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

Date
Jan 31, 1999*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
1999
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
1h 42m

Match Statistics

StatThomas EnqvistNicolas Lapentti
Aces1110
Double faults28
First serve %7264
First serve points won %7168
Second serve points won %6421
Break points saved %7165
Break points converted %3529
Service points won %6951
Return points won %4931
Total points won %5941

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
Thomas Enqvist #21 0 – 0 Nicolas Lapentti #91

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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