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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
36
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.5%55.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.8%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.6%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.1%57.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.5%23.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.6%42.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.7-4.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.8-13.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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