F Dutch Open 1998

Magnus Norman #42 def. Richard Fromberg #37

6-3 6-3 2-6 6-4

Magnus Norman defeated Richard Fromberg 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 1998 Dutch Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMagnus NormanRichard Fromberg
Aces68
Double faults13
First serve %54.0%63.0%
First serve points won %64.0%71.0%
Second serve points won %66.0%40.0%
Break points saved %50.0%40.0%
Break points converted %60.0%50.0%
Service points won %65.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%35.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMagnus NormanRichard Fromberg
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateMay 30, 1976Apr 28, 1970
Age2228
Height187 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4237
Ranking points (entering)9021,057
Elo (entering)1,7811,704
Current career W-L236–164247–283
Current career earnings$4,537,247$2,605,740
Pre-match H2H

Path

Magnus Norman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Zabaleta #1177-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998SF
Galo Blanco #1026-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998QF
Jiri Novak #656-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1998R16
Hicham Arazi #456-7(9) 5-1 (def.)WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32

Magnus Norman's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Richard Fromberg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #146-1 6-7(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998SF
Adrian Voinea #906-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1998QF
Dennis van Scheppingen #1106-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1998R16
Andrei Pavel #706-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32