SF Mexican Open 1996

Jiri Novak #38 def. Fernando Meligeni #86

4-6 7-5 6-4

Jiri Novak defeated Fernando Meligeni 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the 1996 Mexican Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakFernando Meligeni
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
512
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.4%53.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.3%68.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.3%40.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.2%55.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.6%39.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.5%48.5%
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.
-1.6-6.5
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.
+6.5+1.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakFernando Meligeni
Country CZE BRA
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Apr 12, 1971
Age2024
Height190 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3886
Ranking points (entering)895533
Elo (entering)1,6841,663
Current career W-L319–253189–201
Current career earnings$7,618,613$2,555,367
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #38 0 0 Fernando Meligeni #86

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Javier Sanchez #466-3 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996QF
Frederic Fontang #1987-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1996R16
Francisco Montana #3216-7(4) 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 1996R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Muster #26-7(3) 2-6LH2HMatch dataMar 10, 1996F

Fernando Meligeni's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrea Gaudenzi #327-6(3) 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996QF
Bryan Shelton 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1996R16
Mario Rincon #2516-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 1996R32