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Nicolas Lapentti #31 def. Jurgen Melzer #138

6-2 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date May 25, 2002*
Tournament St. Poelten
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Nicolas Lapentti
Score6-2 4-6 6-3
Loser Jurgen Melzer
Duration2h 3m
StatNicolas LapenttiJurgen Melzer
Aces36
Double faults11
First serve %5455
First serve points won %8767
Second serve points won %6446
Break points saved %3360
Break points converted %4067
Service points won %7657
Return points won %4324
Total points won %5842

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNicolas LapenttiJurgen Melzer
Country ECU AUT
Birth dateAug 13, 1976May 22, 1981
Age2521
Height188183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)31138
Ranking points (entering)1,090287
Elo (entering)1,7751,587
Career W-L282–280326–303
Career earnings$6,315,143$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Lapentti 0 0 Jurgen Melzer

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 2002R16 Irakli Labadze 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch data
May 23, 2002R32 Karol Kucera 6-3 2-6 6-0WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 2002SF Olivier Rochus 2-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jurgen Melzer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 2002R16 Andrea Gaudenzi 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 23, 2002R32 Sargis Sargsian 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data