Sjeng Schalken #51 def. Nicolas Lapentti #16

6-4 3-6 6-1

Sjeng Schalken defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2000 Japan Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 15, 2000*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2000
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 1h 54m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sjeng Schalken	Nicolas Lapentti
Aces	0	5
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	57	54
First serve points won %	65	59
Second serve points won %	59	54
Break points saved %	62	58
Break points converted %	42	38
Service points won %	63	57
Return points won %	43	37
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Sjeng Schalken	Nicolas Lapentti
Country	NED	ECU
Birth date	Sep 8, 1976	Aug 13, 1976
Age	24	24
Height	193 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	51	16
Ranking points (entering)	766	1,378
Elo (entering)	1,775	1,793
Current career W-L	280–254	282–283
Current career earnings	$5,192,798	$6,315,143

Pre-match H2H

Sjeng Schalken #51 2 – 1 Nicolas Lapentti #16

Path

Sjeng Schalken's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hicham Arazi #41	4-6 6-3 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 2000	SF
Mark Philippoussis #14	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 2000	QF
Cecil Mamiit #130	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 2000	R16
Sergi Bruguera #91	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 2000	R32
Paradorn Srichaphan #95	7-5 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 2000	R64

Sjeng Schalken's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #33	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 2000	SF
Byron Black #32	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 2000	QF
Jonas Bjorkman #59	4-6 7-5 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 2000	R16
Olivier Rochus #75	7-6(6) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 2000	R32