R16 San Marino 1998

Dominik Hrbaty #42 def. Jiri Novak #67

7-6(2) 7-6(3)

Dominik Hrbaty defeated Jiri Novak 7-6(2) 7-6(3) in the 1998 San Marino round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 14, 1998*
Tournament: San Marino
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Dominik Hrbaty	Jiri Novak
Aces	5	6
Double faults	6	3
First serve %	61.0%	77.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	71.0%
Second serve points won %	53.0%	47.0%
Break points saved %	60.0%	75.0%
Break points converted %	25.0%	40.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	66.0%
Return points won %	34.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%
Match Serve+	+5.1	+3.9
Match Return+	-3.9	-5.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Dominik Hrbaty	Jiri Novak
Country	SVK	CZE
Birth date	Jan 4, 1978	Mar 22, 1975
Age	20	23
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	42	67
Ranking points (entering)	928	679
Elo (entering)	1,760	1,659
Current career W-L	328–299	319–253
Current career earnings	$7,070,095	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Dominik Hrbaty #42 1 – 0 Jiri Novak #67

Path

Dominik Hrbaty's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Davide Scala #267	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1998	R32

Dominik Hrbaty's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	2-6 6-4 6-0	W	—	Match data	Aug 15, 1998	QF

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergi Bruguera #92	7-5 5-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1998	R32