SF US Open 1998

Mark Philippoussis #22 def. Carlos Moya #10

6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4

Mark Philippoussis defeated Carlos Moya 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the 1998 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisCarlos Moya
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
216
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
114
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.7%57.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.3%78.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
38.8%43.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.3%63.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.3%28.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.1%44.9%
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.
+9.4+1.8
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.
-1.8-9.4

* 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

FieldMark PhilippoussisCarlos Moya
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Aug 27, 1976
Age2122
Height196 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2210
Ranking points (entering)1,4682,509
Elo (entering)1,9111,965
Current career W-L291–193554–310
Current career earnings$6,987,402$13,443,970
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #334-6 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(10)WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 1998QF
Tim Henman #137-5 0-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
Lucas Arnold Ker #967-6(5) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Sebastien Lareau #976-7(3) 6-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Christian Ruud #997-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #23-6 6-3 2-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataSep 14, 1998F

Carlos Moya's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #346-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 1998QF
Alex Corretja #77-6(4) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
Jan-Michael Gambill #576-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Michael Chang #203-6 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Mariano Puerta #586-1 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 4-4 (def.)WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128