R64 Australian Open 1996

Mark Philippoussis #40 def. Eyal Ran #157

2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2

Mark Philippoussis defeated Eyal Ran 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the 1996 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisEyal Ran
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
113
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.6%46.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.3%60.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
39.5%46.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%53.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.9%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
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.
+4.2-8.7
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.
+8.7-4.2

* 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

FieldMark PhilippoussisEyal Ran
Country AUS ISR
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Nov 21, 1972
Age1923
Height196 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)40157
Ranking points (entering)852268
Elo (entering)1,7521,519
Current career W-L291–19313–30
Current career earnings$6,987,402$492,055
Pre-match H2H
Mark Philippoussis #40 0 – 0 Eyal Ran #157

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #1667-6(3) 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #16-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32

Eyal Ran's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Cherkasov #1856-1 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128