Goran Ivanisevic #2 def. Jiri Novak #67

6-1 3-6 6-3

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Jiri Novak 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the 1997 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 15, 1997*
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 35m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Jiri Novak
Aces	7	2
Double faults	9	2
First serve %	41	56
First serve points won %	79	70
Second serve points won %	54	41
Break points saved %	78	60
Break points converted %	40	22
Service points won %	65	58
Return points won %	42	35
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Jiri Novak
Country	CRO	CZE
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Mar 22, 1975
Age	25	21
Height	194 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	67
Ranking points (entering)	3,572	717
Elo (entering)	2,026	1,756
Current career W-L	565–320	319–253
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #2 0 – 0 Jiri Novak #67

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boris Becker #13	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1997	QF
Bohdan Ulihrach #38	7-6(8) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 1997	R16
Younes El Aynaoui #129	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 1997	R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #3	5-7 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 16, 1997	F

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #6	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1997	QF
Hendrik Jan Davids #210	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 1997	R16
Carlos Moya #9	2-6 6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 1997	R32