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Jiri Novak #53 def. Brett Steven #43

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jan 14, 1996*
Tournament	Auckland
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	F
Winner	Jiri Novak
Score	6-4 6-4
Loser	Brett Steven
Duration	1h 21m

Stat	Jiri Novak	Brett Steven
Aces	0	0
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	78	74
First serve points won %	60	50
Second serve points won %	42	35
Break points saved %	0	60
Break points converted %	40	100
Service points won %	56	46
Return points won %	54	44
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Brett Steven
Country	CZE	NZL
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Apr 27, 1969
Age	20	26
Height	190	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	53	43
Ranking points (entering)	730	798
Elo (entering)	1,641	1,804
Career W-L	318–250	157–152
Career earnings	$7,618,613	$2,439,714

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak 0 – 0 Brett Steven

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 1996	SF	Javier Frana	3-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 1996	QF	Jaime Yzaga	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 1996	R16	Stefano Pescosolido	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 11, 1996	R32	Adrian Voinea	6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data

Jiri Novak's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Brett Steven's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 1996	SF	Guy Forget	6-7(5) 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 1996	QF	David Rikl	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 1996	R16	Christian Ruud	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 11, 1996	R32	Marcos Ondruska	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data