R32 Japan Open 1996

Magnus Norman #127 def. Kenneth Carlsen #61

6-3 6-2

Magnus Norman defeated Kenneth Carlsen 6-3 6-2 in the 1996 Japan Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 18, 1996*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1996
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 17m

Match Statistics

Stat	Magnus Norman	Kenneth Carlsen
Aces	3	4
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	62.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	66.0%	62.0%
Second serve points won %	60.0%	41.0%
Break points saved %	86.0%	60.0%
Break points converted %	40.0%	14.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	53.0%
Return points won %	47.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	56.0%	44.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Magnus Norman	Kenneth Carlsen
Country	SWE	DEN
Birth date	May 30, 1976	Apr 17, 1973
Age	19	23
Height	187 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	127	61
Ranking points (entering)	348	721
Elo (entering)	1,570	1,670
Current career W-L	236–164	241–275
Current career earnings	$4,537,247	$2,990,980

Pre-match H2H

Magnus Norman #127 0 – 0 Kenneth Carlsen #61

Path

Magnus Norman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Oleg Ogorodov #111	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1996	R64

Magnus Norman's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pete Sampras #1	7-5 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1996	R16

Kenneth Carlsen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yasufumi Yamamoto	5-7 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Apr 17, 1996	R64