Mikael Tillstrom #142 def. Ivan Ljubicic #99

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

Mikael Tillstrom defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 in the 1999 Brisbane International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 16, 1999*
Tournament: Brisbane International
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 53m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mikael Tillstrom	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	5	12
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	62	57
First serve points won %	73	83
Second serve points won %	59	58
Break points saved %	78	60
Break points converted %	40	22
Service points won %	68	73
Return points won %	27	32
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Mikael Tillstrom	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	SWE	CRO
Birth date	Mar 5, 1972	Mar 19, 1979
Age	27	20
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	142	99
Ranking points (entering)	310	507
Elo (entering)	1,619	1,602
Current career W-L	109–109	404–284
Current career earnings	$2,030,525	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Mikael Tillstrom #142 0 – 0 Ivan Ljubicic #99

Path

Mikael Tillstrom's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #53	3-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1999	R16
Byron Black #82	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 1999	R32

Mikael Tillstrom's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paradorn Srichaphan #156	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1999	SF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #22	3-6 7-5 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1999	R16
Max Mirnyi #94	7-6(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 1999	R32