R32 Indianapolis 1998

Wayne Ferreira #31 def. Jiri Novak #76

7-6(3) 6-2

Wayne Ferreira defeated Jiri Novak 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 1998 Indianapolis round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 20, 1998*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 9m

Match Statistics

Stat	Wayne Ferreira	Jiri Novak
Aces	3	3
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	56.0%	52.0%
First serve points won %	74.0%	81.0%
Second serve points won %	57.0%	34.0%
Break points saved %	80.0%	25.0%
Break points converted %	75.0%	20.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	58.0%
Return points won %	42.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%
Match Serve+	+4.2	-3.6
Match Return+	+3.6	-4.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Wayne Ferreira	Jiri Novak
Country	RSA	CZE
Birth date	Sep 15, 1971	Mar 22, 1975
Age	26	23
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	31	76
Ranking points (entering)	1,189	597
Elo (entering)	1,850	1,658
Current career W-L	487–317	319–253
Current career earnings	$9,969,617	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Wayne Ferreira #31 2 – 0 Jiri Novak #76

Path

Wayne Ferreira's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Nestor #108	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1998	R64

Wayne Ferreira's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jason Stoltenberg #41	3-6 7-5 7-6(10)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 21, 1998	R16

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Xavier Malisse #414	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1998	R64