Fabrice Santoro vs Goran Ivanisevic — Doha Semi-final
Doha · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 1998 ·
hard
Santoro F.6-1 6-4
Ivanisevic G.
Santoro F.
662
Ivanisevic G.
140
Fabrice Santoro defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-1 6-4 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Goran Ivanisevic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro dropped just 5 games past Goran Ivanisevic.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Fabrice Santoro | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1997-03-03 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1995-04-10 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1994-08-01 | Kitzbuhel | F | clay | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
55%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
15.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
6.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast