R16 Newport 1998

Mark Knowles #744 def. Grant Stafford #108

7-5 4-6 6-4

Mark Knowles defeated Grant Stafford 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the 1998 Newport round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark KnowlesGrant Stafford
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
58
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.5%58.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.9%72.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.2%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.9%61.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.3%39.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.7%49.3%
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.
-1.1-0.2
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.
+0.2+1.1

* 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 KnowlesGrant Stafford
Country BAH RSA
Birth dateSep 4, 1971May 27, 1971
Age2627
Height191 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)744108
Ranking points (entering)17469
Elo (entering)1,4721,611
Current career W-L23–5283–111
Current career earnings$7,058,933$1,307,208
Pre-match H2H
Mark Knowles #744 0 – 0 Grant Stafford #108

Path

Mark Knowles's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eyal Erlich #1967-6(5) 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 1998R32

Mark Knowles's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laurence Tieleman #1334-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataJul 11, 1998QF

Grant Stafford's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Steven Randjelovic #3086-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 1998R32