Karel Novacek #14 def. Thomas Muster #13

6-3 7-6(5)

Karel Novacek defeated Thomas Muster 6-3 7-6(5) in the 1993 Swiss Open Gstaad semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 10, 1993*
Tournament: Swiss Open Gstaad
Edition: 1993
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karel Novacek	Thomas Muster
Aces	16	5
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	58	59
First serve points won %	82	53
Second serve points won %	56	64
Break points saved %	67	67
Break points converted %	33	33
Service points won %	71	57
Return points won %	42	29
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Karel Novacek	Thomas Muster
Country	CZE	AUT
Birth date	Mar 30, 1965	Oct 2, 1967
Age	28	25
Height	190 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	13
Ranking points (entering)	1,665	1,675
Elo (entering)	1,864	1,935
Current career W-L	287–231	590–268
Current career earnings	$3,729,540	$12,266,977

Pre-match H2H

Karel Novacek #14 3 – 0 Thomas Muster #13

Path

Karel Novacek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Markus Naewie #142	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1993	QF
Carlos Costa #39	6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1993	R16
Sergio Gomez Barrio	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jul 8, 1993	R32

Karel Novacek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergi Bruguera #5	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1993	F

Thomas Muster's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jason Stoltenberg #67	6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1993	QF
Rodolphe Gilbert #81	3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1993	R16
Martin Stringari #136	4-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1993	R32