SF Australian Open 1991

Boris Becker #2 def. Patrick McEnroe #114

6-7(2) 6-4 6-1 6-4

Boris Becker defeated Patrick McEnroe 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1 6-4 in the 1991 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerPatrick McEnroe
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
235
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
52
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.9%56.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%59.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.2%55.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.5%57.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.2%32.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.4%45.6%
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.
+6.5-3.2
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.
+3.2-6.5

* 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

FieldBoris BeckerPatrick McEnroe
Country GER USA
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Jul 1, 1966
Age2324
Height190 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2114
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1961,719
Current career W-L672–220140–164
Current career earnings$25,080,956$3,118,316
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker #2 1 – 0 Patrick McEnroe #114

Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guy Forget #136-2 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1991QF
Wayne Ferreira #1736-4 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1991R16
Omar Camporese #457-6(4) 7-6(5) 0-6 4-6 14-12WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1991R32
Marian Vajda #686-4 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1991R64
Jeremy Bates #1426-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 1991R128

Boris Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Lendl #31-6 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1991F

Patrick McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cristiano Caratti #1017-6 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1991QF
Mark Woodforde #946-2 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1991R16
Jay Berger #186-1 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1991R32
Johan Anderson #1616-3 6-3 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1991R64
Thomas Hogstedt #894-6 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 1991R128