SF Italian Open 1999

Gustavo Kuerten #14 def. Alex Corretja #7

6-4 6-2

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Alex Corretja 6-4 6-2 in the 1999 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGustavo KuertenAlex Corretja
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
84
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%51.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.5%51.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.8%45.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%48.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.6%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.9%42.1%
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.
+3.0-13.5
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.
+13.5-3.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGustavo KuertenAlex Corretja
Country BRA ESP
Birth dateSep 10, 1976Apr 11, 1974
Age2225
Height190 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)147
Ranking points (entering)2,0332,683
Elo (entering)1,9151,892
Current career W-L339–184417–278
Current career earnings$14,807,000$10,411,354
Pre-match H2H

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #123-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1999QF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #17-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1999R16
Francisco Clavet #216-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Fernando Vicente #546-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #36-4 7-5 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1999F

Alex Corretja's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Franco Squillari #475-7 7-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1999QF
Fabrice Santoro #497-6(1) 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1999R16
Hicham Arazi #356-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1999R32
Diego Nargiso #1436-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64