QF Prague 1996

Christian Ruud #64 def. Daniel Vacek #33

6-1 6-3

Christian Ruud defeated Daniel Vacek 6-1 6-3 in the 1996 Prague quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 4, 1996*
Tournament: Prague
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Christian Ruud	Daniel Vacek
Aces	5	1
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	59.0%	46.0%
First serve points won %	72.0%	56.0%
Second serve points won %	45.0%	31.0%
Break points saved %	71.0%	40.0%
Break points converted %	60.0%	29.0%
Service points won %	61.0%	42.0%
Return points won %	58.0%	39.0%
Total points won %	59.0%	41.0%
Match Serve+	-0.7	-19.5
Match Return+	+19.5	+0.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Christian Ruud	Daniel Vacek
Country	NOR	CZE
Birth date	Aug 24, 1972	Apr 1, 1971
Age	23	25
Height	188 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	64	33
Ranking points (entering)	704	974
Elo (entering)	1,618	1,743
Current career W-L	100–131	171–220
Current career earnings	$1,399,813	$4,803,388

Pre-match H2H

Christian Ruud #64 0 – 0 Daniel Vacek #33

Path

Christian Ruud's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #115	4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1996	R16
Martin Damm Sr	6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	May 2, 1996	R32

Christian Ruud's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8	5-7 7-5 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 4, 1996	SF

Daniel Vacek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandor Noszaly #108	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1996	R16
Filippo Messori #147	6-2 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1996	R32