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N. Pereira #95 def. L. Paes #145

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jul 13, 1996*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	N. Pereira
Score	6-4 6-2
Loser	L. Paes
Duration	58m

Stat	N. Pereira	L. Paes
Aces	3	4
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	73	63
First serve points won %	78	58
Second serve points won %	79	68
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	78	62
Return points won %	38	22
Total points won %	58	42

Pre-match Comparison

Field	N. Pereira	L. Paes
Country	VEN	IND
Birth date	Sep 29, 1970	Jun 17, 1973
Age	25	23
Height	188	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	95	145
Ranking points (entering)	496	289
Elo (entering)	1,646	1,552
Career W-L	63–114	48–74
Career earnings	$1,077,159	$8,587,586

Pre-match H2H

N. Pereira 0 – 0 L. Paes

Path

N. Pereira's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1996	QF	A. Olhovskiy	3-6 7-6(1) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1996	R16	Michael Joyce	6-4 1-0 (ret.)	W	—	Match data
Jul 11, 1996	R32	Jonathan Stark	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

N. Pereira's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 1996	F	Grant Stafford	4-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

L. Paes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1996	QF	Byron Black	6-1 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1996	R16	M. Knowles	6-7(3) 7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1996	R32	Pat Cash	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data