QF Japan Open 2001

Michel Kratochvil #57 def. Sjeng Schalken #24

6-3 6-4

Michel Kratochvil defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-3 6-4 in the 2001 Japan Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 6, 2001*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michel Kratochvil	Sjeng Schalken
Aces	3	2
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	53.0%	67.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	57.0%
Second serve points won %	45.0%	53.0%
Break points saved %	33.0%	0.0%
Break points converted %	100.0%	67.0%
Service points won %	61.0%	56.0%
Return points won %	44.0%	39.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Michel Kratochvil	Sjeng Schalken
Country	SUI	NED
Birth date	Apr 7, 1979	Sep 8, 1976
Age	22	25
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	57	24
Ranking points (entering)	690	1,253
Elo (entering)	1,657	1,783
Current career W-L	70–89	280–254
Current career earnings	$1,159,379	$5,192,798

Pre-match H2H

Michel Kratochvil #57 0 – 0 Sjeng Schalken #24

Path

Michel Kratochvil's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lars Burgsmuller #73	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2001	R16
Ota Fukarek #120	7-6(3) 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2001	R32

Michel Kratochvil's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Kucera #151	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 2001	SF

Sjeng Schalken's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivo Heuberger #118	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2001	R16
Christian Vinck #149	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2001	R32