3.0 59.7% 71.2% 52.4% 64.0% 49.5% 63.4% 37.4%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1992 8/9 6.1 2.8 62.6% 73.4% 54.8% 65.7% 42.7% 66.9% 39.0%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1994 2/2 5.5 5.0 48.7% 63.5% 48.7% 51.7% 39.3% 56.0% 34.8%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1995 10/12 6.6 3.7 55.6% 76.0% 39.7% 52.4% 38.9% 59.5% 32.3%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 1996 3/3 5.3 3.7 59.8% 61.4% 43.2% 35.2% 11.1% 54.0% 24.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 9/9 6.8 6.4 51.3% 75.6% 40.5% 52.5% 21.8% 57.9% 31.7%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 54/344 5.8 3.8 57.6% 72.3% 47.8% 58.1% 39.4% 61.5% 34.9%

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 Pat Cash
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1497 113.9 — — — — — — +35 31.3% -1.50 0–1 2–0 — +0.24
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1698 132.0 — — — — -112 — +54 57.4% +0.56 7–3 (70%) 8–4 (67%) 106.4 +2.72
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1830 138.2 — — — — -113 -305 +47 57.8% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 7–10 (41%) 100.9 +1.41
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1984 1906 144.1 — — — — -85 -352 +98 60.5% +0.71 8–6 (57%) 12–12 (50%) 102.0 +0.05
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1985 1834 136.3 — — — — -32 — +150 59.2% +0.84 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 96.5 +0.66
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1986 1879 151.2 — — — — -30 — +160 58.3% +0.72 5–4 (56%) 4–8 (33%) 96.9 -1.75
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1987 2023 157.7 — — — — -58 -499 +222 67.3% +1.03 9–5 (64%) 18–13 (58%) 105.0 -3.31
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1988 1950 151.7 — — — — +5 -347 +195 66.7% +1.50 6–2 (75%) 5–6 (45%) 100.9 +0.37
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1989 1927 118.1 — — — — -1 — — 64.7% +0.94 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +0.10
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1990 1874 140.0 — — — — +4 — +236 57.7% +0.63 8–4 (67%) 8–10 (44%) 97.4 -0.75
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 1807 141.6 +2.17 -0.28 1.021 50.7% +66 -205 +265 58.2% +0.30 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 99.8 -1.86
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 1992 1819 136.1 +2.39 +1.48 1.179 52.8% +11 — +259 64.3% +0.36 0–4 (0%) 6–2 (75%) 97.9 -1.59
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1769 98.9 -1.13 +1.33 0.791 45.3% — — — 33.3% -1.84 0–2 — — +0.19
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 1680 117.3 -1.30 -1.24 0.799 46.1% +77 — — 41.4% -1.03 4–1 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 -0.32
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 1620 100.5 -2.77 -3.64 0.540 40.4% — — — 0.0% -2.86 — 0–1 — +0.11
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1576 115.0 -0.83 -2.98 0.752 45.6% +79 — — 30.4% -1.43 0–2 3–1 (75%) — -0.44
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 — 2098 151.6 +0.66 -0.77 0.907 48.5% -24 -330 +136 58.8% +0.60 64–50 (56%) 90–77 (54%) 101.4 -1.21

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.