Jonas Bjorkman #9 def. Byron Black #40

6-3 6-2

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Byron Black 6-3 6-2 in the 1998 Eastbourne Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJonas BjorkmanByron Black
Aces70
Double faults33
First serve %5450
First serve points won %8857
Second serve points won %4148
Break points saved %029
Break points converted %71100
Service points won %6752
Return points won %4833
Total points won %5743

Player Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanByron Black
Country SWE ZIM
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Oct 6, 1969
Age2628
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)940
Ranking points (entering)2,480974
Elo (entering)1,8451,815
Current career W-L395–344240–230
Current career earnings$14,610,671$5,159,775
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Bjorkman #9 1 2 Byron Black #40

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jerome Golmard #936-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1998SF
David Prinosil #1027-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1998QF
Grant Stafford #1036-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1998R16
Marc Kevin Goellner #836-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1998R32

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Byron Black's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sargis Sargsian #796-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1998SF
Gianluca Pozzi #597-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1998QF
Guillermo Canas #917-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 1998R16
Nicolas Lapentti #656-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1998R32