SF Qatar Open 1998

Fabrice Santoro #29 def. Goran Ivanisevic #15

6-1 6-4

Fabrice Santoro defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-1 6-4 in the 1998 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFabrice SantoroGoran Ivanisevic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
05
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.4%51.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.3%56.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%16.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%44.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
83.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.1%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.4%39.6%
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.
+3.0-17.1
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.
+17.1-3.0

* 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

FieldFabrice SantoroGoran Ivanisevic
Country FRA CRO
Birth dateDec 9, 1972Sep 13, 1971
Age2526
Height178 cm194 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2915
Ranking points (entering)1,2672,176
Elo (entering)1,8481,876
Current career W-L462–435565–320
Current career earnings$10,013,832$19,878,007
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #66-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1998QF
Martin Sinner #1236-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1998R16
Magnus Gustafsson #376-7(5) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32

Fabrice Santoro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #130-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 11, 1998F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernd Karbacher #2177-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1998QF
Marc Rosset #316-7(4) 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1998R16
Hicham Arazi #386-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32