SF Stuttgart Open 1999

Magnus Norman #49 def. Jiri Novak #59

6-1 6-2

Magnus Norman defeated Jiri Novak 6-1 6-2 in the 1999 Stuttgart Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 24, 1999*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 58m

Match Statistics

Stat	Magnus Norman	Jiri Novak
Aces	3	1
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	66.0%	50.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	47.0%
Second serve points won %	63.0%	42.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	33.0%
Break points converted %	67.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	68.0%	45.0%
Return points won %	55.0%	32.0%
Total points won %	63.0%	37.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Magnus Norman	Jiri Novak
Country	SWE	CZE
Birth date	May 30, 1976	Mar 22, 1975
Age	23	24
Height	187 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	49	59
Ranking points (entering)	838	756
Elo (entering)	1,734	1,792
Current career W-L	236–164	319–253
Current career earnings	$4,537,247	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Magnus Norman #49 1 – 1 Jiri Novak #59

Path

Magnus Norman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #22	7-6(5) 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1999	QF
Richard Fromberg #67	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1999	R16
Gustavo Kuerten #5	5-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 1999	R32
Franco Squillari #39	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1999	R64

Magnus Norman's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #16	6-7(6) 4-6 7-6(7) 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1999	F

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #11	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1999	QF
Francisco Clavet #23	2-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1999	R16
Felix Mantilla #15	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 1999	R32
Fabrice Santoro #42	7-6(7) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1999	R64