Alexander Volkov #20 def. Wayne Ferreira #28

6-4 7-6(3)

Alexander Volkov defeated Wayne Ferreira 6-4 7-6(3) in the 1992 South African Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 4, 1992*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1992
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 25m

Match Statistics

Stat	Alexander Volkov	Wayne Ferreira
Aces	3	5
Double faults	5	2
First serve %	61	47
First serve points won %	75	59
Second serve points won %	39	53
Break points saved %	57	43
Break points converted %	57	43
Service points won %	61	56
Return points won %	44	39
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Alexander Volkov	Wayne Ferreira
Country	RUS	RSA
Birth date	—	Sep 15, 1971
Age	—	20
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	28
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,896	1,832
Current career W-L	291–246	487–317
Current career earnings	$3,362,840	$9,969,617

Pre-match H2H

Alexander Volkov #20 0 – 0 Wayne Ferreira #28

Path

Alexander Volkov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carl Limberger #169	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1992	QF
Nicola Bruno #207	6-0 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1992	R16
Clinton Marsh #273	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 2, 1992	R32

Alexander Volkov's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Aaron Krickstein #33	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 5, 1992	F

Wayne Ferreira's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Xavier Daufresne #173	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1992	QF
Grant Stafford #162	6-4 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1992	R16
John Laffnie De Jager	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 2, 1992	R32