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J. Arrese #60 def. Karel Novacek #20

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date	May 4, 1991*
Tournament	Madrid
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	J. Arrese
Score	6-4 6-3
Loser	Karel Novacek
Duration	1h 18m

Stat	J. Arrese	Karel Novacek
Aces	0	1
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	77	48
First serve points won %	78	76
Second serve points won %	58	45
Break points saved %	100	40
Break points converted %	60	0
Service points won %	73	60
Return points won %	40	27
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Arrese	Karel Novacek
Country	ESP	CZE
Birth date	Aug 29, 1964	Mar 30, 1965
Age	26	26
Height	175	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	60	20
Ranking points (entering)	534	1,089
Elo (entering)	1,753	1,796
Career W-L	213–207	287–231
Career earnings	$1,847,136	$3,729,540

Pre-match H2H

J. Arrese 0 – 2 Karel Novacek

Path

J. Arrese's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 4, 1991	QF	T. Champion	6-4 3-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1991	R16	J. Altur	6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data
May 2, 1991	R32	J. Conde	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

J. Arrese's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 5, 1991	F	M. Filippini	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Karel Novacek's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 4, 1991	QF	Franco Davin	6-3 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1991	R16	C. Motta	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 2, 1991	R32	D. Nargiso	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data