R64 Australian Open 1998

Fabrice Santoro #22 def. Nicolas Lapentti #64

6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-4

Fabrice Santoro defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the 1998 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFabrice SantoroNicolas Lapentti
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
56
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
115
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
46.3%68.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.3%67.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.8%40.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.1%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.2%58.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%38.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.5%43.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.2%50.8%
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.
-5.8-3.4
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.
+3.4+5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFabrice SantoroNicolas Lapentti
Country FRA ECU
Birth dateDec 9, 1972Aug 13, 1976
Age2521
Height178 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2264
Ranking points (entering)1,480715
Elo (entering)1,8431,671
Current career W-L462–435282–283
Current career earnings$10,013,832$6,315,143
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #1044-6 6-0 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Fabrice Santoro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #45-7 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32

Nicolas Lapentti's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Albert Viloca Puig 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1W—Match dataJan 21, 1998R128