Goran Ivanisevic #4 def. Andrei Cherkasov #32

6-2 6-2

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Andrei Cherkasov 6-2 6-2 in the 1993 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 9, 1993*
Tournament: Qatar Open
Edition: 1993
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 13m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Andrei Cherkasov
Aces	8	2
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	48	62
First serve points won %	90	57
Second serve points won %	65	38
Break points saved %	100	67
Break points converted %	33	0
Service points won %	77	50
Return points won %	50	23
Total points won %	61	39

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Andrei Cherkasov
Country	CRO	RUS
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Jul 4, 1970
Age	21	22
Height	194 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	4	32
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,097	1,754
Current career W-L	565–320	175–200
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$2,260,281

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #4 2 – 0 Andrei Cherkasov #32

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrik Kuhnen #89	6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1993	QF
Andrei Olhovskiy #80	6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 1993	R16
Hendrik Jan Davids #329	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 1993	R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boris Becker #5	6-7(4) 6-4 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1993	F

Andrei Cherkasov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #101	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1993	QF
Younes El Aynaoui #311	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 1993	R16
Gilbert Schaller #82	4-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 1993	R32