QF St. Poelten 2002

Nicolas Lapentti #31 def. Jurgen Melzer #138

6-2 4-6 6-3

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the 2002 St. Poelten quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas LapenttiJurgen Melzer
Aces36
Double faults11
First serve %54.0%55.0%
First serve points won %87.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %64.0%46.0%
Break points saved %33.0%60.0%
Break points converted %40.0%67.0%
Service points won %76.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%24.0%
Total points won %58.0%42.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas LapenttiJurgen Melzer
Country ECU AUT
Birth dateAug 13, 1976May 22, 1981
Age2521
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)31138
Ranking points (entering)1,090287
Elo (entering)1,7741,587
Current career W-L282–283331–307
Current career earnings$6,315,143$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Lapentti #31 0 0 Jurgen Melzer #138

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Irakli Labadze #895-7 7-6(1) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2002R16
Karol Kucera #736-3 2-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2002R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivier Rochus #662-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2002SF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrea Gaudenzi #546-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2002R16
Sargis Sargsian #696-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2002R32