Career 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Jiri Novak takes it, 12–1 on categories Novak wins on first serve in %. ATP Tour career: Meligeni 390 matches, Novak 575 matches.
Novak averages 2.1 double faults a match to Meligeni’s 3.2. Novak has the better first serve in %: 65.2 to Meligeni’s 56.7. Novak averages 3.9 aces a match to Meligeni’s 3.4 (13% more). Winners’ edge: Novak’s team won 56%, Meligeni’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Novak has 575 matches across 14 seasons, Meligeni 390 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
56.7 First serve in % 65.2
68.9 First-serve points won % 68.6
57.7 Break points saved % 59.8
39.3 Return points won % 40.2
3.4 1,333 total · best 17 Acesper game 3.9 2,228 total · best 18
Head to head 0 5 matches since 1996 5
Clay · 4 matches Meligeni 0 Novak 4 Grass · 1 match Meligeni 0 Novak 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Meligeni 0 Novak 1 Last meetings 15 July 2002 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · Clay Novak won 6-0 6-2 24 June 2002 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · Grass Novak won 2-6 6-0 6-4 6-4 17 July 2000 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Round of 16 · Clay Novak won 6-3 6-2 3 May 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Round of 32 · Clay Novak won 6-2 3-6 6-1 4 Mar 1996 · Mexico City · Semifinal · Clay Novak won 4-6 7-5 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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