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
Aces57
Double faults45
First serve %62.0%54.0%
First serve points won %67.0%66.0%
Second serve points won %49.0%50.0%
Break points saved %83.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%17.0%
Service points won %60.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%40.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

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