Jiří Novák

Insights

One semifinal, and it came at the Australian Open

Novák’s only Grand Slam semifinal is listed at the 2002 Australian Open, when he was 26. His other best marks are four round-of-16 finishes and 11 round-of-32 finishes, showing that the semifinal was a clear outlier.

His peak run clustered in 2002-2003

The strongest stretch in the table is 2002-2003: he reached the Australian Open semifinal in 2002, then the French Open round of 32 and US Open round of 16 that year, followed by a French Open round of 16 and three round-of-32 results in 2003.

He was most productive at the US Open

The US Open is his most consistent major in the data, with results ranging from R128 in 1998 to R16 in 1999, 2002, and 2006. Across the table, it is also the only Slam where he appears every year from 1995 through 2006 except 1997 and 2004.

His late-career decline was sharp after age 30

At age 30 in 2005 he reached the Wimbledon round of 32, but by age 31 in 2006 he fell to R16 at the US Open and R128 at both Wimbledon and the French Open. That marks a clear drop from his earlier 2002-2003 peak.

He played 40 Slams and won just over half his matches

Novák’s Grand Slam record spans 40 tournaments, 92 matches, and a 52-40 mark, which is listed as 57% won. In the Open Era comparison tables, he ranks #197 of 2307 overall and #4 among Czech men.