Karel Nováček

Karel Nováček (born 30 March 1965) is a retired Czech former top ten tennis player born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic). In his career, Nováček won 13 singles titles and six doubles titles. His highest singles ranking was World No. 8, which he achieved on 18 November 1991.[1]

Karel Nováček
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia (1984–92)
 Czech Republic (1993–96)
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida
Born (1965-03-30) 30 March 1965
Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,729,540
Singles
Career record300–246
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 8 (18 November 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1995)
French OpenQF (1987, 1993)
Wimbledon4R (1991)
US OpenSF (1994)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1991)
Doubles
Career record168–179
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 25 (28 February 1994)

His best performance at a Grand Slam came at the 1994 US Open where he defeated Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov, Andriy Medvedev, Todd Woodbridge, Javier Frana and Jaime Yzaga before losing to Michael Stich in the semifinal. In 1997, Novacek was suspended for three months for failing a drug test at the 1995 French Open; he forfeited $185,765, but denied taking cocaine knowingly.[2]

Nováček lived in Boca Raton, Florida, United States for 20 years, and then moved back to Czech Republic. Karel and Maya Nováček married in 1990; as of 2002, they had three children.[3] In 2002, the Boca Raton News reported that their ten-year-old daughter Anika was a promising tennis player, winning several tournaments.[3]

Career finals

Singles (13 titles, 7 runners-up)
Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Tour (12–7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Aug 1986 Washington, U.S. Clay Thierry Tulasne 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1. Oct 1986 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Brad Gilbert 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 2. Oct 1987 Palermo, Italy Clay Martín Jaite 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 4–6
Win 2. Jul 1989 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Emilio Sánchez 6–2, 6–4
Win 3. May 1990 Munich, Germany Clay Thomas Muster 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3. Aug 1990 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Horacio de la Peña 4–6, 6–7, 6–2, 2–6
Win 4. Jan 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jean-Philippe Fleurian 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4. Apr 1991 Estoril, Portugal Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win 5. May 1991 Hamburg, Germany Clay Magnus Gustafsson 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6, 6–1
Win 6. Aug 1991 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Magnus Gustafsson 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 7. Aug 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Magnus Gustafsson 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 8. Jul 1992 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Jordi Arrese 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win 9. Aug 1992 San Marino, San Marino Clay Francisco Clavet 7–5, 6–2
Win 10. Aug 1992 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Franco Davín 6–1, 6–1
Win 11. Feb 1993 Dubai, U.A.E. Hard Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 7–5
Loss 5. Feb 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Anders Järryd 3–6, 5–7
Win 12. Mar 1993 Zaragoza, Spain Clay Jonas Svensson 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 6. Apr 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Andriy Medvedev 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Jul 1993 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergi Bruguera 3–6, 4–6
Win 13. Aug 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Richard Fromberg 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)

Doubles (6 titles, 10 runners-up)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jun 1988 Athens, Greece Clay Pablo Arraya Rikard Bergh
Per Henricsson		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2. Aug 1989 Båstad, Swedish Clay Josef Čihák Per Henricsson
Nicklas Utgren		 5–7, 2–6
Win 1. Oct 1991 Berlin, Germany Carpet Petr Korda Jan Siemerink
Daniel Vacek		 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3. Apr 1992 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ivan Lendl Andrés Gómez
Javier Sánchez		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. Apr 1992 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Petr Korda Boris Becker
Michael Stich		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2. Aug 1992 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Branislav Stankovič Jonas Björkman
Jon Ireland		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 5. Oct 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) David Rikl Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk		 3–6, 4–6
Win 3. Mar 1993 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Martin Damm Mike Bauer
David Rikl		 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 6. May 1993 Munich, Germany Clay Carl-Uwe Steeb Martin Damm
Henrik Holm		 0–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 7. Sep 1993 U.S. Open, New York Hard Martin Damm Ken Flach
Rick Leach		 7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Mar 1994 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Martin Damm Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd		 5–7, 2–6
Win 4. Aug 1994 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Mats Wilander Tomáš Krupa
Pavel Vízner		 W/O
Win 5. Oct 1994 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Martin Damm Gary Muller
Piet Norval		 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 6. Oct 1994 Santiago, Chile Clay Mats Wilander Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig		 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 9. Feb 1995 Milan, Italy Carpet Petr Korda Boris Becker
Guy Forget		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 10. Feb 1996 Dubai, UAE Hard Jiří Novák Byron Black
Grant Connell		 0–6, 1–6

Singles performance timeline
Tournament1984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996Career SR
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A NH A A A 3R 1R 2R A 3R 4R A 0 / 5
French Open 3R 1R 1R QF 1R 3R 4R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R A 0 / 12
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 10
US Open A A 1R 1R A A 1R 3R A 3R SF 1R A 0 / 7
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 34
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Not MS1

Before 1990		 1R A 3R A A 1R A 0 / 3
Key Biscayne 2R 2R 2R A A 2R 1R 0 / 5
Monte Carlo 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 6
Rome 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 6
Hamburg 1R W QF 3R 1R A A 1 / 5
Canada A A A A A A A 0 / 0
Cincinnati 1R A A A 1R A A 0 / 2
Stuttgart (Stockholm) 2R 3R 3R A A A A 0 / 3
Paris 1R QF 1R 3R A A A 0 / 4
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 8 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 34
Year End Ranking 138 159 33 76 127 74 34 8 23 17 28 121 409 N/A

See also

References
  1. Karel Nováček at the International Tennis Federation
  2. "Wilander and Novacek are banned". The New York Times. 15 May 1997. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. Tom Glucksmann (25 December 2002). "There's a new Novacek in town". Boca Raton News.
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