SF Hong Kong Open 1999

Boris Becker #75 def. Bernd Karbacher #117

6-4 6-4

Boris Becker defeated Bernd Karbacher 6-4 6-4 in the 1999 Hong Kong Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBoris BeckerBernd Karbacher
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%48.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.7%60.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.2%56.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.2%58.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.4%29.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.7%44.3%
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.
+8.2-3.3
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.
+3.3-8.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerBernd Karbacher
Country GER GER
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Apr 3, 1968
Age3131
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)75117
Ranking points (entering)638403
Elo (entering)1,8811,676
Current career W-L672–220133–157
Current career earnings$25,080,956$2,043,057
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker #75 1 – 1 Bernd Karbacher #117

Path

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laurence Tieleman #867-6(3) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1999QF
Wayne Ferreira #306-4 7-6(10)WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1999R16
Michael Sell #2746-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 8, 1999R32

Boris Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #127-6(4) 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1999F

Bernd Karbacher's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #376-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1999QF
Brett Steven #1336-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1999R16
Patrick Rafter #56-7(4) 7-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 8, 1999R32