SF Australian Open 1999

Thomas Enqvist #21 def. Nicolas Lapentti #91

6-3 7-5 6-1

Thomas Enqvist defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-3 7-5 6-1 in the 1999 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatThomas EnqvistNicolas Lapentti
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1110
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
28
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.3%63.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.2%67.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.3%21.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%65.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.3%50.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.0%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.1%30.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.5%41.5%
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.
+7.3-11.1
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.
+11.1-7.3

* 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

FieldThomas EnqvistNicolas Lapentti
Country SWE ECU
Birth dateMar 13, 1974Aug 13, 1976
Age2422
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2191
Ranking points (entering)1,608545
Elo (entering)2,0041,747
Current career W-L424–283282–283
Current career earnings$10,461,641$6,315,143
Pre-match H2H

Path

Thomas Enqvist's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Rosset #316-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 1999QF
Mark Philippoussis #166-2 6-4 6-7(3) 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 1999R16
Patrick Rafter #46-4 4-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1999R32
Byron Black #287-6(6) 7-6(2) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1999R64
Jan-Michael Gambill #386-3 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128

Thomas Enqvist's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #36-4 0-6 3-6 6-7(1)LH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1999F

Nicolas Lapentti's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #117-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-2 0-6 8-6WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 1999QF
Andrew Ilie #636-4 6-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 1999R16
Mikael Tillstrom #844-6 7-6(9) 2-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1999R32
Magnus Norman #527-6(4) 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 1999R64
Thomas Johansson #176-3 3-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128