R16 Japan Open 1999

Jonas Bjorkman #32 def. Jens Knippschild #101

6-7(4) 6-4 6-4

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Jens Knippschild 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 in the 1999 Japan Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJonas BjorkmanJens Knippschild
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
57
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.3%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%65.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
49.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%58.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.7%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.7%48.3%
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.
-2.0-3.6
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.
+3.6+2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanJens Knippschild
Country SWE GER
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Feb 15, 1975
Age2724
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)32101
Ranking points (entering)1,109494
Elo (entering)1,8121,653
Current career W-L395–34447–69
Current career earnings$14,610,671$1,017,972
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Bjorkman #32 0 – 0 Jens Knippschild #101

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laurence Tieleman #806-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1999R32

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #43-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1999QF

Jens Knippschild's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #406-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1999R32
Brett Steven #1236-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1999R64