SF Antwerp 1996

Goran Ivanisevic #9 def. Boris Becker #4

6-4 7-6(5)

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Boris Becker 6-4 7-6(5) in the 1996 Antwerp semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGoran IvanisevicBoris Becker
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2018
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.2%53.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.4%85.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.0%51.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.5%69.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.3%21.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+16.6+7.8
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.
-7.8-16.6

* 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

FieldGoran IvanisevicBoris Becker
Country CRO GER
Birth dateSep 13, 1971Nov 22, 1967
Age2428
Height194 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)94
Ranking points (entering)2,3393,970
Elo (entering)1,9922,129
Current career W-L565–320672–220
Current career earnings$19,878,007$25,080,956
Pre-match H2H

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Renzo Furlan #264-6 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 1996QF
Filip Dewulf #576-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 1996R16
Cedric Pioline #356-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 1996R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Stich #133-6 2-6 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 1996F

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #516-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 1996QF
Andrei Olhovskiy #923-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 1996R16
Martin Damm Sr 6-4 6-4W—Match dataFeb 22, 1996R32