Nir Welgreen vs Eyal Erlich — Israel F1 Semi-final
Israel F1 · ITF · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 1999 ·
hard
Welgreen N.0-6 7-6 7-6
Erlich E.
Welgreen N.
0772
Erlich E.
6661
Nir Welgreen defeated Eyal Erlich 0-6 7-6 7-6 in the Israel F1 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Eyal Erlich came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Nir Welgreen had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Nir Welgreen narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nir Welgreen recovered from a 0–6 opening set to beat Eyal Erlich.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-12 | Israel 1 1 | SF | hard | Nir Welgreen | 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 |
| 2001-11-12 | Israel 1 2 | F | hard | Eyal Erlich | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1996-02-24 | Israel 1 Masters 1 | R16 | hard | Eyal Erlich | 6-0 7-6 |
| 1995-11-04 | Israel 2 Masters 1 | F | hard | Eyal Erlich | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1995-02-25 | Israel 1 Masters 3 | QF | hard | Eyal Erlich | 0-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 1994-02-19 | Israel 1 Masters 1 | R32 | hard | Eyal Erlich | 7-5 6-1 |