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Karel Novacek vs Tom Nijssen H2H: 3-0

Karel Novacek holds a 3–0 lead over Tom Nijssen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Karel Novacek leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1994 Dutch Open round of 32 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Tom Nijssen
NED Age 61 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #76 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2 Tom Nijssen #337 Match data Jul 28, 1994* R32 Dutch Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Karel Novacek #19 6-2 6-0 Tom Nijssen #224 Match data Feb 26, 1993* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Karel Novacek #48 6-2 6-1 6-0 Tom Nijssen #160 Match data May 27, 1987* 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
Tom Nijssen #827 #87 242 1,678 39 76 33.9% 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 Tom Nijssen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1986 0–3 0.0% #396 1,476 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1987 7–9 43.8% #103 1,537 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1988 6–13 31.6% #114 1,545 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1989 12–15 44.4% #99 1,634 0 0
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1990 3–13 18.8% #194 1,538 0 0
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1991 3–5 37.5% #253 1,570 0 0
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1992 4–6 40.0% #221 1,601 0 0
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1993 4–7 36.4% #235 1,625 0 0
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1994 0–4 0.0% #591 1,561 0 0
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1995 0–1 0.0% #793 1,554 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 Tom Nijssen
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 %
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1987 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 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% 1988 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1990 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% 1991 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 12 22 34 35.3% 12 25 37 32.4% 1 7 8 12.5% 14 22 36 38.9%

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 31/34 of Tom Nijssen'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 Tom Nijssen
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%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1991 7/8 6.6 4.0 47.8% 72.0% 46.8% 48.1% 40.2% 59.7% 33.8%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1992 9/10 4.6 4.0 50.3% 72.2% 50.9% 64.9% 42.1% 61.9% 40.8%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 1993 11/11 5.5 2.5 41.9% 71.4% 51.6% 52.2% 39.3% 59.6% 32.3%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 1994 3/4 3.3 3.7 55.4% 68.0% 45.5% 60.8% 38.7% 57.9% 35.0%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 1995 1/1 4.0 8.0 53.3% 71.9% 48.0% 66.7% 33.3% 60.7% 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% — 31/115 5.2 3.6 47.3% 71.4% 49.6% 56.3% 40.0% 60.2% 35.3%

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 Tom Nijssen
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
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1986 1476 105.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.18
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1987 1538 116.4 — — — — -6 +19 — 40.5% -1.00 3–1 (75%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.55
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1988 1545 122.1 — — — — -25 +50 — 34.0% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 0–2 — -0.07
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1989 1634 128.9 — — — — +42 -95 -104 44.6% -0.28 3–4 (43%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 +0.06
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1990 1539 117.4 — — — — +60 — — 22.9% -1.91 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 97.4 -0.78
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 1991 1570 126.0 -0.77 -0.23 0.839 47.2% +46 — — 45.0% -0.35 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 98.4 -0.44
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 1992 1602 126.0 +0.80 +0.57 1.071 51.5% +22 -37 — 48.0% -0.16 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 -0.47
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 1993 1625 123.0 -1.24 -2.23 0.799 46.3% +2 -52 — 33.3% -1.11 4–1 (80%) 1–3 (25%) 102.5 -1.02
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 1994 1562 102.7 -3.16 +0.27 0.830 46.9% — -31 — 27.3% -1.55 0–3 (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 1995 1555 107.4 -2.36 +0.67 0.776 45.8% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.16
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1678 131.2 -0.76 -0.63 0.886 48.1% +25 -13 -104 37.0% -0.86 16–22 (42%) 14–26 (35%) 95.2 -2.12

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.