SF Japan Open 1998

Andrei Pavel #109 def. Jan-Michael Gambill #81

6-4 6-3

Andrei Pavel defeated Jan-Michael Gambill 6-4 6-3 in the 1998 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 18, 1998*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 2m

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Andrei Pavel	Jan-Michael Gambill
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Jan 27, 1974	Jun 3, 1977
Age	24	20
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	109	81
Ranking points (entering)	439	578
Elo (entering)	1,633	1,744
Current career W-L	249–252	201–191
Current career earnings	$5,225,028	$3,612,893

Pre-match H2H

Andrei Pavel #109 0 – 0 Jan-Michael Gambill #81

Path

Andrei Pavel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Dilucia #441	6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1998	QF
Brian Macphie #181	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1998	R16
Radomir Vasek #115	5-7 6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1998	R32
Olivier Delaitre #151	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1998	R64

Andrei Pavel's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Black #67	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1998	F

Jan-Michael Gambill's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #15	6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1998	QF
Rainer Schuettler #121	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1998	R16
Kotaro Miyachi #460	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1998	R32
Stefano Pescosolido #184	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1998	R64