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Benoit Paire vs Dennis NovakPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Benoit Paire and Dennis Novak have met 4 times since 2018; Benoit Paire leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at US Open in 2018 on hard. On clay courts Paire leads 2–0. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Paire has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Paire has taken 7 sets to Novak's 5. Their most recent meeting: Benoit Paire won at Lyon Challenger (2023).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorPaireNovak
Wins in straight sets67%
Wins a set when losing33%50%
Goes to a deciding set33%43%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite67%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog33%50%
Tiebreak sets won100%
Wins after taking set 10%100%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 10%100%

Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Paire 0, Novak 1).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Paire

🤖 Servebot

High ace rateDominant serviceWeaker returnBig first serve
vs

Novak

🪃 Counterpuncher

Elite BP conversionStrong return gameDefensive consistencyRally tolerance

Matchup analysis

The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,441 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Benoit Paire.

Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.

Previous meetings

4 career meetings, newest first

Jun 14, 2023

Lyon Challenger

C Clay · 1st Round

46
762
62
Paire

Jun 13, 2023

Lyon

C Clay · Round of 32

46
7762
62
Paire

Oct 14, 2020

bett1HULKS Indoors - Cologne

H Hard · 2nd Round

36
46
Novak

Aug 28, 2018

US Open

H Hard · Round of 128

7866
36
75
7765
Paire

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Paire
LLLLLLLL
L

Benjamin Bonzi

Quimper Challenger · 1st Round

46
36

Jan 27

L

Viktor Durasovic

Soma Bay Challenger · 1st Round

64
36
16

Jan 19

L

Adrien Gobat

Rennes · 1st Round Qualifying

36
26

Sep 7

L

Mae Malige

Cassis Challenger · 1st Round

36
46

Sep 3

L

Matteo Martineau

Troyes Challenger · 1st Round

26
26

Jul 1

L

Buvaysar Gadamauri

Royan Challenger · 1st Round

57
657

Jun 17

L

Francesco Maestrelli

Francavilla Challenger · Quarterfinals

61
06
16

May 9

L

Timofey Skatov

Francavilla Challenger · 2nd Round

764
763

May 8

Novak
LWLLWLWL
L

Harry Wendelken

Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 2nd Round

26
63
16

Oct 15

W

Bernabe Zapata Miralles

Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 1st Round

63
63

Oct 13

L

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Hersonissos 5 Challenger · 1st Round

26
36

Oct 7

L

Roberto Carballes Baena

Bad Waltersdorf Challenger · 1st Round

36
16

Sep 17

W

Syl Gaxherri

Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying

62
7764

Sep 14

L

Jelle Sels

Biella Challenger · 2nd Round

36
765
46

Sep 10

W

Sandro Kopp

Biella Challenger · 1st Round

46
63
75

Sep 8

L

Jozef Kovalik

Tulln · 2nd Round Qualifying

16
63
16

Sep 1

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

PairePaire aheadNovak

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 3–7 matches

MetricPaireNovak
Matches won0%43%
Sets won14%47%
Games won35%47%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StagePaireNovak
Grand Slam10
ATP 25001
ATP Challenger Tour20

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfacePaireNovak
Hard11
Clay20

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Benoit Paire vs Dennis Novak FAQ

Benoit Paire leads the head-to-head 3–1 over 4 meetings.