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

Date: May 15, 1994*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1994
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 36m

Match Statistics

Stat	Boris Becker	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	3	7
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	55.0%	51.0%
First serve points won %	83.0%	71.0%
Second serve points won %	55.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	70.0%	61.0%
Return points won %	39.0%	30.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Boris Becker	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	GER	CRO
Birth date	Nov 22, 1967	Sep 13, 1971
Age	26	22
Height	190 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	13	6
Ranking points (entering)	1,896	2,706
Elo (entering)	1,920	1,980
Current career W-L	672–220	565–320
Current career earnings	$25,080,956	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Boris Becker #13 5 – 3 Goran Ivanisevic #6

Path

Boris Becker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Stich #2	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1994	QF
Cedric Pioline #14	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1994	R16
Javier Sanchez #27	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1994	R32
Karel Novacek #38	6-1 1-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1994	R64

Boris Becker's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pete Sampras #1	1-6 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1994	F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jacco Eltingh #73	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1994	QF
Richard Krajicek #18	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1994	R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #19	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1994	R32
Amos Mansdorf #47	6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1994	R64