Xavier Malisse #179 def. Thomas Muster #24

7-5 6-1

Xavier Malisse defeated Thomas Muster 7-5 6-1 in the 1998 Bogota round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 5, 1998*
Tournament: Bogota
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h

Match Statistics

Stat	Xavier Malisse	Thomas Muster
Aces	6	2
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	54	71
First serve points won %	88	59
Second serve points won %	46	39
Break points saved %	67	60
Break points converted %	40	33
Service points won %	69	53
Return points won %	47	31
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Xavier Malisse	Thomas Muster
Country	BEL	AUT
Birth date	Jul 19, 1980	Oct 2, 1967
Age	18	31
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	179	24
Ranking points (entering)	255	1,353
Elo (entering)	1,598	1,826
Current career W-L	282–266	590–268
Current career earnings	$5,702,871	$12,266,977

Pre-match H2H

Xavier Malisse #179 0 – 0 Thomas Muster #24

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.