SF Prague 1992

Karel Novacek #26 def. David Rikl #166

6-2 3-6 6-2

Karel Novacek defeated David Rikl 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the 1992 Prague semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarel NovacekDavid Rikl
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
51
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.3%71.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.6%60.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.3%48.0%
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.
72.2%56.8%
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.
43.2%27.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
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.
+10.9-4.5
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.
+4.5-10.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1992 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarel NovacekDavid Rikl
Country CZE CZE
Birth dateMar 30, 1965Feb 27, 1971
Age2721
Height190 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)26166
Ranking points (entering)1,022192
Elo (entering)1,8791,532
Current career W-L287–23153–92
Current career earnings$3,729,540$3,063,353
Pre-match H2H
Karel Novacek #26 0 – 0 David Rikl #166

Path

Karel Novacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diego Perez #1266-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1992QF
Martin Strelba #1007-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1992R16
Karol Kucera #2306-1 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1992R32

Karel Novacek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Franco Davin #766-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1992F

David Rikl's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Fromberg #1146-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1992QF
Marcelo Filippini #506-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1992R16
Frederic Fontang #993-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1992R32