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Karel Novacek v Francisco Clavet: stats compared | Lineball
Novacek wins on titles. Clavet’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Novacek 525 matches, Clavet 725 matches.
Novacek has 13 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Clavet’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches).
Novacek averages 5.9 aces a match to Clavet’s 1.8 — 3.3 times as many.
Clavet has the better first serve in %: 63.7 to Novacek’s 57.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.013 total · best 1Titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
57.0First serve in %63.7
73.4First-serve points won %65.3
60.0Break points saved %57.4
38.7Return points won %40.8
5.91,881 total · best 28Acesper game1.81,223 total · best 12
Head to head
59 matches since 19904
Clay · 6 matchesNovacek 4Clavet 2
Hard · 3 matchesNovacek 1Clavet 2
Grand Slams · 1 matchNovacek 1Clavet 0
Finals · 1 matchNovacek 1Clavet 0
Last meetings
8 Nov 1993 · Buenos Aires · Round of 32 · ClayClavet won 6-4 7-6(5)
24 May 1993 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayNovacek won 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-0
29 Mar 1993 · Estoril · Round of 32 · ClayNovacek won 4-6 6-3 6-2
27 July 1992 · San Marino · Final · ClayNovacek won 7-5 6-2
2 Mar 1992 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 16 · HardClavet won 6-2 4-6 6-3
29 July 1991 · Kitzbuhel · Semifinal · ClayNovacek won 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2
23 July 1990 · Hilversum · Round of 32 · ClayClavet won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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12.86,721 total · best 29
Games wonper game
12.28,819 total · best 27
41.6Break points converted %43.5
53.7Sets won %52.1
51.4Games won %51.1
0.121 total · best 1Finalsper game0.015 total · best 1
1.4729 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.3943 total · best 3
1.2628 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.2868 total · best 3
12.16,353 total · best 28Games lostper game · lower is better11.78,451 total · best 28
0.4201 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3245 total · best 3
2.2697 total · best 11Double faultsper game · lower is better2.21,487 total · best 11
7-6 7-6
5 Mar 1990 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardClavet won 7-5 6-2
1 Jan 1990 · Wellington · Round of 32 · HardNovacek won 6-2 6-3