R64 Australian Open 1997

Chris Woodruff #42 def. Jiri Novak #69

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

Chris Woodruff defeated Jiri Novak 6-2 7-6(6) 6-2 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatChris WoodruffJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
56
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
50
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.8%73.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.1%60.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.3%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%46.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%56.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
53.8%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.4%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.0-5.3
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.3-3.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldChris WoodruffJiri Novak
Country USA CZE
Birth dateJan 2, 1973Mar 22, 1975
Age2421
Height188 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4269
Ranking points (entering)924715
Elo (entering)1,6961,726
Current career W-L108–106319–253
Current career earnings$1,900,659$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Chris Woodruff #42 0 – 0 Jiri Novak #69

Path

Chris Woodruff's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Norman #876-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128

Chris Woodruff's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #43-6 7-6(5) 3-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1997R32

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lars Jonsson #1406-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128