H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Thomas Muster H2H: 4-0

Karel Novacek holds a 4–0 lead over Thomas Muster in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Karel Novacek leads 3–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1993 Swiss Open Gstaad semifinal 6-3 7-6(5).

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Thomas Muster
AUT Age 58 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #14 6-3 7-6(5) Thomas Muster #13 Match data Jul 10, 1993* SF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #23 7-5 6-4 Thomas Muster #18 Match data Feb 6, 1993* SF Dubai Tennis Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Karel Novacek #11 6-1 2-6 7-5 Thomas Muster #59 Match data Aug 10, 1991* SF Prague ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #69 6-4 6-2 Thomas Muster #19 Match data May 6, 1990* F Munich Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,165 590 268 68.8% 1 8 0 4 31 44

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 Thomas Muster
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1984 2–2 50.0% — 1,533 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,612 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,741 0 1
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1987 22–16 57.9% #56 1,753 0 1
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1988 47–16 74.6% #16 1,915 0 5
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,867 0 5
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,861 0 8
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1991 30–18 62.5% #35 1,835 0 10
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1992 39–23 62.9% #18 1,783 0 13
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,832 0 23
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 2,005 1 35
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,927 1 42
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,823 1 44
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,801 1 44
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,675 1 44
42 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,656 1 44
43 — — — — — — — 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44

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 Thomas Muster
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 39 9 48 81.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1990 10 2 12 83.3% 31 10 41 75.6% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1991 2 3 5 40.0% 28 13 41 68.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 7 5 12 58.3% 30 13 43 69.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1993 18 7 25 72.0% 55 10 65 84.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1994 18 10 28 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1995 9 6 15 60.0% 65 3 68 95.6% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 46 4 50 92.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 7 9 22.2%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1997 27 8 35 77.1% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1998 11 7 18 61.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — 146 85 231 63.2% 397 128 525 75.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 41 46 87 47.1%

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 527/612 of Thomas Muster'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 Thomas Muster
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 42/48 1.0 1.5 73.3% 62.9% 51.5% 61.3% 49.1% 59.6% 44.0%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 52/62 2.0 1.9 66.2% 66.6% 53.3% 60.0% 44.4% 61.5% 40.7%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 92/98 2.8 2.5 61.6% 71.7% 57.7% 62.0% 46.4% 66.1% 43.4%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1994 68/80 4.0 3.5 58.1% 71.4% 54.0% 56.3% 46.4% 63.9% 41.8%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1995 86/101 3.1 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 54.3% 64.8% 45.6%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1996 71/86 3.2 2.3 59.3% 72.1% 53.3% 67.9% 45.7% 64.4% 43.4%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1997 57/66 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1998 44/52 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 1999 12/16 2.7 2.9 61.9% 62.8% 52.0% 61.2% 27.2% 58.1% 34.2%
42 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 1/1 5.0 2.0 60.6% 62.5% 61.5% 66.7% — 62.1% 21.8%
43 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 2/2 3.0 3.0 60.5% 55.9% 29.0% 35.3% 29.2% 45.6% 35.9%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 527/858 3.0 2.4 61.2% 70.2% 54.1% 61.0% 47.4% 63.6% 42.3%

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 Thomas Muster
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1533 117.1 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.24
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1612 126.8 — — — — — +22 — 50.0% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1741 147.7 — — — — -223 +71 — 54.8% +0.44 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.90
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1987 1754 137.1 — — — — -95 +27 — 55.2% +0.25 9–5 (64%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.14
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1988 1916 160.0 — — — — -207 +120 — 67.1% +1.44 12–2 (86%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1989 1868 141.2 — — — — -42 +130 — 64.5% +0.91 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.55
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1990 1862 152.4 — — — — -32 +106 — 65.8% +0.93 13–4 (76%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.89
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1991 1836 142.4 -0.24 +3.28 1.088 51.7% -95 +121 — 58.8% +0.61 12–9 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.44
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1992 1783 142.2 +0.70 +1.68 1.059 50.8% -81 +156 — 56.4% +0.48 16–5 (76%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.43
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1993 1954 154.4 +4.84 +4.04 1.280 54.2% -117 +137 — 71.5% +1.48 17–7 (71%) 16–17 (48%) — +2.71
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%) — -0.67 1994 1832 152.5 +2.55 +2.88 1.158 52.7% +6 +172 — 65.5% +1.10 15–12 (56%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.94
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%) — +2.36 1995 2006 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% -159 +281 — 75.0% +1.55 20–9 (69%) 27–8 (77%) — -0.55
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%) — +0.47 1996 1928 153.9 +2.83 +4.89 1.219 53.6% -136 +345 -340 71.6% +1.36 15–5 (75%) 19–9 (68%) — +1.60
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%) — -0.07 1997 1824 152.8 +2.58 +1.22 1.077 51.5% +70 +208 -208 61.7% +0.64 12–9 (57%) 17–10 (63%) — -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%) — -0.66 1998 1801 149.6 +0.50 +1.96 1.068 51.4% +43 +123 — 56.8% +0.65 11–3 (79%) 3–8 (27%) — -1.16
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1999 1676 130.2 -0.85 -2.23 0.815 47.0% +114 +110 — 35.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.42
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1656 99.5 -1.45 +0.41 0.576 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1609 96.4 -3.83 -0.41 0.661 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06
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 — 2165 156.5 +2.51 +3.47 1.162 52.7% -56 +164 -287 64.1% +0.95 164–84 (66%) 161–108 (60%) 106.5 -0.06

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.