Karel Nováček (born March 30, 1965) is a retired Czech former top ten tennis player. Born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic). Nováček now lives in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. In his career, Nováček won 13 singles titles and 6 doubles titles. His highest singles ranking was World No. 8, which he achieved on November 18, 1991. [edit] Career titles (13) | Legend (Singles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | Tennis Masters Cup (0) | | ATP Masters Series (1) | | ATP Tour (12) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | | 1. | 1986 | Washington, United States | Clay |  Thierry Tulasne | 6–1, 7–6 | | 2. | 1989 | Hilversum, The Netherlands | Clay |  Emilio Sánchez | 6–2, 6–4 | | 3. | 1990 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Thomas Muster | 6–4, 6–2 | | 4. | 1991 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 7–6(5), 7–6(4) | | 5. | 1991 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay |  Magnus Gustafsson | 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6, 6–1 | | 6. | 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 7–6(2), 7–6(4), 6–2 | | 7. | 1991 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 7–6(5), 6–2 | | 8. | 1992 | Hilversum, The Netherlands | Clay | Jordi Arrese | 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | | 9. | 1992 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Francisco Clavet | 7–5, 6–2 | | 10. | 1992 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Franco Davín | 6–1, 6–1 | | 11. | 1993 | Dubai, U.A.E. | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 7–5 | | 12. | 1993 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Jonas Svensson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | | 13. | 1994 | Hilversum, The Netherlands | Clay |  Richard Fromberg | 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7) | [edit] Singles performance timeline | Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Career 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 | 0 / 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 | 0 / 34 | | Year End Ranking | 138 | 159 | 33 | 76 | 127 | 74 | 34 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 28 | 121 | 409 | N/A | [edit] See also [edit] External links
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