SF Newport 1996

Nicolas Pereira #95 def. Leander Paes #145

6-4 6-2

Nicolas Pereira defeated Leander Paes 6-4 6-2 in the 1996 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas PereiraLeander Paes
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.5%63.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.4%57.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
78.6%68.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.4%61.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.5%21.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.3%41.7%
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.
+16.6-0.3
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.
+0.3-16.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas PereiraLeander Paes
Country VEN IND
Birth dateSep 29, 1970Jun 17, 1973
Age2523
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)95145
Ranking points (entering)496289
Elo (entering)1,6471,549
Current career W-L64–11553–77
Current career earnings$1,077,159$8,587,586
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Pereira #95 0 – 0 Leander Paes #145

Path

Nicolas Pereira's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Olhovskiy #1093-6 7-6(1) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 1996QF
Michael Joyce 6-4 1-0W—Match dataJul 12, 1996R16
Jonathan Stark #1067-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 11, 1996R32

Nicolas Pereira's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grant Stafford #1144-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 1996F

Leander Paes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Byron Black #296-1 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 1996QF
Mark Knowles #1046-7(3) 7-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 1996R16
Pat Cash 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 11, 1996R32