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L. Paes #120 def. Laurence Tieleman #133

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 11, 1998*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	L. Paes
Score	6-3 6-4
Loser	Laurence Tieleman
Duration	1h 15m

Stat	L. Paes	Laurence Tieleman
Aces	5	6
Double faults	0	7
First serve %	64	46
First serve points won %	77	87
Second serve points won %	68	34
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	74	58
Return points won %	42	26
Total points won %	57	43

Pre-match Comparison

Field	L. Paes	Laurence Tieleman
Country	IND	ITA
Birth date	Jun 17, 1973	Nov 14, 1972
Age	25	25
Height	178	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	120	133
Ranking points (entering)	404	351
Elo (entering)	1,640	1,613
Career W-L	48–74	41–62
Career earnings	$8,587,586	$773,130

Pre-match H2H

L. Paes 0 – 0 Laurence Tieleman

Path

L. Paes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1998	QF	Rainer Schuettler	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1998	R16	Scott Draper	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1998	R32	D. Dilucia	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

L. Paes's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1998	F	N. Godwin	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Laurence Tieleman's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1998	QF	M. Knowles	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1998	R16	M. Woodforde	4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1998	R32	Kevin Ullyett	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data