QF Qatar Open 1998

Andrei Medvedev #27 def. Sjeng Schalken #59

4-6 6-4 6-4

Andrei Medvedev defeated Sjeng Schalken 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1998 Qatar Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndrei MedvedevSjeng Schalken
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
62
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
73
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.8%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.8%71.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.6%63.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.0%35.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
+2.6+1.0
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.
-1.0-2.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndrei MedvedevSjeng Schalken
Country UKR NED
Birth dateAug 31, 1974Sep 8, 1976
Age2321
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2759
Ranking points (entering)1,314725
Elo (entering)1,8011,663
Current career W-L303–211280–254
Current career earnings$6,721,598$5,192,798
Pre-match H2H

Path

Andrei Medvedev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jeff Tarango #496-2 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1998R16
Daniel Vacek #536-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32

Andrei Medvedev's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #133-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1998SF

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Costa #567-5 2-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1998R16
Filip Dewulf #416-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32