Goran Ivanisevic #16 def. Jiri Novak #61

7-6(5) 7-6(9)

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Jiri Novak 7-6(5) 7-6(9) in the 1998 Geneva Open quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGoran IvanisevicJiri Novak
Aces316
Double faults61
First serve %5663
First serve points won %8365
Second serve points won %5072
Break points saved %670
Break points converted %10033
Service points won %6967
Return points won %3331
Total points won %5149

Player Comparison

FieldGoran IvanisevicJiri Novak
Country CRO CZE
Birth dateSep 13, 1971Mar 22, 1975
Age2622
Height194 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1661
Ranking points (entering)1,867757
Elo (entering)1,8561,716
Current career W-L565–320319–253
Current career earnings$19,878,007$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Goran Ivanisevic #16 1 0 Jiri Novak #61

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #657-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1998R16
David Prinosil #907-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 1998R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Sinner #1006-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1998SF

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #1026-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1998R16
Jens Knippschild #1076-3 6-7(7) 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 1998R32