Karel Nováček

This article describes the Czech tennis player. For the musician of the same name see Karl Nováček .

Karel Nováček
Nation:	Czech Republic
Birthday:	March 30, 1965
Size:	190 cm
Weight:	82 kg
1st professional season:	1984
Resignation:	1996
Playing hand:	Right
Prize money:	$ 3,729,540
singles
Career record:	299: 246
Career title:	13
Highest ranking:	8 (November 18 1991)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	168: 179
Career title:	6th
Highest ranking:	25 (February 28 1994)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Karel Nováček (born March 30, 1965 in Prostějov , then ČSSR ) is a former Czech tennis player .

Life

The 1.90 meter tall baseline player won 13 individual tournaments in his career, including the German Open in Hamburg in 1991 . Today he lives in Boca Raton , Florida.

He reached his best world ranking position in 1991 with 8th place. His best result in a Grand Slam tournament was achieved in 1994 when he reached the semifinals of the US Open , which he beat Michael Stich 5: 7, 3: 6, 6: 7 lost. In 1993 he played the double finals there alongside his compatriot Martin Damm .

From 1987 to 1994 he also played 20 Davis Cup games, of which he was able to win nine.

At the French Open in 1995, Nováček tested positive for cocaine , which is why he was banned for three months. In 1996 he ended his professional career.

Tournament victories

Legend

Grand Slam

Tennis Masters Cup

ATP Masters Series (1)

ATP International Series Gold

ATP International Series (12)

singles

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	1986	Washington	sand	Thierry Tulasne	6: 1, 7: 6
2.	1989	Hilversum	sand	Emilio Sánchez	6: 2, 6: 4
3.	1990	Munich	sand	Thomas Muster	6: 4, 6: 2
4th	1991	Auckland	Hard court	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	7: 6, 7: 6
5.	1991	Hamburg	sand	Magnus Gustafsson	6: 3, 6: 3, 5: 7, 0: 6, 6: 1
6th	1991	Kitzbühel	sand	Magnus Gustafsson	7: 6, 7: 6, 6: 2
7th	1991	Prague	sand	Magnus Gustafsson	7: 6, 6: 2
8th.	1992	Hilversum	sand	Jordi Arrese	6: 2, 6: 3, 2: 6, 7: 5
9.	1992	San Marino	sand	Francisco Clavet	7: 5, 6: 2
10.	1992	Prague	sand	Franco Davín	6: 1, 6: 1
11.	1993	Dubai	Hard court	Fabrice Santoro	6: 4, 7: 5
12.	1993	Zaragoza	sand	Jonas Svensson	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
13.	1994	Hilversum	sand	Richard Fromberg	7: 5, 6: 4, 7: 6

Web links

Commons : Karel Nováček  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• ATP profile Karel Nováček (English)
• ITF profile Karel Nováček (English)
• Davis Cup stats by Karel Nováček (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ spiegel.de: Mixed Zone . May 11, 2009