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Karel Novacek vs Wayne Ferreira H2H: 0-2

Wayne Ferreira holds a 2–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Wayne Ferreira leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Wayne Ferreira won the 1992 Stuttgart Open semifinal 6-3 6-2.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Wayne Ferreira
RSA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Wayne Ferreira #16 6-3 6-2 Karel Novacek #30 Match data Jul 18, 1992* SF Stuttgart Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Wayne Ferreira #46 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) 7-6(7) Karel Novacek #10 Match data Jan 17, 1992* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Wayne Ferreira #1,099 #6 2,701 2,024 487 317 60.6% 0 2 0 1 12 15

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 Wayne Ferreira
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1990 2–5 28.6% #173 1,528 0 0
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1991 26–21 55.3% #41 1,713 0 0
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1992 49–25 66.2% #12 1,843 0 2
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1993 38–25 60.3% #22 1,820 0 2
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1994 66–25 72.5% #12 1,925 0 7
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1995 55–25 68.8% #9 1,929 0 11
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1996 48–25 65.8% #10 1,841 0 13
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1997 26–22 54.2% #42 1,815 0 13
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1998 33–24 57.9% #26 1,824 0 13
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1999 27–25 51.9% #53 1,705 0 13
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 2000 41–22 65.1% #13 1,883 0 14
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 2001 16–21 43.2% #62 1,705 0 14
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 2002 24–18 57.1% #39 1,811 0 14
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 2003 24–19 55.8% #26 1,760 0 15
32 — — — — — — — 2004 12–15 44.4% #128 1,691 0 15

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 Wayne Ferreira
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 16 11 27 59.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1992 25 11 36 69.4% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 24 11 35 68.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 8 12 33.3%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1994 41 10 51 80.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 8 7 15 53.3%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1995 19 14 33 57.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 17 5 22 77.3%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 31 12 43 72.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 6 9 33.3%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1997 16 10 26 61.5% 7 9 16 43.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1998 17 14 31 54.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1999 15 14 29 51.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2000 30 12 42 71.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2001 7 11 18 38.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2002 15 11 26 57.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 9 12 21 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 283 168 451 62.7% 86 63 149 57.7% 65 32 97 67.0% 53 54 107 49.5%

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 697/797 of Wayne Ferreira'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 Wayne Ferreira
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%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 40/47 4.4 2.7 56.9% 70.6% 50.3% 49.1% 46.8% 62.1% 39.6%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 63/74 6.7 3.0 55.1% 73.9% 50.7% 62.5% 44.0% 63.3% 39.6%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 54/63 6.6 2.8 56.2% 73.1% 49.7% 56.2% 44.8% 62.8% 39.0%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 83/91 7.3 2.4 56.3% 73.6% 52.6% 62.2% 46.1% 64.5% 40.6%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 73/80 6.7 2.7 56.0% 74.2% 49.1% 59.0% 42.0% 63.2% 40.6%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 62/73 7.6 2.9 55.2% 75.6% 49.1% 57.1% 42.2% 63.8% 38.6%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 41/48 6.4 3.3 52.4% 74.1% 50.1% 55.5% 44.1% 62.6% 38.7%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% 1998 49/57 6.2 3.2 53.7% 74.4% 49.8% 56.5% 37.8% 63.0% 37.1%
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1999 44/52 7.8 3.6 53.7% 76.2% 49.5% 56.4% 35.5% 64.0% 35.6%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% 2000 52/63 8.1 3.0 54.4% 75.4% 52.5% 60.7% 43.7% 65.0% 38.1%
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% 2001 36/37 7.4 2.9 53.3% 73.7% 48.7% 50.4% 37.7% 61.9% 35.9%
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% 2002 32/42 9.7 3.1 53.7% 75.5% 51.8% 59.0% 45.9% 64.5% 35.0%
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 2003 41/43 7.4 2.5 57.6% 73.3% 52.0% 64.5% 34.5% 64.1% 36.6%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 27/27 6.5 2.7 57.0% 69.6% 53.5% 55.7% 37.2% 62.8% 33.4%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 697/804 7.0 2.9 55.2% 74.0% 50.6% 58.1% 42.1% 63.5% 38.3%

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 Wayne Ferreira
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1529 106.7 — — — — +4 — +43 38.9% -0.50 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.74
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.9 +1.14 1991 1713 140.8 +1.01 +0.76 1.045 50.5% -8 -109 -124 55.6% +0.31 6–6 (50%) 9–6 (60%) 104.1 +0.33
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1992 1844 150.1 +1.86 +1.37 1.079 51.4% -40 -90 -30 61.6% +0.56 13–9 (59%) 14–13 (52%) 103.0 +1.33
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 108.6 -0.16 1993 1820 147.3 +1.45 +1.28 1.048 50.7% -7 -110 +62 55.4% +0.25 13–5 (72%) 15–8 (65%) 108.6 -0.39
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.36 1994 1926 153.9 +2.71 +3.14 1.146 52.6% +12 -174 +31 66.1% +0.98 25–11 (69%) 17–18 (49%) 103.8 -1.12
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) 94.5 +1.33 1995 1929 153.8 +1.35 +2.81 1.104 51.9% +1 -10 -46 62.0% +0.71 20–9 (69%) 15–19 (44%) 103.3 +2.01
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 +0.04 1996 1841 151.0 +2.07 +1.61 1.069 51.2% -5 +101 +71 59.2% +0.49 18–8 (69%) 15–14 (52%) 101.8 +0.39
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) 97.5 -1.44 1997 1815 140.4 +0.88 +0.38 1.034 50.5% +13 +52 +82 53.0% +0.26 12–8 (60%) 11–11 (50%) 97.9 +0.69
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 1998 1824 152.8 +1.42 +0.81 1.003 49.7% -7 +48 +89 55.9% +0.26 13–7 (65%) 10–11 (48%) 102.1 -4.20
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 1999 1705 139.5 +1.33 -1.08 0.989 49.8% +25 +131 +113 50.7% -0.06 12–10 (55%) 14–12 (54%) 98.8 +0.17
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 2000 1883 148.6 +2.46 +1.75 1.087 51.3% +7 -57 -24 58.0% +0.45 13–8 (62%) 14–16 (47%) 101.9 +0.27
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 2001 1705 132.4 +0.45 -1.42 0.944 48.8% +43 +43 +100 48.4% -0.29 5–9 (36%) 6–7 (46%) 93.6 +0.55
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 2002 1811 141.0 +1.54 -1.23 0.985 50.2% -10 -94 +18 55.9% +0.37 11–6 (65%) 12–15 (44%) 101.3 -0.70
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 2003 1761 144.9 +1.68 +0.18 1.020 50.4% +10 +2 — 55.1% +0.40 7–2 (78%) 8–10 (44%) 104.5 -1.02
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1692 120.9 +0.36 -2.47 0.899 48.1% -21 — +102 46.5% -0.52 1–3 (25%) 8–5 (62%) 98.2 -0.57
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 — 2024 151.9 +1.61 +1.00 1.049 50.8% 0 -17 +31 57.2% +0.38 169–103 (62%) 169–167 (50%) 103.3 -0.37

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.