SF Japan Open 1998

Byron Black #67 def. Daniel Vacek #89

6-3 7-5

Byron Black defeated Daniel Vacek 6-3 7-5 in the 1998 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatByron BlackDaniel Vacek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
33
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.7%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.7%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%35.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.1%52.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.8%34.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
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.
+3.1-9.7
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.
+9.7-3.1

* 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

FieldByron BlackDaniel Vacek
Country ZIM CZE
Birth dateOct 6, 1969Apr 1, 1971
Age2827
Height175 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)6789
Ranking points (entering)682532
Elo (entering)1,7841,700
Current career W-L240–230171–220
Current career earnings$5,159,775$4,803,388
Pre-match H2H
Byron Black #67 2 – 0 Daniel Vacek #89

Path

Byron Black's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hendrik Dreekmann #1136-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1998QF
Cristiano Caratti #1436-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1998R16
Lars Burgsmuller #1286-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 1998R32
Jonathan Stark #1303-6 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64

Byron Black's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #1093-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1998F

Daniel Vacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #1026-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1998QF
Sandon Stolle #1187-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1998R16
Gouichi Motomura #1926-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 1998R32
Vincenzo Santopadre #1296-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64