SF Prague 1991

Karel Novacek #11 def. Thomas Muster #59

6-1 2-6 7-5

Karel Novacek defeated Thomas Muster 6-1 2-6 7-5 in the 1991 Prague semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarel NovacekThomas Muster
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.2%77.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%57.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%56.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
62.5%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.9%57.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%37.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.7%41.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
-2.1-3.7
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.
+3.7+2.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarel NovacekThomas Muster
Country CZE AUT
Birth dateMar 30, 1965Oct 2, 1967
Age2623
Height190 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1159
Ranking points (entering)1,381562
Elo (entering)1,9631,828
Current career W-L287–231590–268
Current career earnings$3,729,540$12,266,977
Pre-match H2H
Karel Novacek #11 1 – 0 Thomas Muster #59

Path

Karel Novacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Horacio de la Pena #726-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1991QF
Renzo Furlan #514-6 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1991R16
Veli Paloheimo #616-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1991R32

Karel Novacek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Gustafsson #107-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1991F

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #686-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1991QF
Jordi Arrese #416-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1991R16
Diego Nargiso #1036-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1991R32