H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 second round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 3, 1993* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Karel Novacek #18 7-6(3) 6-4 4-6 6-4 Stefan Edberg #3 Match data
Oct 31, 1992* Stockholm Masters Masters 1000 R16 Carpet Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 6-4 Karel Novacek #21 Match data
Feb 15, 1992* Brussels ATP 250 QF Carpet Stefan Edberg #2 6-2 6-1 Karel Novacek #11 Match data
May 25, 1988* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Stefan Edberg #2 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Karel Novacek #87 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 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 2,233 744 246 75.2% 6 5 1 0 29 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 1,823 0 1
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,554 0 0 1985 58–17 77.3% #5 2,129 1 5
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1986 66–20 76.7% #5 2,121 1 8
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,692 0 1 1987 75–12 86.2% #2 2,206 2 15
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,644 0 1 1988 54–15 78.3% #5 2,080 3 18
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1989 58–16 78.4% #3 2,149 3 20
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1990 67–13 83.8% #1 2,172 4 27
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,705 0 3 1991 73–14 83.9% #1 2,146 5 33
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,845 0 7 1992 64–19 77.1% #2 2,044 6 36
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,819 0 10 1993 58–22 72.5% #5 1,986 6 37
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,760 0 12 1994 53–23 69.7% #7 1,854 6 40
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,788 0 13 1995 35–19 64.8% #23 1,823 6 41
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,595 0 13 1996 44–25 63.8% #14 1,890 6 41
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,580 0 13 — — — — — — —