QF Swedish Open 1998

Dominik Hrbaty #44 def. Jiri Novak #72

3-6 6-4 6-4

Dominik Hrbaty defeated Jiri Novak 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1998 Swedish Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDominik HrbatyJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
61
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.1%56.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.0%54.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.2%38.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
36.4%30.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.3%47.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
70.0%63.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.4%45.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.4%46.6%
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.
-7.6-14.4
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.
+14.4+7.6

* 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

FieldDominik HrbatyJiri Novak
Country SVK CZE
Birth dateJan 4, 1978Mar 22, 1975
Age2023
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4472
Ranking points (entering)879662
Elo (entering)1,7501,642
Current career W-L328–299319–253
Current career earnings$7,070,095$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Dominik Hrbaty #44 0 0 Jiri Novak #72

Path

Dominik Hrbaty's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #733-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 1998R16
Jordi Burillo #946-3 1-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 1998R32

Dominik Hrbaty's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Medvedev #1003-6 6-7(2)LH2HMatch dataJul 11, 1998SF

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Norman #394-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 1998R16
Dinu Pescariu #827-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 1998R32