Javier Sanchez #59 def. Fabrice Santoro #106

6-3 4-6 7-6(5)

Javier Sanchez defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) in the 1996 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJavier SanchezFabrice Santoro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.8%42.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.8%55.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
32.5%59.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
53.8%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.8%57.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%46.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.6%41.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
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.
-3.0-4.4
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.
+4.4+3.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJavier SanchezFabrice Santoro
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateFeb 1, 1968Dec 9, 1972
Age2823
Height177 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)59106
Ranking points (entering)717454
Elo (entering)1,6281,606
Current career W-L323–329462–435
Current career earnings$4,427,811$10,013,832
Pre-match H2H
Javier Sanchez #59 4 – 2 Fabrice Santoro #106

Path

Javier Sanchez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #386-3 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32

Javier Sanchez's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sandon Stolle #1612-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1996QF

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilbert Schaller #176-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32