QF Chennai 1998

Leander Paes #130 def. Gerard Solves #155

6-7(3) 6-4 7-5

Leander Paes defeated Gerard Solves 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 in the 1998 Chennai quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLeander PaesGerard Solves
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
44
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.8%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%52.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%73.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.0%63.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
26.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.6%34.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.9%49.1%
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.
+4.1+1.4
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.
-1.4-4.1

* 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

FieldLeander PaesGerard Solves
Country IND FRA
Birth dateJun 17, 1973Apr 7, 1968
Age2430
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)130155
Ranking points (entering)360290
Elo (entering)1,6421,577
Current career W-L53–7721–36
Current career earnings$8,587,586$403,190
Pre-match H2H
Leander Paes #130 0 – 0 Gerard Solves #155

Path

Leander Paes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jerome Golmard #877-6(4) 2-6 3-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Bjorn Phau 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32

Leander Paes's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #43-6 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1998SF

Gerard Solves's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #634-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1998R16
Jeff Salzenstein #1947-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1998R32