QF Mallorca 1998

Gustavo Kuerten #25 def. Sergi Bruguera #126

6-4 6-4

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera 6-4 6-4 in the 1998 Mallorca quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenSergi Bruguera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
02
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.8%54.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.6%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.0%42.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.8%57.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.5%35.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.5%46.5%
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.
+2.8-4.4
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.
+4.4-2.8

* 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

FieldGustavo KuertenSergi Bruguera
Country BRA ESP
Birth dateSep 10, 1976Jan 16, 1971
Age2227
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)25126
Ranking points (entering)1,312388
Elo (entering)1,8021,624
Current career W-L339–184420–257
Current career earnings$14,807,000$11,632,199
Pre-match H2H
Gustavo Kuerten #25 1 0 Sergi Bruguera #126

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Oscar Serrano #1616-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1998R16
Johan Van Herck 7-6(4) 1-0 (ret.)WMatch dataOct 1, 1998R32

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Muster #237-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 1998SF

Sergi Bruguera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #77-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1998R16
Jiri Novak #816-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 1998R32