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Lleyton Hewitt #550 def. Vincent Spadea #88

7-5 3-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 10, 1998*
Tournament Adelaide
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Lleyton Hewitt
Score7-5 3-6 6-1
Loser Vincent Spadea
Duration1h 51m
StatLleyton HewittVincent Spadea
Aces54
Double faults30
First serve %5860
First serve points won %6960
Second serve points won %7556
Break points saved %7156
Break points converted %4429
Service points won %7158
Return points won %4229
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittVincent Spadea
Country AUS USA
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981
Age16
Height178183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)55088
Ranking points (entering)43536
Elo (entering)1,5431,734
Career W-L564–241310–348
Career earnings$20,890,470$5,004,860
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt 0 0 Vincent Spadea

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1998R16 Mark Woodforde 4-6 7-6(1) 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1998R32 Scott Draper 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1998SF Andre Agassi 7-6(5) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data

Vincent Spadea's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1998R16 Slava Dosedel 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1998R32 Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data