Lleyton Hewitt #55 def. Xavier Malisse #131

6-4 6-7(2) 6-1

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-7(2) 6-1 in the 1999 Delray Beach Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 9, 1999*
Tournament: Delray Beach Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 2h 14m

Match Statistics

Stat	Lleyton Hewitt	Xavier Malisse
Aces	4	7
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	64	50
First serve points won %	73	69
Second serve points won %	61	44
Break points saved %	67	38
Break points converted %	62	33
Service points won %	69	56
Return points won %	44	31
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Lleyton Hewitt	Xavier Malisse
Country	AUS	BEL
Birth date	Feb 24, 1981	Jul 19, 1980
Age	18	18
Height	178 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	55	131
Ranking points (entering)	801	355
Elo (entering)	1,803	1,696
Current career W-L	567–244	282–266
Current career earnings	$20,890,470	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Lleyton Hewitt #55 0 – 0 Xavier Malisse #131

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Grosjean #33	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1999	SF
Sargis Sargsian #81	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1999	QF
Stefan Koubek #68	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1999	R16
Guillermo Canas #85	6-7(12) 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 1999	R32

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Scott Draper #49	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1999	SF
Hernan Gumy #88	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1999	QF
Mikael Tillstrom #127	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1999	R16
Paul Goldstein #112	7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 1999	R32