Justin Gimelstob #141 def. Neville Godwin #91

7-5 6-4

Justin Gimelstob defeated Neville Godwin 7-5 6-4 in the 1997 Hong Kong Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 11, 1997*
Tournament: Hong Kong Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 34m

Match Statistics

Stat	Justin Gimelstob	Neville Godwin
Aces	4	0
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	62	51
First serve points won %	78	65
Second serve points won %	43	38
Break points saved %	40	67
Break points converted %	33	60
Service points won %	65	52
Return points won %	48	35
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Justin Gimelstob	Neville Godwin
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Jan 26, 1977	Jan 31, 1975
Age	20	22
Height	196 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	141	91
Ranking points (entering)	315	501
Elo (entering)	1,529	1,607
Current career W-L	107–171	34–51
Current career earnings	$2,575,522	$912,783

Pre-match H2H

Justin Gimelstob #141 0 – 0 Neville Godwin #91

Path

Justin Gimelstob's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Henrik Holm #253	1-6 7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32

Justin Gimelstob's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Johansson #39	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF

Neville Godwin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Damm Sr	6-4 6-3	W	—	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32