Philadelphia WCT 1987ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-7 6-3 6-4Player
Karel Novacek
CZEBorn: March 30, 1965right-handed
300–24654.9% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 1345August 11, 1997
Best rankingNo. 8November 18, 1991
Record300–24654.9% wins
Titles1321 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height190 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Karel Novacek has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- January 2, 1984
- Career peak
- No. 8 November 18, 1991
- Archived observations
- 632 632 documented weeks
- Top 1023documented weeks
- Top 20107documented weeks
- Top 50313documented weeks
- Top 100420documented weeks
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
13 career titlesWAmersfoort 1994ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Richard FrombergFGstaad 1993ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Sergi BrugueraFEstoril 1993ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Andrei MedvedevWZaragoza 1993ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Jonas SvenssonFRotterdam 1993ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Anders JarrydWDubai 1993ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Fabrice SantoroWPrague 1992ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Franco DavinWSopot 1992ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Francisco ClavetWAmersfoort 1992ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Jordi ArreseFDusseldorf 1992ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Sergi BrugueraWPrague 1991ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Magnus GustafssonWKitzbuhel 1991ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Magnus Gustafsson
12ATP/WTA main tour1Masters 1000
95best-of-five matches
21reached a fifth set
2comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Boris BeckerGER9 matches1–8Carl Uwe SteebGER9 matches3–6Francisco ClavetESP9 matches5–4Jonas SvenssonSWE9 matches4–5Alexander VolkovRUS8 matches3–5Magnus GustafssonSWE8 matches4–4Michael StichGER8 matches3–5Sergi BrugueraESP8 matches0–8Andrei CherkasovRUS7 matches5–2Andrei ChesnokovRUS7 matches3–4Amos MansdorfISR6 matches1–5Horacio De La PenaARG6 matches2–4
Matches
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Philadelphia WCT 1987ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
2-6 7-6 6-4Philadelphia WCT 1987ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-1 6-2Paris Masters 1986ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
4-6 6-4 6-3Paris Masters 1986ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-1 5-7 6-4