Leander Paes #145 def. Byron Black #29

6-1 3-6 6-4

Leander Paes defeated Byron Black 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the 1996 Newport quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 13, 1996*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 9m

Match Statistics

Stat	Leander Paes	Byron Black
Aces	12	1
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	58	62
First serve points won %	67	61
Second serve points won %	43	39
Break points saved %	79	29
Break points converted %	71	21
Service points won %	57	52
Return points won %	48	43
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Leander Paes	Byron Black
Country	IND	ZIM
Birth date	Jun 17, 1973	Oct 6, 1969
Age	23	26
Height	178 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	145	29
Ranking points (entering)	289	1,098
Elo (entering)	1,524	1,753
Current career W-L	53–77	240–230
Current career earnings	$8,587,586	$5,159,775

Pre-match H2H

Leander Paes #145 0 – 1 Byron Black #29

Path

Leander Paes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Knowles #104	6-7(3) 7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1996	R16
Pat Cash #1244	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1996	R32

Leander Paes's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Pereira #95	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1996	SF

Byron Black's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robbie Koenig #311	6-3 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1996	R16
Jacco Eltingh #191	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1996	R32