F Mexican Open 1996

Thomas Muster #2 def. Jiri Novak #38

7-6(3) 6-2

Thomas Muster defeated Jiri Novak 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 1996 Mexican Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
Mar 10, 1996*
Tournament
Mexican Open
Edition
1996
Category
World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Round
F
Duration
1h 25m

Match Statistics

StatThomas MusterJiri Novak
Aces12
Double faults12
First serve %58.0%68.0%
First serve points won %68.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %70.0%39.0%
Break points saved %50.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%50.0%
Service points won %69.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%31.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

Player Comparison

FieldThomas MusterJiri Novak
Country AUT CZE
Birth dateOct 2, 1967Mar 22, 1975
Age2820
Height180 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)238
Ranking points (entering)4,444895
Elo (entering)1,9331,699
Current career W-L590–268319–253
Current career earnings$12,266,977$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Muster #2 0 – 0 Jiri Novak #38

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Path

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #476-3 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996SF
Alejandro Hernandez 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996QF
Luis Lobo #7817-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1996R16
Juan Albert Viloca Puig 6-4 6-4W—Match dataMar 7, 1996R32

Thomas Muster's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Meligeni #864-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996SF
Javier Sanchez #466-3 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996QF
Frederic Fontang #1987-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1996R16
Francisco Montana #3216-7(4) 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 1996R32