H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Stefan Edberg H2H: 1-3

Stefan Edberg holds a 3–1 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Stefan Edberg leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1993 US Open round of 64 7-6(3) 6-4 4-6 6-4.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Stefan Edberg
SWE Age 60 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #18 7-6(3) 6-4 4-6 6-4 Stefan Edberg #3 Match data Sep 3, 1993* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 6-4 Karel Novacek #21 Match data Oct 31, 1992* R16 Stockholm Open Masters 1000 Carpet
Stefan Edberg #2 6-2 6-1 Karel Novacek #11 Match data Feb 15, 1992* QF Brussels ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Stefan Edberg #2 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Karel Novacek #87 Match data May 25, 1988* 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
Stefan Edberg #1,347 #1 3,997 2,237 748 248 75.1% 6 4 1 9 21 41

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 Stefan Edberg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1983 12–10 54.5% #54 1,616 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1984 27–18 60.0% #20 1,825 0 1
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1985 58–17 77.3% #5 2,130 1 5
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1986 66–20 76.7% #5 2,124 1 8
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1987 75–12 86.2% #2 2,208 2 15
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1988 58–16 78.4% #5 2,077 3 18
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1989 58–16 78.4% #3 2,154 3 20
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1990 67–13 83.8% #1 2,175 4 27
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1991 73–14 83.9% #1 2,147 5 33
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1992 64–20 76.2% #2 2,035 6 36
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1993 58–22 72.5% #5 1,986 6 37
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1994 53–23 69.7% #7 1,873 6 40
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1995 35–19 64.8% #23 1,827 6 41
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1996 44–25 63.8% #14 1,887 6 41
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 Stefan Edberg
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 9 5 14 64.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 6 15 60.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1985 25 7 32 78.1% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 7 23 69.6%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1986 32 5 37 86.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 10 26 61.5%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 42 5 47 89.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1988 28 9 37 75.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 12 4 16 75.0%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1989 29 7 36 80.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 39 5 44 88.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1991 39 7 46 84.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 18 3 21 85.7%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1992 32 6 38 84.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 9 25 64.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1993 24 9 33 72.7% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 11 7 18 61.1%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1994 31 9 40 77.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1995 26 11 37 70.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1996 18 12 30 60.0% 14 7 21 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
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% — 380 104 484 78.5% 110 48 158 69.6% 98 26 124 79.0% 160 70 230 69.6%

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 392/450 of Stefan Edberg'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 Stefan Edberg
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%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 77/87 3.0 2.9 63.0% 75.5% 56.0% 60.7% 45.0% 68.3% 43.6%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1992 75/84 3.5 3.6 63.9% 74.6% 54.9% 64.0% 45.3% 67.4% 40.6%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1993 63/80 2.9 4.6 60.3% 73.6% 51.0% 59.4% 47.5% 64.4% 42.1%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1994 62/76 2.8 3.6 62.4% 72.9% 53.8% 61.0% 47.0% 65.7% 41.8%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1995 52/54 3.0 3.6 61.0% 72.5% 49.2% 60.5% 46.4% 63.6% 41.6%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1996 63/69 3.9 4.1 59.0% 72.3% 52.5% 58.8% 41.9% 64.0% 41.0%
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% — 392/996 3.2 3.7 61.7% 73.7% 53.2% 60.9% 45.5% 65.8% 41.8%

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 Stefan Edberg
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1464 96.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.62 0–2 1–0 — +0.35
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1617 133.1 — — — — +5 -20 -83 52.8% +0.21 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.5 +0.10
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1826 153.7 — — — — -28 -162 -156 60.9% +0.75 5–7 (42%) 11–11 (50%) 100.7 -0.06
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1985 2130 166.9 — — — — -89 -335 -173 72.7% +1.45 7–8 (47%) 19–14 (58%) 100.1 -3.55
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1986 2125 164.5 — — — — +27 -250 -162 69.7% +1.52 18–7 (72%) 19–13 (59%) 101.9 -1.90
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1987 2209 172.3 — — — — +77 -360 -99 77.7% +1.92 13–3 (81%) 19–16 (54%) 104.3 -3.18
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1988 2077 159.9 — — — — +31 -199 +95 72.3% +1.37 14–8 (64%) 16–8 (67%) 100.2 -2.31
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1989 2155 169.3 — — — — +39 -186 +7 73.0% +1.25 10–5 (67%) 18–9 (67%) 106.9 -6.13
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1990 2176 173.1 — — — — +30 -272 +103 74.5% +1.68 16–1 (94%) 19–10 (66%) 108.6 -4.50
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1991 2148 168.6 +6.92 +5.37 1.372 55.2% +61 -218 +146 78.7% +1.85 12–7 (63%) 18–9 (67%) 98.6 -1.02
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 1992 2036 166.3 +5.64 +3.53 1.246 53.7% +37 -92 +216 68.9% +1.22 17–10 (63%) 29–14 (67%) 101.4 +0.13
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 1993 1987 165.8 +3.09 +4.76 1.184 52.9% +16 +31 +233 67.6% +1.11 15–9 (63%) 24–13 (65%) 101.9 -2.70
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 1994 1874 159.8 +4.24 +3.69 1.218 53.6% +60 +64 +297 67.4% +1.26 11–10 (52%) 13–11 (54%) 94.3 +1.11
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 1995 1827 152.9 +1.63 +3.73 1.143 52.1% +69 +91 +198 60.3% +0.83 12–7 (63%) 13–7 (65%) 101.7 +0.90
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 1996 1888 152.3 +2.04 +3.83 1.139 52.1% -26 +12 +184 60.6% +0.82 9–9 (50%) 13–17 (43%) 91.4 -2.82
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 — 2237 168.9 +4.15 +4.19 1.222 53.4% +27 -108 +46 69.9% +1.32 161–95 (63%) 235–156 (60%) 102.1 -2.58

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.