Kenneth Carlsen #72 def. Jiri Novak #50

7-6(5) 6-4

Kenneth Carlsen defeated Jiri Novak 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 1997 ASB Classic semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 11, 1997*
Tournament: ASB Classic
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 29m

Match Statistics

Stat	Kenneth Carlsen	Jiri Novak
Aces	5	1
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	53	71
First serve points won %	74	59
Second serve points won %	50	64
Break points saved %	71	67
Break points converted %	33	29
Service points won %	63	61
Return points won %	39	37
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Kenneth Carlsen	Jiri Novak
Country	DEN	CZE
Birth date	Apr 17, 1973	Mar 22, 1975
Age	23	21
Height	190 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	72	50
Ranking points (entering)	636	829
Elo (entering)	1,677	1,731
Current career W-L	241–275	319–253
Current career earnings	$2,990,980	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Kenneth Carlsen #72 0 – 0 Jiri Novak #50

Path

Kenneth Carlsen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hernan Gumy #43	6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 1997	QF
Alberto Berasategui #20	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1997	R16
Alistair Hunt	4-6 6-1 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32

Kenneth Carlsen's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #65	6-7(0) 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 12, 1997	F

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Radulescu #79	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 1997	QF
Cecil Mamiit #204	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1997	R16
Scott Draper #74	3-6 7-6(1) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32