H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Yannick Noah H2H: 0-3

Yannick Noah holds a 3–0 lead over Karel Novacek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Yannick Noah leads 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Yannick Noah won the 1990 Paris Masters round of 64 6-3 3-6 7-6.

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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Yannick Noah
FRA Age 66 Right-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yannick Noah #38 6-3 3-6 7-6 Karel Novacek #33 Match data Oct 31, 1990* R64 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Yannick Noah #8 6-1 7-6 Karel Novacek #100 Match data Feb 18, 1988* R32 Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Yannick Noah #5 4-6 6-4 6-3 Karel Novacek #37 Match data Oct 31, 1986* R16 Paris Masters ATP 250 Carpet

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
Yannick Noah #1,303 #3 1,079 2,199 456 194 70.2% 1 0 0 1 21 23

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 Yannick Noah
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1977 0–1 0.0% #269 1,491 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1978 23–14 62.2% #49 1,708 0 2
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1979 34–14 70.8% #26 1,933 0 5
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1980 29–16 64.4% #18 1,890 0 5
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1981 51–18 73.9% #13 1,917 0 7
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1982 50–12 80.6% #10 2,086 0 11
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1983 36–9 80.0% #5 2,087 1 14
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1984 23–10 69.7% #9 1,997 1 14
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1985 50–17 74.6% #7 1,956 1 17
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1986 43–14 75.4% #4 2,012 1 19
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1987 34–13 72.3% #8 1,951 1 21
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 1988 32–10 76.2% #12 1,948 1 22
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 1989 21–14 60.0% #16 1,876 1 22
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 1990 22–21 51.2% #40 1,708 1 23
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 1991 7–7 50.0% #188 1,708 1 23
35 — — — — — — — 1995 1–3 25.0% #552 1,686 1 23
36 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,672 1 23

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 Yannick Noah
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 13 5 18 72.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1980 11 5 16 68.8% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1981 10 6 16 62.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 18 4 22 81.8%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 19 1 20 95.0% 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 23 2 25 92.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 9 3 12 75.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1985 21 7 28 75.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1986 15 5 20 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1987 13 2 15 86.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1988 9 3 12 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 9 2 11 81.8%
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1989 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 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% — 164 62 226 72.6% 202 66 268 75.4% 11 16 27 40.7% 79 50 129 61.2%

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 18/19 of Yannick Noah'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 Yannick Noah
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% 1991 13/14 4.5 3.5 55.5% 68.0% 44.8% 62.6% 47.2% 57.6% 36.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 4/4 4.0 1.8 55.4% 77.9% 47.6% 45.5% 20.0% 64.1% 29.2%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 1/1 7.0 2.0 60.5% 69.2% 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% 61.6% 19.4%
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 18/650 4.6 3.1 55.8% 70.2% 45.7% 58.1% 44.1% 59.2% 34.0%

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 Yannick Noah
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1491 103.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.08
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1709 137.9 — — — — -111 +56 -173 57.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 10–6 (63%) — +3.56
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1979 1933 150.7 — — — — -105 +27 -371 65.1% +1.08 9–4 (69%) 10–9 (53%) — +0.67
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1980 1890 153.0 — — — — +5 +91 -340 59.5% +0.98 9–6 (60%) 6–8 (43%) — -3.05
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1981 1917 156.5 — — — — +62 +116 -384 64.4% +1.04 17–4 (81%) 9–12 (43%) — -1.67
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1982 2086 164.7 — — — — -20 +30 — 74.0% +1.55 12–5 (71%) 9–6 (60%) — -3.56
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1983 2087 162.3 — — — — -135 +184 — 74.8% +1.72 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.85
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1984 1998 159.6 — — — — -11 +206 — 65.9% +0.83 8–5 (62%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.14
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1985 1957 156.2 — — — — -10 +205 -368 68.4% +1.11 12–6 (67%) 18–12 (60%) — -0.87
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 1986 2013 163.9 — — — — -41 +208 — 67.8% +1.19 13–5 (72%) 12–17 (41%) — -2.21
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 1987 1951 147.7 — — — — +93 +140 -296 65.0% +1.00 11–4 (73%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.55
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 1988 1949 153.8 — — — — +75 +116 — 67.2% +1.03 12–4 (75%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.74
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 1989 1877 147.3 — — — — +46 — — 56.2% +0.40 10–4 (71%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.89
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 1990 1708 139.1 — — — — +109 +162 — 49.1% -0.16 8–6 (57%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.00
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 1991 1709 127.3 -0.35 -2.54 0.863 47.8% +60 +151 — 48.5% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.03
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1686 117.0 -0.18 -0.05 0.814 46.1% +61 — — 25.0% -1.38 — 1–1 — -0.54
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1672 104.2 -2.25 +2.64 0.506 43.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.10
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 — 2199 161.2 -0.42 -1.70 0.835 47.2% +9 +121 -314 64.2% +0.93 138–68 (67%) 139–119 (54%) 101.7 -2.00

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.