H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Sergio Casal H2H: 3-2

Karel Novacek holds a 3–2 lead over Sergio Casal in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Karel Novacek leads 3–2 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1989 Dutch Open round of 16 6-3 3-6 6-3.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Sergio Casal
ESP Age 63 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #89 6-3 3-6 6-3 Sergio Casal #193 Match data Jul 28, 1989* R16 Dutch Open ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #83 6-3 7-6 Sergio Casal #147 Match data Jul 13, 1989* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #88 6-1 6-2 Sergio Casal #111 Match data May 17, 1989* R64 Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
Sergio Casal #57 6-2 5-7 6-4 Karel Novacek #59 Match data Sep 24, 1987* R32 Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Sergio Casal #68 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 Karel Novacek #117 Match data May 28, 1986* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Sergio Casal #1,267 #31 122 1,794 112 138 44.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Sergio Casal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1981 3–3 50.0% — 1,535 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1982 3–9 25.0% — 1,497 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1983 11–11 50.0% #70 1,638 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1984 2–9 18.2% #177 1,564 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1985 18–10 64.3% #38 1,713 0 1
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1986 23–28 45.1% #62 1,749 0 1
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1987 20–25 44.4% #92 1,647 0 1
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1988 21–20 51.2% #77 1,659 0 1
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1989 8–12 40.0% #184 1,621 0 1
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1990 3–7 30.0% #263 1,583 0 1
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1991 0–1 0.0% #623 1,571 0 1
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1992 0–2 0.0% #727 1,542 0 1
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 — — — — — — —
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — 1995 0–1 0.0% #973 1,528 0 1

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 Sergio Casal
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 10 10 20 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1984 — — — — 2 9 11 18.2% — — — — — — — —
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1985 3 2 5 60.0% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 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% 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 10 15 25 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 9 8 17 52.9% 9 13 22 40.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1988 4 5 9 44.4% 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — — — — —
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1991 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% 1992 0 1 1 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 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% — 22 25 47 46.8% 75 91 166 45.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 14 17 31 45.2%

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 4/4 of Sergio Casal'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 Sergio Casal
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1991 1/1 4.0 1.0 70.9% 62.3% 28.0% 40.0% 45.5% 52.3% 41.8%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1992 2/2 3.0 2.0 62.5% 68.8% 46.9% 48.3% 15.4% 60.4% 32.9%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 1/1 2.0 2.0 52.8% 59.6% 47.6% 22.2% 35.7% 53.9% 43.9%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 4/250 3.0 1.8 62.2% 64.8% 42.4% 39.7% 28.0% 56.8% 37.9%

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 Sergio Casal
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1536 115.2 — — — — — +32 — 46.7% -0.27 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.29
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1982 1497 117.6 — — — — — +38 — 32.4% -0.94 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.8 +0.23
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1983 1638 140.0 — — — — — +13 — 44.1% -0.47 7–2 (78%) 3–3 (50%) 106.3 -1.00
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1984 1564 123.0 — — — — — +21 — 29.6% -1.26 0–4 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.8 -0.10
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1985 1713 135.2 — — — — -121 +5 — 56.7% +0.12 9–2 (82%) 6–3 (67%) 111.0 +0.39
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1986 1749 136.6 — — — — -18 -92 — 44.7% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 5–11 (31%) 98.8 +0.11
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1987 1647 135.2 — — — — +61 -24 — 44.9% -0.11 11–9 (55%) 2–14 (13%) 94.2 -1.44
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1988 1660 133.3 — — — — -27 +68 — 48.6% +0.08 11–3 (79%) 3–6 (33%) 104.8 -0.37
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 1989 1621 124.9 — — — — — +62 — 38.3% -0.55 3–4 (43%) 1–4 (20%) 96.3 +0.44
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 1990 1583 111.7 — — — — +37 +46 — 36.0% -0.76 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.23
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 1991 1572 102.0 -0.71 +0.79 0.876 46.9% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.07
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 1992 1542 97.6 -0.73 -1.59 0.832 47.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.16
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1528 99.2 +0.02 -2.49 0.953 48.5% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.02
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 — 1794 138.7 -0.54 -1.22 0.876 47.4% -2 +8 — 44.2% -0.29 56–40 (58%) 25–50 (33%) 96.7 -0.44

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.