Dennis Novak and Norbert Gombos have met 4 times since 2015; Norbert Gombos leads 3–1. Their most recent meeting: Norbert Gombos won at Murcia (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Novak
🛡️ The Spoiler
Gombos
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 55% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,856 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Norbert Gombos.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
4 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Novak | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.41 |
| ROI % | - | -29.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -5.00u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gombos has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Novak's 0%).
| Opponent | Novak | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Wendelken | L 26 63 16 | W 63 76 |
Last five matches per player
Harry Wendelken
Hersonissos 6 · Round of 16
Oct 15
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Hersonissos 6 · Round of 32
Oct 13
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Hersonissos 5 · Round of 32
Oct 7
Roberto Carballes Baena
Bad Waltersdorf · Round of 32
Sep 17
Syl Gaxherri
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Jelle Sels
Biella · Round of 16
Sep 10
Sandro Kopp
Biella · Round of 32
Sep 8
Jozef Kovalik
Tulln · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Dalibor Svrcina
Enea Poznan Open · Round of 16
Jun 17
Olle Wallin
Enea Poznan Open · Round of 32
Jun 16
Aleksander Blus
Enea Poznan Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Jan Choinski
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 8
Hynek Barton
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Viktor Durasovic
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Mathys Erhard
Enea Poznan Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Hynek Barton
Kosice Open 2026 · Round of 16
May 28
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–52 matches
| Metric | Novak | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 50% |
| Sets won | 56% | 50% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Novak | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 3 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Novak | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
