SF Montpellier Open 1999

Nicolas Lapentti #14 def. Magnus Gustafsson #74

6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-2

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Magnus Gustafsson 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-2 in the 1999 Montpellier Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 23, 1999*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 21m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Magnus Gustafsson
Aces	8	0
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	63.0%	63.0%
First serve points won %	81.0%	73.0%
Second serve points won %	61.0%	54.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	73.0%	66.0%
Return points won %	34.0%	27.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Magnus Gustafsson
Country	ECU	SWE
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Jan 3, 1967
Age	23	32
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	74
Ranking points (entering)	1,866	621
Elo (entering)	1,872	1,767
Current career W-L	282–283	396–254
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$4,545,489

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #14 0 – 0 Magnus Gustafsson #74

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gustavo Kuerten #5	5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1999	QF
Sebastien Grosjean #26	4-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1999	R16
Jan Siemerink #83	3-6 6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1999	R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lleyton Hewitt #27	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1999	F

Magnus Gustafsson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Tarango #78	7-6(4) 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1999	QF
Rainer Schuettler #47	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1999	R16
Todd Martin #4	6-1 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1999	R32
Guillermo Canas #71	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1999	R64