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Laurence Tieleman#133 def. M. Knowles#744

6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jul 11, 1998*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Laurence Tieleman
Score	6-4 7-5
Loser	M. Knowles
Duration	1h 11m

Stat	Laurence Tieleman	M. Knowles
Aces	7	4
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	53	65
First serve points won %	84	71
Second serve points won %	48	26
Break points saved %	0	73
Break points converted %	27	100
Service points won %	67	55
Return points won %	45	33
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Laurence Tieleman	M. Knowles
Country	ITA	BAH
Birth date	Nov 14, 1972	Sep 4, 1971
Age	25	26
Height	180	191
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	133	744
Ranking points (entering)	351	17
Elo (entering)	1,602	1,500
Career W-L	41–62	23–51
Career earnings	$773,130	$7,058,933

Pre-match H2H

Laurence Tieleman 0 – 0 M. Knowles

Path

Laurence Tieleman's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1998	R16	M. Woodforde	4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1998	R32	Kevin Ullyett	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Laurence Tieleman's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1998	SF	L. Paes	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

M. Knowles's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1998	R16	Grant Stafford	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1998	R32	E. Erlich	7-6(5) 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data