Nicolas Escude #38 def. Mark Philippoussis #18

6-4 7-6(4)

Nicolas Escude defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1998 Munich Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 1, 1998*
Tournament: Munich Open
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 23m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Escude	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	11	9
Double faults	4	10
First serve %	56	35
First serve points won %	83	81
Second serve points won %	61	46
Break points saved %	67	67
Break points converted %	33	33
Service points won %	73	58
Return points won %	42	27
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Escude	Mark Philippoussis
Country	FRA	AUS
Birth date	Apr 3, 1976	Nov 7, 1976
Age	22	21
Height	185 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	38	18
Ranking points (entering)	1,018	1,767
Elo (entering)	1,781	1,827
Current career W-L	157–125	291–193
Current career earnings	$3,216,150	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Escude #38 0 – 0 Mark Philippoussis #18

Path

Nicolas Escude's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #50	4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 1998	R32

Nicolas Escude's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Gustafsson #31	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1998	QF

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julian Alonso #41	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 1998	R32