Career 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Carlos Moya takes it, 9–4 on categories Moya wins on aces. Novak’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Novak 575 matches, Moya 867 matches.
Novak has the better first serve in %: 65.2 to Moya’s 58.7. Moya averages 4.9 aces a match to Novak’s 3.9 (27% more). Moya averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Novak’s 1.2. Winners’ edge: Moya’s team won 64%, Novak’s team won 56% of the matches they played. Longevity: Moya has 867 matches across 16 seasons, Novak 575 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 7 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 20 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
65.2 First serve in % 58.7
68.6 First-serve points won % 71.8
59.8 Break points saved % 62.4
40.2 Return points won % 39.0
3.9 2,228 total · best 18 Aces
Head to head 5 11 matches since 1995 6
Clay · 6 matches Novak 2 Moya 4 Hard · 4 matches Novak 2 Moya 2 Carpet · 1 match Novak 1 Moya 0 Grand Slams · 1 match Novak 0 Moya 1 Last meetings 24 July 2006 · Umag · Round of 32 · Clay Moya won 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 10 July 2006 · Gstaad · Round of 32 · Clay Novak won 6-3 6-2 25 July 2005 · Umag · Semifinal · Clay Moya won 6-4 6-4 26 May 2003 · Roland Garros · Round of 16 · Clay Moya won 7-5 6-3 6-2 19 May 2003 · World Team Championship · Round robin · Clay Novak won 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 14 Oct 2002 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 16 · Hard Novak won 6-7(2) 6-4 7-5 13 Oct 1997 · Ostrava · Round of 16 · Carpet Novak won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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