Jean Noel Grinda vs Edwin Kempes — Central America Masters 4 Semi-final
Central America Masters 4 · ITF · Semi-final
FRAJean Noel Grinda
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 4 January 1997 ·
clay
Noel Grinda J.6-7 6-4 7-6
Kempes E.
Noel Grinda J.
6672
Kempes E.
7461
Jean Noel Grinda defeated Edwin Kempes 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Central America Masters 4 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Edwin Kempes came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Jean Noel Grinda had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on clay. Jean Noel Grinda claimed a first win over Edwin Kempes in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jean Noel Grinda dropped the opening set before beating Edwin Kempes 6–7 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-19 | Germany 2 Masters 4 | R32 | clay | Edwin Kempes | 2-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 1997-01-04 | Central America Masters 1 | QF | clay | Edwin Kempes | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1995-09-09 | France 4 Masters 1 | R32 | hard | Edwin Kempes | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This seasonNoel Grinda J.Kempes E.
1st serve in·
—
58%
1st serve points won·
—
71%
2nd serve points won·
—
50%
Service points won·
—
62%
Return points won·
—
36%
Break points saved·
—
59%
Aces / match·
—
5.1
Double faults / match·
—
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.