Fabrice Santoro #29 def. Martin Sinner #123

6-3 6-4

Fabrice Santoro defeated Martin Sinner 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 Qatar Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 9, 1998*
Tournament: Qatar Open
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 25m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fabrice Santoro	Martin Sinner
Aces	6	1
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	53	61
First serve points won %	68	63
Second serve points won %	58	50
Break points saved %	90	50
Break points converted %	50	10
Service points won %	63	58
Return points won %	42	37
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Fabrice Santoro	Martin Sinner
Country	FRA	GER
Birth date	Dec 9, 1972	Feb 7, 1968
Age	25	29
Height	178 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	29	123
Ranking points (entering)	1,267	373
Elo (entering)	1,820	1,576
Current career W-L	462–435	49–78
Current career earnings	$10,013,832	$896,974

Pre-match H2H

Fabrice Santoro #29 0 – 0 Martin Sinner #123

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Gustafsson #37	6-7(5) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 1998	R32

Fabrice Santoro's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Rusedski #6	6-2 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1998	QF

Martin Sinner's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Oscar Burrieza	6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jan 8, 1998	R32