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.

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.

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

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)

Doubles (6 titles, 10 runners-up) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Jun 1988 Athens, Greece Clay Pablo Arraya Rikard Bergh Per Henricsson 4–6, 5–7Loss 2. Aug 1989 Båstad, Swedish Clay Josef Čihák Per Henricsson Nicklas Utgren 5–7, 2–6Win 1. Oct 1991 Berlin, Germany Carpet Petr Korda Jan Siemerink Daniel Vacek 3–6, 7–5, 7–5Loss 3. Apr 1992 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ivan Lendl Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez 4–6, 4–6Loss 4. Apr 1992 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Petr Korda Boris Becker Michael Stich 4–6, 4–6Win 2. Aug 1992 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Branislav Stankovič Jonas Björkman Jon Ireland 7–5, 6–1Loss 5. Oct 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) David Rikl Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk 3–6, 4–6Win 3. Mar 1993 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Martin Damm Mike Bauer David Rikl 2–6, 6–4, 7–5Loss 6. May 1993 Munich, Germany Clay Carl-Uwe Steeb Martin Damm Henrik Holm 0–6, 6–3, 5–7Loss 7. Sep 1993 U.S. Open, New York Hard Martin Damm Ken Flach Rick Leach 7–6, 4–6, 2–6Loss 8. Mar 1994 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Martin Damm Henrik Holm Anders Järryd 5–7, 2–6Win 4. Aug 1994 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Mats Wilander Tomáš Krupa Pavel Vízner W/OWin 5. Oct 1994 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Martin Damm Gary Muller Piet Norval 6–4, 1–6, 6–3Win 6. Oct 1994 Santiago, Chile Clay Mats Wilander Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 4–6, 7–6, 7–6Loss 9. Feb 1995 Milan, Italy Carpet Petr Korda Boris Becker Guy Forget 2–6, 4–6Loss 10. Feb 1996 Dubai, UAE Hard Jiří Novák Byron Black Grant Connell 0–6, 1–6

Singles performance timeline

Records