SF Prague 1998

Fernando Meligeni #75 def. Dinu Pescariu #123

7-6(5) 7-6(2)

Fernando Meligeni defeated Dinu Pescariu 7-6(5) 7-6(2) in the 1998 Prague semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando MeligeniDinu Pescariu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.8%76.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.5%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.4%55.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.8%59.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.0%40.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.6%49.4%
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.
-2.2-3.0
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.
+3.0+2.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando MeligeniDinu Pescariu
Country BRA ROU
Birth dateApr 12, 1971Apr 12, 1974
Age2724
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)75123
Ranking points (entering)605379
Elo (entering)1,6831,496
Current career W-L189–20123–56
Current career earnings$2,555,367$676,539
Pre-match H2H
Fernando Meligeni #75 0 – 0 Dinu Pescariu #123

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Chesnokov #13466-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 1998QF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #66-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 1998R16
Andrei Cherkasov #1846-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 1998R32

Fernando Meligeni's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Slava Dosedel #476-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 1998F

Dinu Pescariu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Javier Sanchez #736-7(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 1998QF
Michal Tabara #1916-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 1998R16
David Prinosil #1026-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 1998R32