SF Italian Open 1994

Boris Becker #13 def. Goran Ivanisevic #6

6-2 7-6(5)

Boris Becker defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-2 7-6(5) in the 1994 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerGoran Ivanisevic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
37
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.7%50.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.9%71.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.2%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.3%60.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.3%29.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.2%44.8%
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.
+8.9-0.8
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.
+0.8-8.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1994 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerGoran Ivanisevic
Country GER CRO
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Sep 13, 1971
Age2622
Height190 cm194 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)136
Ranking points (entering)1,8962,706
Elo (entering)1,9201,979
Current career W-L672–220565–320
Current career earnings$25,080,956$19,878,007
Pre-match H2H

Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Stich #2(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1994QF
Cedric Pioline #146-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1994R16
Javier Sanchez #276-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1994R32
Karel Novacek #386-1 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1994R64

Boris Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #11-6 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1994F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jacco Eltingh #737-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1994QF
Richard Krajicek #186-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1994R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #196-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1994R32
Amos Mansdorf #476-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1994R64