SF Philadelphia 1998

Thomas Enqvist #29 def. Sebastien Lareau #140

6-3 3-6 6-3

Thomas Enqvist defeated Sebastien Lareau 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1998 Philadelphia semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatThomas EnqvistSebastien Lareau
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
911
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
51
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.0%77.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.6%73.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.2%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.1%64.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.8%34.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.9%49.1%
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.
+3.2+2.2
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.
-2.2-3.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldThomas EnqvistSebastien Lareau
Country SWE CAN
Birth dateMar 13, 1974Apr 27, 1973
Age2324
Height190 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29140
Ranking points (entering)1,293324
Elo (entering)1,9381,686
Current career W-L424–28383–122
Current career earnings$10,461,641$2,879,682
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Enqvist #29 1 0 Sebastien Lareau #140

Path

Thomas Enqvist's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richey Reneberg #766-4 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1998QF
Marcello Craca #1054-6 7-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1998R16
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #1016-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 1998R32

Thomas Enqvist's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #15-7 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataMar 1, 1998F

Sebastien Lareau's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grant Stafford #676-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1998QF
Jim Courier #417-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1998R16
Tomas Nydahl #796-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 1998R32