Andrei Pavel #109 def. Byron Black #67

6-3 6-4

Andrei Pavel defeated Byron Black 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 Japan Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndrei PavelByron Black
Aces31
Double faults10
First serve %5865
First serve points won %7474
Second serve points won %6439
Break points saved %6757
Break points converted %4333
Service points won %7062
Return points won %3830
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldAndrei PavelByron Black
Country ROU ZIM
Birth dateJan 27, 1974Oct 6, 1969
Age2428
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10967
Ranking points (entering)439682
Elo (entering)1,6541,796
Current career W-L249–252240–230
Current career earnings$5,225,028$5,159,775
Pre-match H2H
Andrei Pavel #109 0 1 Byron Black #67

Path

Andrei Pavel's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Michael Gambill #816-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1998SF
David Dilucia #4416-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1998QF
Brian Macphie #1813-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1998R16
Radomir Vasek #1155-7 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 1998R32
Olivier Delaitre #1516-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64

Andrei Pavel's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Byron Black's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #896-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1998SF
Hendrik Dreekmann #1136-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1998QF
Cristiano Caratti #1436-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1998R16
Lars Burgsmuller #1286-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 1998R32
Jonathan Stark #1303-6 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64