Grant Stafford #114 def. Daniel Nestor #133

6-2 6-2

Grant Stafford defeated Daniel Nestor 6-2 6-2 in the 1996 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 13, 1996*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Grant Stafford	Daniel Nestor
Aces	6	3
Double faults	1	6
First serve %	52	50
First serve points won %	73	68
Second serve points won %	71	32
Break points saved %	100	56
Break points converted %	44	0
Service points won %	72	50
Return points won %	50	28
Total points won %	62	38

Player Comparison

Field	Grant Stafford	Daniel Nestor
Country	RSA	CAN
Birth date	May 27, 1971	Sep 4, 1972
Age	25	23
Height	188 cm	191 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	114	133
Ranking points (entering)	419	329
Elo (entering)	1,567	1,613
Current career W-L	83–111	71–103
Current career earnings	$1,307,208	$12,835,671

Pre-match H2H

Grant Stafford #114 0 – 0 Daniel Nestor #133

Path

Grant Stafford's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Nainkin #175	1-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1996	QF
Laurence Tieleman #153	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1996	R16
Oleg Ogorodov #117	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1996	R32

Grant Stafford's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Pereira #95	6-4 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1996	F

Daniel Nestor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcos Ondruska #108	5-7 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1996	QF
Patrick Rafter #63	7-5 3-6 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1996	R16
David Wheaton #105	6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1996	R32