R16 US Open 1999

Gustavo Kuerten #6 def. Magnus Norman #24

7-6(4) (ret.)

The match ended when Magnus Norman retired.

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Magnus Norman 7-6(4) RET after Magnus Norman retired in the 1999 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenMagnus Norman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
72
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%52.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.8%60.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.5%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.6%59.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.9%36.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.3%47.7%
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.
+1.7-2.9
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.
+2.9-1.7

* 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

FieldGustavo KuertenMagnus Norman
Country BRA SWE
Birth dateSep 10, 1976May 30, 1976
Age2223
Height190 cm187 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)624
Ranking points (entering)2,4921,342
Elo (entering)1,9371,923
Current career W-L339–184236–164
Current career earnings$14,807,000$4,537,247
Pre-match H2H

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #396-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1999R32
Paul Haarhuis #1226-3 7-6(4) 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1999R64
Bohdan Ulihrach #706-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1999R128

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #266-4 6-7(6) 6-7(14) 6-7(8)LH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1999QF

Magnus Norman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Fromberg #904-6 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1999R32
Gianluca Pozzi #846-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1999R64
Felix Mantilla #201-6 6-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1999R128