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Goran Ivanisevic #25 def. Richard Krajicek #14

6-3 6-4 5-7 6-7(5) 15-13

Match Information

Date	Jul 5, 1998*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Goran Ivanisevic
Score	6-3 6-4 5-7 6-7(5) 15-13
Loser	Richard Krajicek
Duration	3h 22m

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Richard Krajicek
Aces	28	42
Double faults	16	5
First serve %	53	69
First serve points won %	79	82
Second serve points won %	58	60
Break points saved %	50	0
Break points converted %	100	50
Service points won %	69	75
Return points won %	25	31
Total points won %	48	52

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Richard Krajicek
Country	CRO	NED
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Dec 6, 1971
Age	26	26
Height	194	196
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	25	14
Ranking points (entering)	1,284	2,052
Elo (entering)	1,865	1,984
Career W-L	561–316	408–207
Career earnings	$19,878,007	$10,077,425

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic 8 – 2 Richard Krajicek

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 1998	QF	Jan Siemerink	7-6(10) 7-6(5) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 1998	R16	Todd Martin	7-6(5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1998	R32	Daniel Vacek	6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1998	R64	Andrei Medvedev	6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1998	R128	Grant Stafford	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 1998	F	Pete Sampras	7-6(2) 6-7(9) 4-6 6-3 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Richard Krajicek's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 1998	QF	Davide Sanguinetti	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 1998	R16	Wayne Ferreira	6-3 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1998	R32	Nicolas Kiefer	6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1998	R64	Dinu Pescariu	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1998	R128	Brett Steven	6-3 7-6(7) 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data