H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Novak Djokovic vs Radek Stepanek H2H: 12-1

Novak Djokovic holds a 12–1 lead over Radek Stepanek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Novak Djokovic leads 7–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Novak Djokovic won the 2017 Qatar Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.

Serbia Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
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13 main draw meetings
CZE Age 47 Right-Handed 186 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 6-3 Radek Stepanek #107 Match data Jan 6, 2017* QF Qatar Open ATP 250 Hard
Novak Djokovic #1 6-2 6-4 Radek Stepanek #129 Match data Jul 29, 2016* R16 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-4 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(5) Radek Stepanek #38 Match data Jun 26, 2014* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-5 Radek Stepanek #43 Match data May 14, 2014* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Novak Djokovic #1 6-4 6-3 7-5 Radek Stepanek #34 Match data Jan 20, 2013* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Novak Djokovic #1 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Radek Stepanek #27 Match data Jul 1, 2012* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #1 6-3 6-3 Radek Stepanek #29 Match data Aug 19, 2011* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #3 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2 Radek Stepanek #14 Match data Nov 7, 2009* SF Swiss Indoors ATP 500 Hard
Novak Djokovic #4 6-1 6-3 6-3 Radek Stepanek #16 Match data Sep 8, 2009* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Novak Djokovic #3 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Radek Stepanek #27 Match data May 10, 2008* SF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 5-7 7-5 7-6(2) Radek Stepanek #35 Match data Aug 30, 2007* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Radek Stepanek #23 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) Novak Djokovic #72 Match data Feb 25, 2006* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP International Series Gold modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Novak Djokovic #81 6-3 6-4 Radek Stepanek #21 Match data Feb 3, 2006* R16 Zagreb ATP International Series modern equivalent 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Novak Djokovic #5 #1 16,950 2,593 1,141 231 83.2% 24 1 40 7 15 14 101
Radek Stepanek #492 #8 2,700 2,037 366 285 56.2% 0 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Novak Djokovic Radek Stepanek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 1–3 25.0% #186 1,490 0 0
18 2005 9–9 50.0% #78 1,733 0 0
19 2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2 1998 0–1 0.0% #165 1,488 0 0
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,068 0 7 1999 2–4 33.3% #169 1,501 0 0
21 2008 63–16 79.7% #3 2,130 1 11
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,273 1 16 2001 0–1 0.0% #542 1,464 0 0
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,163 1 18 2002 17–14 54.8% #63 1,659 0 0
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,382 4 28 2003 24–22 52.2% #46 1,716 0 0
25 2012 75–12 86.2% #1 2,425 5 34 2004 28–23 54.9% #33 1,790 0 0
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,471 6 41 2005 45–26 63.4% #20 1,841 0 0
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,450 7 48 2006 30–15 66.7% #19 1,865 0 1
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2007 27–21 56.2% #30 1,853 0 2
29 2016 64–9 87.7% #2 2,429 12 66 2008 31–24 56.4% #27 1,836 0 2
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,281 12 68 2009 44–19 69.8% #12 2,012 0 4
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2010 17–15 53.1% #62 1,863 0 4
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,262 16 77 2011 30–24 55.6% #28 1,881 0 5
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,277 17 81 2012 21–20 51.2% #31 1,922 0 5
34 2021 50–7 87.7% #1 2,339 20 86 2013 14–16 46.7% #44 1,827 0 5
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,353 21 91 2014 16–17 48.5% #68 1,801 0 5
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,402 24 98 2015 7–10 41.2% #197 1,767 0 5
37 2024 35–9 79.5% #7 2,273 24 99 2016 10–11 47.6% #107 1,877 0 5
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,191 24 101 2017 3–2 60.0% #354 1,908 0 5
39 2026 15–7 68.2% #5 2,094 24 101

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 Novak Djokovic Radek Stepanek
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 2004 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
18 2005 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2006 14 8 22 63.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2007 43 12 55 78.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2008 42 11 53 79.2% 16 3 19 84.2% 5 2 7 71.4%
22 2009 53 11 64 82.8% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2010 40 12 52 76.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2002 6 8 14 42.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2011 46 5 51 90.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2012 50 5 55 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
26 2013 49 5 54 90.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2005 18 15 33 54.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
27 2014 44 6 50 88.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 2006 13 7 20 65.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2015 59 5 64 92.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 7 0 7 100.0% 2007 20 12 32 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2016 46 6 52 88.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 21 17 38 55.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2017 10 3 13 76.9% 13 4 17 76.5% 8 1 9 88.9% 2009 34 13 47 72.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
31 2018 31 6 37 83.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 11 1 12 91.7% 2010 17 15 32 53.1%
32 2019 32 8 40 80.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 2011 20 15 35 57.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
33 2020 24 4 28 85.7% 11 1 12 91.7% 2012 15 13 28 53.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1%
34 2021 25 4 29 86.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2013 9 8 17 52.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
35 2022 20 2 22 90.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 2014 7 10 17 41.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4%
36 2023 36 2 38 94.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2015 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 2024 13 4 17 76.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2016 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
38 2025 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2017 3 2 5 60.0%
39 2026 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
Career 712 134 846 84.2% 292 71 363 80.4% 131 22 153 85.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 209 169 378 55.3% 91 71 162 56.2% 43 30 73 58.9% 23 15 38 60.5%

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 1,324/1,372 of Novak Djokovic's and 639/651 of Radek Stepanek'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 Novak Djokovic Radek Stepanek
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%
17 2004 4/4 6.5 5.3 62.5% 59.7% 42.5% 44.3% 38.4% 53.1% 41.5% —/—
18 2005 18/18 4.9 3.2 63.1% 69.1% 48.2% 60.2% 44.6% 61.2% 37.8% —/—
19 2006 52/52 5.5 3.0 63.0% 72.3% 53.1% 59.7% 49.3% 65.1% 40.0% 1998 1/1 5.0 1.0 54.7% 62.1% 33.3% 42.9% 20.0% 49.1% 30.8%
20 2007 83/84 6.2 2.3 64.2% 73.1% 54.5% 64.7% 44.4% 66.4% 41.0% 1999 6/6 6.0 2.0 58.3% 69.3% 42.6% 59.9% 38.6% 58.3% 38.4%
21 2008 73/79 6.3 2.0 64.7% 74.2% 58.0% 67.4% 50.9% 68.6% 42.6% —/—
22 2009 95/95 5.3 2.8 63.1% 73.3% 54.3% 63.6% 43.6% 66.3% 42.5% 2001 1/1 5.0 3.0 65.2% 68.9% 33.3% 70.0% 20.0% 56.5% 28.3%
23 2010 72/74 4.2 3.9 64.0% 71.6% 54.0% 65.8% 48.0% 65.2% 42.4% 2002 26/31 7.3 3.2 59.4% 72.9% 49.2% 60.7% 44.8% 63.2% 35.2%
24 2011 75/78 4.6 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 51.1% 68.6% 46.2% 2003 46/46 7.4 3.1 60.7% 72.8% 50.1% 55.3% 41.9% 63.5% 37.3%
25 2012 81/87 5.6 1.8 64.5% 75.7% 56.9% 65.1% 50.8% 69.1% 44.0% 2004 51/51 6.4 3.6 62.2% 72.6% 49.8% 55.7% 43.6% 64.0% 36.2%
26 2013 76/76 6.3 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 45.0% 71.3% 44.6% 2005 71/71 7.5 3.0 64.4% 73.7% 51.7% 66.5% 39.3% 65.9% 37.1%
27 2014 69/73 6.2 1.5 67.0% 75.5% 57.5% 60.3% 47.7% 69.6% 44.3% 2006 45/45 8.7 3.2 63.9% 74.4% 54.9% 62.6% 43.0% 67.3% 38.3%
28 2015 87/88 5.4 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 48.1% 70.7% 44.3% 2007 47/48 7.0 2.0 62.1% 75.9% 56.8% 64.8% 46.2% 68.7% 37.6%
29 2016 71/73 3.8 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 49.2% 68.6% 44.5% 2008 53/55 7.3 3.2 63.6% 76.1% 52.4% 64.1% 47.8% 67.4% 36.7%
30 2017 38/39 4.1 1.9 66.8% 73.4% 53.8% 61.4% 47.9% 66.8% 41.1% 2009 63/63 6.3 3.2 61.4% 73.3% 50.5% 57.0% 41.7% 64.4% 39.9%
31 2018 65/65 5.3 2.3 66.4% 75.5% 58.1% 64.1% 45.1% 69.7% 42.5% 2010 31/32 5.0 3.0 64.0% 70.1% 51.8% 59.2% 38.2% 64.0% 37.0%
32 2019 65/66 5.7 2.6 66.1% 77.4% 59.4% 63.1% 53.6% 71.3% 42.4% 2011 54/54 3.6 2.8 60.8% 70.7% 51.7% 58.1% 41.9% 63.3% 38.6%
33 2020 40/40 6.1 2.8 64.1% 75.9% 53.8% 64.3% 43.4% 67.9% 44.1% 2012 40/41 4.8 3.1 61.6% 71.5% 53.7% 63.1% 39.4% 64.5% 39.4%
34 2021 50/57 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% 2013 29/30 4.7 2.9 63.5% 69.3% 49.0% 55.4% 45.7% 61.9% 39.3%
35 2022 47/48 6.0 1.9 65.8% 78.5% 58.2% 59.4% 46.9% 71.7% 41.9% 2014 33/33 5.8 3.4 60.3% 72.8% 51.4% 60.2% 37.4% 64.5% 38.0%
36 2023 60/60 7.2 2.9 63.5% 78.0% 57.9% 60.8% 45.3% 70.7% 41.6% 2015 17/17 4.6 3.6 62.7% 71.8% 50.4% 64.2% 50.0% 63.8% 37.9%
37 2024 36/44 7.3 2.7 63.8% 76.0% 56.7% 61.5% 43.5% 69.1% 41.9% 2016 20/21 6.0 3.9 59.5% 72.2% 49.9% 60.8% 40.2% 63.4% 37.9%
38 2025 46/50 8.2 2.1 67.2% 76.8% 55.8% 53.0% 47.1% 69.9% 39.0% 2017 5/5 4.4 5.4 54.7% 70.3% 43.6% 69.0% 34.3% 58.4% 40.3%
39 2026 21/22 8.8 3.5 68.2% 74.6% 54.0% 64.4% 39.0% 67.8% 36.2% —/—
Career 1,324/1,372 5.8 2.3 65.1% 75.0% 56.7% 62.7% 47.4% 68.6% 42.8% 639/651 6.3 3.1 62.1% 72.9% 51.6% 60.6% 42.3% 64.8% 37.8%

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 Novak Djokovic Radek Stepanek
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 2004 1491 107.5 -0.98 -0.85 0.885 47.7% +57 36.4% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 0–1 +0.01
18 2005 1733 128.8 -0.13 +0.84 0.974 49.7% -92 -124 -27 51.0% -0.14 2–2 (50%) 8–2 (80%) -0.77
19 2006 1885 144.3 +2.58 +1.86 1.145 52.6% -115 -18 -101 63.6% +0.85 10–6 (63%) 14–5 (74%) +0.06 1998 1489 99.4 -0.50 -3.84 0.604 40.0% 0.0% -3.00 +0.06
20 2007 2069 168.7 +4.20 +4.63 1.219 53.6% -9 -83 -156 70.3% +1.30 18–6 (75%) 28–13 (68%) -0.04 1999 1502 117.9 +0.16 -0.75 0.920 48.5% +39 +31 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–2 -0.17
21 2008 2130 172.3 +5.71 +7.08 1.355 55.3% +34 +15 -166 75.3% +1.68 8–6 (57%) 18–12 (60%) -1.51 2000 1493 102.9
22 2009 2274 175.6 +3.72 +6.70 1.260 54.2% +35 -48 -230 74.9% +1.62 18–4 (82%) 19–15 (56%) +2.04 2001 1464 98.0 -2.55 -0.96 0.652 43.4% 0.0% -2.50 +0.07
23 2010 2163 172.7 +2.60 +6.48 1.220 53.7% +62 0 -55 71.1% +1.38 9–7 (56%) 11–8 (58%) +0.94 2002 1659 130.9 +1.72 -2.01 0.956 49.4% -95 -3 -24 53.9% +0.12 4–4 (50%) 10–4 (71%) +0.45
24 2011 2383 182.8 +6.53 +9.98 1.473 57.2% +13 -31 -72 82.9% +2.35 14–2 (88%) 8–7 (53%) -1.11 2003 1716 137.5 +1.55 +0.11 1.021 49.7% -50 -11 +20 53.4% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 7–11 (39%) -0.79
25 2012 2426 182.4 +6.77 +8.20 1.427 56.2% +70 -20 -80 77.8% +2.07 16–3 (84%) 17–12 (59%) -2.53 2004 1790 136.2 +1.09 -0.10 1.005 50.1% -38 -63 -52 51.9% +0.08 12–7 (63%) 13–12 (52%) -2.23
26 2013 2471 184.6 +8.33 +8.48 1.555 57.0% +86 -60 -72 79.4% +2.09 15–6 (71%) 19–9 (68%) -1.97 2005 1841 145.4 +2.95 +0.75 1.088 51.5% 0 -67 -37 57.7% +0.53 20–11 (65%) 19–16 (54%) +2.05
27 2014 2451 184.1 +6.63 +9.04 1.457 56.5% +45 +29 +72 78.4% +2.05 15–2 (88%) 13–10 (57%) -1.15 2006 1866 141.5 +4.32 +1.02 1.172 52.4% -33 -19 +10 62.2% +0.76 8–6 (57%) 13–11 (54%) +2.10
28 2015 2554 186.4 +7.05 +9.59 1.509 56.9% +60 +29 +50 83.8% +2.33 16–2 (89%) 17–9 (65%) +0.06 2007 1854 148.1 +4.89 +1.48 1.201 52.8% +27 -67 -43 52.2% +0.39 7–9 (44%) 7–14 (33%) -0.67
29 2016 2430 183.4 +5.55 +8.54 1.418 56.0% +83 +151 +115 81.8% +2.05 8–1 (89%) 19–7 (73%) -0.65 2008 1837 157.2 +3.56 +1.09 1.126 51.6% -30 +96 +2 58.7% +0.80 10–12 (45%) 15–16 (48%) +0.45
30 2017 2281 169.1 +3.30 +4.52 1.236 53.9% +127 +161 +137 73.4% +1.50 8–2 (80%) 10–5 (67%) -0.74 2009 2013 160.7 +1.73 +3.84 1.123 51.8% +19 -107 -91 61.9% +0.57 17–6 (74%) 12–3 (80%) +1.40
31 2018 2333 175.5 +5.76 +7.04 1.406 55.3% +44 +2 +149 76.3% +1.72 8–6 (57%) 15–9 (63%) -1.21 2010 1864 146.3 +0.65 +0.89 1.026 50.5% -3 47.9% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 8–6 (57%) +0.90
32 2019 2263 174.5 +6.82 +6.86 1.476 56.3% 0 +80 +290 80.5% +2.00 7–8 (47%) 15–5 (75%) -0.39 2011 1881 156.8 +0.65 +2.39 1.052 50.8% +8 -12 +29 55.6% +0.40 9–6 (60%) 7–8 (47%) -2.99
33 2020 2277 174.3 +4.76 +6.66 1.375 55.6% -19 +74 81.3% +1.93 6–1 (86%) 11–2 (85%) -1.17 2012 1923 159.1 +1.92 +3.04 1.109 51.8% +7 -124 +4 51.5% +0.11 6–9 (40%) 11–8 (58%) -1.03
34 2021 2339 175.3 +5.82 +8.26 1.443 56.3% +2 +113 +292 77.0% +1.99 9–5 (64%) 12–9 (57%) -2.44 2013 1828 147.9 -0.61 +2.71 1.032 50.4% +61 -128 +76 48.6% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 3–8 (27%) -0.65
35 2022 2354 170.3 +7.26 +6.21 1.481 56.1% +24 +57 +322 80.0% +1.83 6–4 (60%) 18–4 (82%) -0.84 2014 1802 154.6 +0.71 +2.99 1.070 51.0% -25 -46 +189 50.6% +0.23 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) -1.38
36 2023 2402 174.8 +7.28 +6.22 1.422 55.5% +78 +9 +271 82.1% +1.97 11–4 (73%) 31–8 (79%) -1.78 2015 1767 133.6 -0.58 +2.17 1.047 50.8% -15 +42 43.6% -0.20 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) -0.28
37 2024 2273 164.2 +4.66 +5.21 1.354 54.9% +76 +122 +363 74.1% +1.59 4–3 (57%) 13–5 (72%) -0.71 2016 1877 143.0 +0.67 +1.85 1.035 50.5% -41 -15 +22 48.1% +0.02 3–3 (50%) 3–6 (33%) -1.65
38 2025 2192 161.5 +5.25 +3.10 1.297 54.3% +52 +120 +371 72.3% +1.53 5–1 (83%) 11–13 (46%) -1.44 2017 1908 130.4 -0.95 +0.89 0.968 49.7% -21 50.0% -0.20 1–0 -0.50
39 2026 2095 144.5 +2.71 +1.71 1.124 51.9% +65 +133 +377 61.0% +0.65 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) -1.84
Career 2594 180.7 +5.47 +6.81 1.362 55.3% +38 +32 +76 76.2% +1.76 218–88 (71%) 332–174 (66%) 107.4 -1.42 2038 154.7 +1.94 +1.47 1.073 51.1% -9 -39 +15 54.4% +0.34 120–97 (55%) 139–135 (51%) 103.0 -0.75

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.