SF Swiss Indoors 1996

Hendrik Dreekmann #49 def. Jiri Novak #45

7-5 6-4

Hendrik Dreekmann defeated Jiri Novak 7-5 6-4 in the 1996 Swiss Indoors semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatHendrik DreekmannJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
44
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
46.9%65.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.7%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.2%57.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.5%32.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.0%46.0%
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.
+5.3-4.3
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.
+4.3-5.3

* 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

FieldHendrik DreekmannJiri Novak
Country GER CZE
Birth dateJan 29, 1975Mar 22, 1975
Age2121
Height188 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4945
Ranking points (entering)820840
Elo (entering)1,7711,719
Current career W-L95–116319–253
Current career earnings$1,366,435$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Hendrik Dreekmann #49 0 – 0 Jiri Novak #45

Path

Hendrik Dreekmann's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #507-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1996QF
Magnus Larsson #577-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1996R16
Michael Stich #216-7(4) 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1996R32

Hendrik Dreekmann's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #15-7 2-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1996F

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivier Delaitre #2164-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1996QF
Boris Becker #66-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1996R16
Filippo Veglio #2906-4 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1996R32