H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Shuzo Matsuoka H2H: 0-1

Shuzo Matsuoka holds a 1–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Shuzo Matsuoka leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Shuzo Matsuoka won the 1995 Wimbledon round of 128 6-4 6-7(5) 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Shuzo Matsuoka
JPN Age 58 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Shuzo Matsuoka #108 6-4 6-7(5) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Karel Novacek #28 Match data Jun 28, 1995* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Shuzo Matsuoka #1,299 #46 717 1,821 127 155 45.0% 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 Shuzo Matsuoka
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% #691 1,484 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1986 1–3 25.0% #370 1,488 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1987 1–3 25.0% #260 1,484 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1988 12–15 44.4% #82 1,636 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1989 8–11 42.1% #181 1,572 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1990 9–13 40.9% #144 1,582 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1991 23–19 54.8% #69 1,629 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1992 20–16 55.6% #64 1,724 0 1
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1993 15–15 50.0% #127 1,674 0 1
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1994 8–14 36.4% #124 1,627 0 1
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1995 16–17 48.5% #63 1,706 0 1
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1996 12–24 33.3% #148 1,576 0 1
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1997 2–3 40.0% #534 1,580 0 1
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1998 0–1 0.0% #1324 1,561 0 1
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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1988 9 10 19 47.4% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1990 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1991 19 14 33 57.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 11 10 21 52.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1993 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1994 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1995 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1996 8 14 22 36.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 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% 1997 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 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% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 84 98 182 46.2% 7 17 24 29.2% 23 18 41 56.1% 13 22 35 37.1%

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 175/205 of Shuzo Matsuoka'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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 36/42 6.0 2.6 60.1% 72.1% 51.0% 65.1% 46.0% 63.8% 37.3%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 32/36 7.0 2.7 60.2% 74.9% 54.2% 59.1% 46.2% 66.7% 35.9%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 24/30 7.7 2.9 62.1% 74.2% 49.0% 67.1% 40.4% 65.0% 33.8%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1994 21/22 8.9 2.7 58.3% 74.9% 53.8% 57.6% 44.3% 66.2% 34.8%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1995 29/33 9.7 3.4 63.2% 76.2% 48.2% 62.9% 38.1% 66.1% 34.8%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1996 29/36 7.4 3.3 61.4% 71.3% 46.0% 53.1% 46.7% 61.5% 34.5%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1997 3/5 10.3 1.7 59.3% 74.7% 57.9% 66.7% 6.7% 67.6% 31.0%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1998 1/1 8.0 0.0 53.2% 69.7% 41.4% 50.0% 0.0% 56.5% 30.5%
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% — 175/282 7.7 2.9 60.8% 73.8% 50.4% 61.0% 43.0% 64.8% 35.2%

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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1484 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.17
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1488 115.9 — — — — +38 — — 25.0% -3.00 — — — -0.18
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1987 1485 110.8 — — — — +50 — — 30.0% -0.40 1–1 0–1 — -0.11
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1988 1637 136.4 — — — — +14 -128 — 47.1% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 6–9 (40%) 95.2 -1.46
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1989 1573 109.4 — — — — +34 — — 42.0% -0.98 2–3 (40%) 7–4 (64%) 101.0 +1.13
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1990 1583 124.6 — — — — +10 — — 47.4% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 98.5 +0.54
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1991 1629 133.0 +1.75 -1.11 1.030 50.8% +20 -126 -64 53.4% +0.34 8–7 (53%) 8–8 (50%) 100.8 +1.52
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1992 1725 139.5 +4.24 -0.99 1.078 51.7% -24 -226 -44 53.2% +0.21 7–7 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 106.4 -1.88
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1993 1674 124.0 +1.90 -2.99 0.965 49.7% +4 -120 -22 50.0% -0.04 5–4 (56%) 11–4 (73%) 106.5 +0.77
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 1994 1627 134.9 +2.64 -1.49 1.029 50.3% -9 — +33 44.6% -0.13 1–8 (11%) 5–8 (38%) 91.0 -1.46
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 1995 1706 136.1 +2.95 -1.36 1.027 50.5% -63 — +51 53.4% +0.03 5–9 (36%) 13–8 (62%) 103.3 -1.75
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 1996 1576 127.9 -0.31 -1.95 0.894 48.5% +20 -69 +174 40.7% -0.40 4–8 (33%) 7–14 (33%) 92.8 -0.24
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 1997 1581 109.2 +0.61 -1.20 0.956 47.8% +16 — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
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 1998 1561 97.2 -1.03 -3.75 0.701 43.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15
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 — 1822 137.1 +2.15 -1.59 1.001 50.2% +2 -126 +27 47.7% -0.17 39–58 (40%) 68–65 (51%) 99.6 -0.97

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.