QF Australian Open 2002

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

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakStefan Koubek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.4%59.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.3%44.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.9%34.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%10.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.7%40.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
90.0%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
59.7%40.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.7%40.3%
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.
-2.6-22.0
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.
+22.0+2.6

* 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

FieldJiri NovakStefan Koubek
Country CZE AUT
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Jan 2, 1977
Age2625
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2465
Ranking points (entering)1,196563
Elo (entering)1,9171,758
Current career W-L319–253195–235
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #446-4 6-2 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2002R16
Francisco Clavet #616-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2002R32
Andrea Gaudenzi #522-6 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Nicolas Kiefer #436-1 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #186-7(5) 6-0 6-4 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2002SF

Stefan Koubek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #1407-5 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2002R16
Kristian Pless #827-6(4) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2002R32
James Blake #704-6 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Cyril Saulnier #1530-6 1-6 7-6(6) 6-4 8-6WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128