Petr Korda #2 def. Marcelo Rios #5

6-2 6-2 6-2

Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Rios 6-2 6-2 6-2 in the 1998 Australian Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Feb 2, 1998*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
1998
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
F
Duration
1h 25m

Match Statistics

StatPetr KordaMarcelo Rios
Aces42
Double faults44
First serve %5556
First serve points won %8163
Second serve points won %4724
Break points saved %8342
Break points converted %5817
Service points won %6645
Return points won %5534
Total points won %6040

Player Comparison

FieldPetr KordaMarcelo Rios
Country CZE CHI
Birth dateJan 23, 1968Dec 26, 1975
Age3022
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)25
Ranking points (entering)3,4842,808
Elo (entering)2,0851,984
Current career W-L378–238366–180
Current career earnings$10,448,900$9,713,771
Pre-match H2H
Petr Korda #2 3 – 3 Marcelo Rios #5

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Path

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #206-1 6-4 1-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1998SF
Jonas Bjorkman #43-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 1998QF
Cedric Pioline #216-4 6-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Vincent Spadea #796-2 7-6(8) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
Scott Draper #767-6(3) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Albert Portas #356-3 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Petr Korda's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Escude #816-1 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1998SF
Alberto Berasategui #256-7(6) 6-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 1998QF
Lionel Roux #626-2 4-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16
Andrew Ilie #2826-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32
Thomas Enqvist #266-4 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Grant Stafford #776-1 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128