| R32 | L | Nicolas Lapentti | 7-5 3-6 6-4 | H2H |
🇨🇿 CZE · Right-handed · 191 cm · b. 1965-03-30
Karel Novacek
Active 1984–1996 · best rank seen: 8
299–246
13
0
1
21
14,120
Hard
54–57 (48.6%)
Clay
187–116 (61.7%)
Grass
10–14 (41.7%)
Carpet
48–59 (44.9%)
Grand Slam record
| '84 | '85 | '86 | '87 | '88 | '89 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | |||||||
| Roland Garros | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | SF | 1R |
Season by season
Gold band: best three-year window (1991–1993).
Elo over time
Pre-match Elo, sampled across the career. Peak: 2149.
Career titles (13)
- 1994 Hilversum Clay
- 1993 Zaragoza Carpet
- 1993 Dubai Hard
- 1992 Prague Clay
- 1992 San Marino Clay
- 1992 Hilversum Clay
- 1991 Prague Clay
- 1991 Kitzbuhel Clay
- 1991 Hamburg Masters Clay
- 1991 Auckland Hard
- 1990 Munich Clay
- 1989 Hilversum Clay
- 1986 Washington Clay
Match results
| R128 | L | Martin Damm | 7-6(6) 6-1 | H2H |
| R16 | L | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-3 7-5 | H2H |
| R32 | W | Alexander Volkov | 6-2 6-4 | H2H |
Methodology
Titles include Slams, Masters, Tour Finals, 500s, 250s, legacy tour events and Olympic gold; Davis Cup is excluded, and walkovers are excluded from all win–loss records. GOAT points value every round reached, scaled per tier (Slam title 2000 anchor; ranking includes Slam champions only, but every player's points are shown here). Elo is a chess-style rating over the full match history (K = 250/(n+5)^0.4); the timeline shows pre-match ratings, sampled. The gold band on the season chart marks the best three-consecutive-year window.