Goran Ivanisevic #12 def. Kenneth Carlsen #78

6-3 7-6(2)

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Kenneth Carlsen 6-3 7-6(2) in the 1998 Shanghai Masters quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 10, 1998*
Tournament: Shanghai Masters
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 37m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Kenneth Carlsen
Aces	14	5
Double faults	10	2
First serve %	60	51
First serve points won %	86	67
Second serve points won %	34	49
Break points saved %	67	67
Break points converted %	33	33
Service points won %	65	58
Return points won %	42	35
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Kenneth Carlsen
Country	CRO	DEN
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Apr 17, 1973
Age	27	25
Height	194 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	12	78
Ranking points (entering)	2,203	596
Elo (entering)	1,905	1,618
Current career W-L	565–320	241–275
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$2,990,980

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #12 4 – 0 Kenneth Carlsen #78

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justin Gimelstob #119	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1998	R16
Brett Steven #95	6-4 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1998	R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ramon Delgado #69	5-7 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1998	SF

Kenneth Carlsen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steve Campbell #86	6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1998	R16
Martin Sinner #115	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1998	R32