Galo Blanco #100 def. Jiri Novak #42

6-3 5-7 6-4

Galo Blanco defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the 1996 Stuttgart Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 18, 1996*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 1996
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 48m

Match Statistics

Stat	Galo Blanco	Jiri Novak
Aces	3	10
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	66	61
First serve points won %	69	66
Second serve points won %	47	43
Break points saved %	33	69
Break points converted %	31	67
Service points won %	62	57
Return points won %	43	38
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Galo Blanco	Jiri Novak
Country	ESP	CZE
Birth date	Oct 8, 1976	Mar 22, 1975
Age	19	21
Height	173 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	100	42
Ranking points (entering)	493	919
Elo (entering)	1,575	1,695
Current career W-L	122–175	319–253
Current career earnings	$1,832,691	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Galo Blanco #100 0 – 1 Jiri Novak #42

Path

Galo Blanco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Younes El Aynaoui #69	6-4 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1996	R64

Galo Blanco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #2	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1996	R16

Jiri Novak's path

No prior matches in this tournament.