SF Hong Kong Open 1998

Byron Black #80 def. Sebastien Lareau #111

6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4)

Byron Black defeated Sebastien Lareau 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4) in the 1998 Hong Kong Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatByron BlackSebastien Lareau
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1212
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
57
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.2%64.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.6%66.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.3%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
64.3%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.0%56.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%35.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.2%41.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
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.
-3.0-5.2
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.
+5.2+3.0

* 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

FieldByron BlackSebastien Lareau
Country ZIM CAN
Birth dateOct 6, 1969Apr 27, 1973
Age2824
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)80111
Ranking points (entering)579430
Elo (entering)1,7481,718
Current career W-L240–23083–122
Current career earnings$5,159,775$2,879,682
Pre-match H2H
Byron Black #80 1 – 0 Sebastien Lareau #111

Path

Byron Black's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gianluca Pozzi #706-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998QF
Christian Vinck #1166-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Hendrik Dreekmann #1126-7(3) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32

Byron Black's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kenneth Carlsen #762-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataApr 12, 1998F

Sebastien Lareau's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Oscar Burrieza 6-1 7-6(4)W—Match dataApr 11, 1998QF
Daniel Nestor #1077-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Brett Steven #476-4 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32