Jiri Novak #24 def. Stefan Koubek #65

6-2 6-3 6-2

Jiri Novak defeated Stefan Koubek 6-2 6-3 6-2 in the 2002 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 25, 2002*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2002
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 25m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jiri Novak	Stefan Koubek
Aces	2	1
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	71	60
First serve points won %	67	44
Second serve points won %	41	34
Break points saved %	25	10
Break points converted %	90	75
Service points won %	60	40
Return points won %	60	40
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Stefan Koubek
Country	CZE	AUT
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Jan 2, 1977
Age	26	25
Height	190 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	24	65
Ranking points (entering)	1,196	563
Elo (entering)	1,917	1,758
Current career W-L	319–253	195–235
Current career earnings	$7,618,613	$3,365,024

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak #24 0 – 0 Stefan Koubek #65

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #44	6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2002	R16
Francisco Clavet #61	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2002	R32
Andrea Gaudenzi #52	2-6 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Nicolas Kiefer #43	6-1 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128

Jiri Novak's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Johansson #18	6-7(5) 6-0 6-4 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2002	SF

Stefan Koubek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #140	7-5 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2002	R16
Kristian Pless #82	7-6(4) 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2002	R32
James Blake #70	4-6 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Cyril Saulnier #153	0-6 1-6 7-6(6) 6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128