Gustavo Kuerten #115 def. Ivan Ljubicic

6-2 6-1

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-2 6-1 in the 1996 Croatia Open Umag round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenIvan Ljubicic
Aces02
Double faults23
First serve %57.0%60.0%
First serve points won %70.0%38.0%
Second serve points won %45.0%18.0%
Break points saved %33.0%22.0%
Break points converted %78.0%67.0%
Service points won %60.0%30.0%
Return points won %70.0%40.0%
Total points won %64.0%36.0%
Match Serve+-2.3-31.6
Match Return++31.6+2.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGustavo KuertenIvan Ljubicic
Country BRA CRO
Birth dateSep 10, 1976Mar 19, 1979
Age1917
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)115
Ranking points (entering)401
Elo (entering)1,5431,524
Current career W-L339–184404–284
Current career earnings$14,807,000$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Berasategui #216-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1996R32

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christian Ruud #685-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1996QF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Carbonell #616-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1996R32