SF Qatar Open 1998

Petr Korda #13 def. Andrei Medvedev #27

6-3 6-4

Petr Korda defeated Andrei Medvedev 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPetr KordaAndrei Medvedev
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.4%68.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.8%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.8%51.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.0%42.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.1-11.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.0+4.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPetr KordaAndrei Medvedev
Country CZE UKR
Birth dateJan 23, 1968Aug 31, 1974
Age2923
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1327
Ranking points (entering)2,2611,314
Elo (entering)1,9931,811
Current career W-L378–238303–211
Current career earnings$10,448,900$6,721,598
Pre-match H2H
Petr Korda #13 2 – 3 Andrei Medvedev #27

Path

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #177-5 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1998QF
Lars Burgsmuller #1656-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1998R16
Olivier Delaitre #1437-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32

Petr Korda's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #296-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 1998F

Andrei Medvedev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #594-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1998QF
Jeff Tarango #496-2 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1998R16
Daniel Vacek #536-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32