H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 1-0

Karel Novacek holds a 1–0 lead over Veli Paloheimo in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1991 Prague round of 32 6-4 6-3.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Veli Paloheimo
FIN Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #11 6-4 6-3 Veli Paloheimo #61 Match data Aug 8, 1991* R32 Prague 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
Veli Paloheimo #1,194 #48 580 1,707 40 52 43.5% 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 Veli Paloheimo
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 1988 0–1 0.0% #117 1,495 0 0
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1989 6–8 42.9% #109 1,530 0 0
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1990 20–18 52.6% #69 1,686 0 0
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1991 12–20 37.5% #98 1,625 0 0
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1992 2–5 28.6% #327 1,575 0 0
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 — — — — — — —
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 — — — — — — —
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 — — — — — — —
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 — — — — — — —
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 — — — — — — —
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 Veli Paloheimo
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% — — — — — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1989 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1990 12 8 20 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1991 1 6 7 14.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 18 21 39 46.2% 14 17 31 45.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 3 7 10 30.0%

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 Veli Paloheimo
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 1988 1496 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.23
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1989 1530 123.0 — — — — +39 -17 — 42.5% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.01
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1990 1686 135.8 — — — — +19 -113 -113 53.6% +0.07 6–6 (50%) 8–1 (89%) 109.7 -0.90
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1991 1626 132.5 -4.52 +1.20 0.905 47.8% -42 +30 -12 41.7% -0.63 6–8 (43%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -0.93
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1992 1576 111.4 -2.52 +2.28 1.025 50.7% -3 +46 — 41.2% -0.47 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 95.3 +0.46
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1708 134.5 -4.20 +1.38 0.925 48.3% +7 -19 -58 46.3% -0.30 14–20 (41%) 12–9 (57%) 103.3 -1.77

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.