F ASB Classic 1996

Jiri Novak #53 def. Brett Steven #43

6-4 6-4

Jiri Novak defeated Brett Steven 6-4 6-4 in the 1996 ASB Classic final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakBrett Steven
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
00
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
77.8%73.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.5%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.7%35.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.6%46.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.8%44.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
-6.3-15.7
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.
+15.7+6.3

* 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

FieldJiri NovakBrett Steven
Country CZE NZL
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Apr 27, 1969
Age2026
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5343
Ranking points (entering)730798
Elo (entering)1,6411,805
Current career W-L319–253157–153
Current career earnings$7,618,613$2,439,714
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #53 0 0 Brett Steven #43

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Javier Frana #443-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1996SF
Jaime Yzaga #1086-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1996QF
Stefano Pescosolido #666-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 1996R16
Adrian Voinea #546-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 1996R32

Jiri Novak's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Brett Steven's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guy Forget #756-7(5) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1996SF
David Rikl #856-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1996QF
Christian Ruud #776-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 1996R16
Marcos Ondruska #1166-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 1996R32