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Karel Novacek vs Thierry Champion H2H: 2-2

Karel Novacek and Thierry Champion are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Karel Novacek leads 2–1 on clay, while Thierry Champion leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Thierry Champion won the 1990 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship round of 64 6-2 3-1 RET.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Thierry Champion
FRA Age 60 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thierry Champion #100 6-2 3-1 (ret.) Karel Novacek #29 Match data Aug 15, 1990* R64 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Thierry Champion #191 6-3 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-3 Karel Novacek #38 Match data Jun 6, 1990* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Karel Novacek #161 6-1 6-4 Thierry Champion #111 Match data Jul 15, 1988* R16 Swedish Open ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #46 3-6 7-6 6-3 Thierry Champion #177 Match data Apr 22, 1987* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 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
Thierry Champion #790 #44 744 1,757 102 162 38.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Thierry Champion
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% #463 1,488 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1985 3–3 50.0% #190 1,516 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1986 4–11 26.7% #128 1,524 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1987 6–11 35.3% #105 1,566 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1988 11–14 44.0% #125 1,627 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1989 3–9 25.0% #404 1,588 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1990 15–16 48.4% #59 1,697 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1991 24–29 45.3% #48 1,713 0 0
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1992 21–28 42.9% #98 1,636 0 0
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1993 3–12 20.0% #209 1,517 0 0
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1994 2–6 25.0% #266 1,534 0 0
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1995 4–3 57.1% #191 1,588 0 0
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1996 1–5 16.7% #109 1,545 0 0
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1997 5–14 26.3% #279 1,514 0 0
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 Thierry Champion
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 1 3 4 25.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1989 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1990 2 4 6 33.3% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 7 8 15 46.7% 8 13 21 38.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1992 9 9 18 50.0% 10 15 25 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1993 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1994 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1995 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1997 1 6 7 14.3% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
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% — 23 41 64 35.9% 58 84 142 40.8% 11 12 23 47.8% 10 25 35 28.6%

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 138/157 of Thierry Champion'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 Thierry Champion
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%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 47/53 1.7 1.0 73.1% 60.2% 50.6% 48.4% 47.4% 57.3% 39.2%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 41/49 1.1 1.1 70.9% 60.4% 52.1% 53.6% 42.7% 57.9% 41.4%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1993 14/15 1.1 1.4 75.0% 56.3% 47.0% 52.6% 45.1% 54.2% 36.4%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1994 7/8 0.9 2.6 68.3% 58.1% 44.0% 32.8% 38.2% 53.9% 37.9%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1995 6/7 5.0 2.0 62.3% 66.3% 52.6% 45.1% 43.3% 61.2% 43.2%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1996 4/6 1.5 1.8 73.2% 55.9% 50.0% 53.0% 45.8% 54.5% 36.7%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1997 19/19 2.9 1.4 67.0% 62.3% 43.6% 50.8% 39.7% 56.3% 36.5%
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% — 138/264 1.7 1.3 71.1% 60.2% 49.5% 49.9% 44.0% 57.0% 39.3%

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 Thierry Champion
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1488 99.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — +0.06
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1516 104.8 — — — — — — +31 50.0% -0.14 0–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.13
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1986 1525 119.3 — — — — +16 +6 -3 30.0% -1.23 2–4 (33%) 2–0 — -0.66
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1987 1567 131.0 — — — — -18 -6 — 36.1% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — +0.27
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1988 1627 135.7 — — — — -109 +43 — 46.0% -0.32 3–3 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.70
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1989 1589 129.3 — — — — -60 +56 — 34.3% -0.83 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.30
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1990 1697 138.4 — — — — -136 +115 — 47.0% -0.33 5–7 (42%) 4–6 (40%) 98.8 -1.66
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1991 1713 140.5 -2.49 +0.43 0.920 48.4% -75 +23 -36 48.9% -0.09 11–14 (44%) 8–7 (53%) 99.2 -1.51
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1992 1637 134.5 -2.42 +1.91 0.984 49.6% 0 -4 +61 46.6% -0.31 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) 101.8 -1.79
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 1993 1518 98.4 -4.56 -1.02 0.794 45.5% +38 +53 — 30.0% -1.53 0–4 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.1 +1.18
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 1994 1534 119.7 -2.73 +0.05 0.822 45.3% +10 +37 — 35.0% -1.20 1–1 1–1 — -0.43
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 1995 1588 112.0 +0.87 +1.91 1.114 51.8% — +19 — 55.6% +0.78 3–1 (75%) — — +0.31
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 1996 1546 101.6 -1.43 -1.23 0.807 45.5% — +23 — 30.0% -2.10 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.03
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 1997 1515 113.8 -3.61 -1.25 0.834 46.6% -4 +59 — 39.6% -0.73 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) 96.4 +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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1758 136.8 -2.67 +0.49 0.912 48.1% -43 +35 +11 42.8% -0.53 36–59 (38%) 33–41 (45%) 95.0 -2.18

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.