Taylor Dent #96 def. James Blake #32

6-1 4-6 6-4

Taylor Dent defeated James Blake 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the 2002 Newport final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 14, 2002*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F
Duration: 1h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Taylor Dent	James Blake
Aces	4	2
Double faults	6	1
First serve %	62	53
First serve points won %	81	68
Second serve points won %	41	44
Break points saved %	60	56
Break points converted %	44	40
Service points won %	65	57
Return points won %	43	35
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Taylor Dent	James Blake
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Apr 24, 1981	Dec 28, 1979
Age	21	22
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	96	32
Ranking points (entering)	386	1,015
Elo (entering)	1,662	1,777
Current career W-L	152–140	349–237
Current career earnings	$2,563,378	$7,981,882

Pre-match H2H

Taylor Dent #96 0 – 1 James Blake #32

Path

Taylor Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robby Ginepri #124	3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2002	SF
Alexander Popp #100	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2002	QF
Jeff Morrison #85	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2002	R16
Mario Ancic #142	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2002	R32

Taylor Dent's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

James Blake's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Llodra #111	6-4 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2002	SF
Justin Gimelstob #158	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2002	QF
Ota Fukarek #132	7-6(3) 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2002	R16
Gabriel Trifu #161	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2002	R32