Nicolas Lapentti #31 def. Olivier Rochus #66

2-6 6-2 6-4

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Olivier Rochus 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the 2002 St. Poelten semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 25, 2002*
Tournament: St. Poelten
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 4m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Olivier Rochus
Aces	10	4
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	67	63
First serve points won %	70	61
Second serve points won %	37	47
Break points saved %	60	58
Break points converted %	42	40
Service points won %	59	56
Return points won %	44	41
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Olivier Rochus
Country	ECU	BEL
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Jan 18, 1981
Age	25	21
Height	188 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	31	66
Ranking points (entering)	1,090	583
Elo (entering)	1,782	1,667
Current career W-L	282–283	223–259
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$4,905,754

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #31 1 – 0 Olivier Rochus #66

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jurgen Melzer #138	6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 2002	QF
Irakli Labadze #89	5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	May 24, 2002	R16
Karol Kucera #73	6-3 2-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 23, 2002	R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Vicente #71	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 2002	F

Olivier Rochus's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Sanchez #65	7-5 4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 2002	QF
Jan-Michael Gambill #53	7-5 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 24, 2002	R16
Michael Russell #105	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 23, 2002	R32