SF Australian Open 2002

Thomas Johansson #18 def. Jiri Novak #24

7-6(5) 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

Thomas Johansson defeated Jiri Novak 7-6(5) 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2002 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 27, 2002*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2002
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 51m

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Thomas Johansson	Jiri Novak
Country	SWE	CZE
Birth date	Mar 24, 1975	Mar 22, 1975
Age	26	26
Height	180 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	18	24
Ranking points (entering)	1,375	1,196
Elo (entering)	1,915	1,930
Current career W-L	337–279	319–253
Current career earnings	$7,168,029	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Thomas Johansson #18 1 – 1 Jiri Novak #24

Path

Thomas Johansson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #64	6-0 2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2002	QF
Adrian Voinea #107	6-7(8) 6-2 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2002	R16
Younes El Aynaoui #23	5-7 6-2 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2002	R32
Markus Hipfl #75	6-4 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Jacobo Diaz #89	6-1 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128

Thomas Johansson's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marat Safin #7	3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2002	F

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Koubek #65	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2002	QF
Dominik Hrbaty #44	6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2002	R16
Francisco Clavet #61	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2002	R32
Andrea Gaudenzi #52	2-6 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Nicolas Kiefer #43	6-1 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128