SF Mexican Open 1998

Xavier Malisse #361 def. Francisco Clavet #29

6-2 6-2

Xavier Malisse defeated Francisco Clavet 6-2 6-2 in the 1998 Mexican Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatXavier MalisseFrancisco Clavet
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%64.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.9%48.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%27.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.6%41.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
58.8%35.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.6%38.4%
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.
+2.6-20.8
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.
+20.8-2.6

* 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

FieldXavier MalisseFrancisco Clavet
Country BEL ESP
Birth dateJul 19, 1980Oct 24, 1968
Age1830
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)36129
Ranking points (entering)921,150
Elo (entering)1,5861,799
Current career W-L282–266388–340
Current career earnings$5,702,871$4,271,881
Pre-match H2H
Xavier Malisse #361 0 – 0 Francisco Clavet #29

Path

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Antonio Marin #1016-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1998QF
Felix Mantilla #207-6(4) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1998R16
Alex Calatrava #1156-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1998R32

Xavier Malisse's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #983-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1998F

Francisco Clavet's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Davide Sanguinetti #487-6(1) 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1998QF
Younes El Aynaoui #693-6 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1998R16
Martin Rodriguez #924-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1998R32