SF Mexican Open 1996

Thomas Muster #2 def. Francisco Clavet #47

6-3 2-6 6-1

Thomas Muster defeated Francisco Clavet 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the 1996 Mexican Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatThomas MusterFrancisco Clavet
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
63
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
56
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.2%60.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.6%67.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%34.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.7%54.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.7%35.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
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.
+2.8-7.5
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.
+7.5-2.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldThomas MusterFrancisco Clavet
Country AUT ESP
Birth dateOct 2, 1967Oct 24, 1968
Age2827
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)247
Ranking points (entering)4,444810
Elo (entering)1,9221,809
Current career W-L590–268388–340
Current career earnings$12,266,977$4,271,881
Pre-match H2H

Path

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alejandro Hernandez 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996QF
Luis Lobo #7817-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1996R16
Juan Albert Viloca Puig 6-4 6-4W—Match dataMar 7, 1996R32

Thomas Muster's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #387-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 1996F

Francisco Clavet's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Javier Frana #407-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1996QF
Mauricio Hadad #996-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1996R16
Nicolas Pereira #1116-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 1996R32