F Pinehurst 1996

Fernando Meligeni #76 def. Mats Wilander #85

6-4 6-2

Fernando Meligeni defeated Mats Wilander 6-4 6-2 in the 1996 Pinehurst final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando MeligeniMats Wilander
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
45.9%54.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%61.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.6%46.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.2%54.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.2%32.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.1%43.9%
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.
+5.4-7.0
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.
+7.0-5.3

* 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

FieldFernando MeligeniMats Wilander
Country BRA SWE
Birth dateApr 12, 1971Aug 22, 1964
Age2531
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7685
Ranking points (entering)624557
Elo (entering)1,7251,769
Current career W-L189–201526–203
Current career earnings$2,555,367$7,956,101
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jason Stoltenberg #612-6 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1996SF
Patrick Rafter #863-6 7-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1996QF
Todd Woodbridge #286-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1996R16
Fabio Maggi #2206-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1996R32

Fernando Meligeni's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Mats Wilander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Javier Frana #506-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1996SF
Vincent Spadea #781-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1996QF
Guillaume Raoux #776-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1996R16
Sandon Stolle #946-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1996R32