Goran Ivanisevic #9 def. Karel Novacek #145

6-3 7-5

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Karel Novacek 6-3 7-5 in the 1996 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGoran IvanisevicKarel Novacek
Aces143
Double faults31
First serve %62.0%65.0%
First serve points won %85.0%80.0%
Second serve points won %58.0%27.0%
Break points saved %100.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%0.0%
Service points won %75.0%61.0%
Return points won %39.0%25.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

Player Comparison

FieldGoran IvanisevicKarel Novacek
Country CRO CZE
Birth dateSep 13, 1971Mar 30, 1965
Age2430
Height194 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9145
Ranking points (entering)2,174288
Elo (entering)1,9321,619
Current career W-L565–320287–231
Current career earnings$19,878,007$3,729,540
Pre-match H2H

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jordi Burillo #486-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Ferreira #106-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1996QF

Karel Novacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Volkov #576-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32