Alex Corretja #10 def. Jonas Bjorkman #4

6-3 6-3

Alex Corretja defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-3 in the 1998 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAlex CorretjaJonas Bjorkman
Aces12
Double faults13
First serve %69.0%53.0%
First serve points won %62.0%64.0%
Second serve points won %65.0%44.0%
Break points saved %50.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%50.0%
Service points won %63.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%37.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldAlex CorretjaJonas Bjorkman
Country ESP SWE
Birth dateApr 11, 1974Mar 23, 1972
Age2325
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)104
Ranking points (entering)2,2852,977
Elo (entering)1,8411,999
Current career W-L417–278395–344
Current career earnings$10,411,354$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H
Alex Corretja #10 1 0 Jonas Bjorkman #4

Path

Alex Corretja's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Costa #537-6(1) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1998QF
Martin Sinner #816-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1998R16
Julian Alonso #396-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1998R32

Alex Corretja's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Mantilla #157-6(0) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1998F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #217-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1998QF
Magnus Norman #257-6(8) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1998R16
David Nainkin #2756-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1998R32