Kenneth Carlsen #76 def. Byron Black #80

6-2 6-0

Kenneth Carlsen defeated Byron Black 6-2 6-0 in the 1998 Hong Kong Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKenneth CarlsenByron Black
Aces52
Double faults23
First serve %5161
First serve points won %9542
Second serve points won %5039
Break points saved %7550
Break points converted %5025
Service points won %7341
Return points won %5927
Total points won %6535

Player Comparison

FieldKenneth CarlsenByron Black
Country DEN ZIM
Birth dateApr 17, 1973Oct 6, 1969
Age2428
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7680
Ranking points (entering)603579
Elo (entering)1,7331,763
Current career W-L241–275240–230
Current career earnings$2,990,980$5,159,775
Pre-match H2H
Kenneth Carlsen #76 3 1 Byron Black #80

Path

Kenneth Carlsen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #436-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998SF
Neville Godwin #2057-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998QF
Geoff Grant #1723-6 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Peter Nyborg 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32

Kenneth Carlsen's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Byron Black's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Lareau #1116-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998SF
Gianluca Pozzi #706-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998QF
Christian Vinck #1166-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Hendrik Dreekmann #1126-7(3) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32