Jiri Novak #98 def. Mariano Puerta #42

6-3 6-7(1) 6-3

Jiri Novak defeated Mariano Puerta 6-3 6-7(1) 6-3 in the 1998 Mexican Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 31, 1998*
Tournament: Mexican Open
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 43m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jiri Novak	Mariano Puerta
Aces	18	2
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	75	68
First serve points won %	83	67
Second serve points won %	62	50
Break points saved %	50	62
Break points converted %	38	50
Service points won %	77	62
Return points won %	38	23
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Mariano Puerta
Country	CZE	ARG
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Sep 19, 1978
Age	23	20
Height	190 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	98	42
Ranking points (entering)	522	937
Elo (entering)	1,659	1,733
Current career W-L	319–253	121–116
Current career earnings	$7,618,613	$1,781,372

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak #98 0 – 0 Mariano Puerta #42

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jordi Burillo #113	6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 1998	QF
Leonardo Lavalle #587	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 30, 1998	R16
Ramon Delgado #65	6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 29, 1998	R32

Jiri Novak's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Xavier Malisse #361	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1998	F

Mariano Puerta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alejandro Hernandez	5-7 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 1998	QF
Lucas Arnold Ker #112	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 30, 1998	R16
Karim Alami #75	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 29, 1998	R32