Career 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 Too close to call — 9–6 on categories Svensson wins on first serve in %. Novacek’s case rests on titles. ATP Tour career: Svensson 453 matches, Novacek 525 matches.
Novacek has 13 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Svensson’s 5 titles (one every 50 matches). Novacek averages 5.9 aces a match to Svensson’s 2.9 — 2 times as many. Svensson has the better first serve in %: 64.6 to Novacek’s 57. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, double faults): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 5 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 13 total · best 1
64.6 First serve in % 57.0
66.0 First-serve points won % 73.4
58.9 Break points saved % 60.0
40.3 Return points won % 38.7
2.9 492 total · best 12 Acesper game 5.9 1,881 total · best 28
Head to head 5 9 matches since 1986 4
Clay · 4 matches Svensson 1 Novacek 3 Carpet · 4 matches Svensson 3 Novacek 1 Hard · 1 match Svensson 1 Novacek 0 Finals · 1 match Svensson 0 Novacek 1 Last meetings 5 Apr 1993 · Barcelona · Round of 32 · Clay Novacek won 6-4 5-7 6-2 8 Mar 1993 · Zaragoza · Final · Carpet Novacek won 3-6 6-2 6-1 27 July 1992 · San Marino · Round of 16 · Clay Novacek won 6-4 6-4 28 Oct 1991 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Quarterfinal · Carpet Svensson won 6-4 6-2 18 Feb 1991 · Stuttgart Indoor · Quarterfinal · Carpet Svensson won 7-6 6-2 30 Apr 1990 · Munich · Semifinal · Clay Novacek won 6-1 2-6 6-1 26 Feb 1990 · Rotterdam · Round of 16 · Carpet Svensson won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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