Dennis Novak vs Jelle SelsPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Dennis Novak and Jelle Sels have met 2 times since 2016; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Alphen in 2016 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Novak has taken 3 sets to Sels's 2. Their most recent meeting: Jelle Sels won at Biella Challenger (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Novak | Sels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dennis Novak | Jelle Sels | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 2/4 | 56% | 15/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 60% | 3/5 | 33% | 9/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 56% | 5/9 | 39% | 21/54 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 2/4 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 48% | 15/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 2/2 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | 83% | 19/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | 65% | 15/23 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Novak 1, Sels 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Novak
⚔️ The Gladiator
Sels
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 646 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 10, 2025
Biella Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Sep 8, 2016
Alphen
C Clay · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Novak | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.41 |
| ROI % | - | +15.0% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.90u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Novak | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | NED |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sels has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Novak's 0%).
| Opponent | Novak | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Kuzmanov | L 26 36 | W 63 64 |
| Harry Wendelken | L 26 63 16 | L 36 61 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Harry Wendelken
Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 15
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 13
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Hersonissos 6 · Round of 32
Oct 13
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Hersonissos 5 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Roberto Carballes Baena
Bad Waltersdorf Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 17
Syl Gaxherri
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Jelle Sels
Biella Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Sandro Kopp
Biella Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Pieter De Lange
M25 Oldenzaal · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Stijn Paardekooper
M25 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 25
Abel Forger
M25 The Hague · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Kirill Kivattsev
M25 Nivelles · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Yuichiro Inui
Futures 2026
Jun 30
Yuichiro Inui
M25 Nivelles · 1st Round
Jun 30
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Plovdiv Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 23
Francesco Forti
Perugia Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–55 matches
| Metric | Novak | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 51% |
| Sets won | 48% | 49% |
| Games won | 47% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Novak | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Novak | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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