Jeff Tarango vs Jonas Bjorkman — Adelaide Quarter-final

Adelaide · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Jeff Tarango
57 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 1996
hard
SWE
Jonas Bjorkman
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Tarango J.
6-1 6-7 7-6
Bjorkman J.
Tarango J.
6627172
Bjorkman J.
1776151

Jeff Tarango defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-1 6-7 7-6 in the Adelaide quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Jeff Tarango narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jeff Tarango came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-10-09TokyoR64hardJonas Bjorkman6-4 3-6 7-6(6)
2000-02-21LondonR32carpetJeff Tarango7-5 6-4
1999-08-30US OpenR128hardJonas Bjorkman6-4 6-4 1-6 6-2
1997-03-10Indian Wells MastersR32hardJonas Bjorkman6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Tarango J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Bjorkman J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Tarango J.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Tarango J.Bjorkman J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Woodbridge T.
Draper S.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Draper S.
Tarango J.
6-13-66-2
Woodbridge T.
Tillstrom M.
6-767-636-3
Quarter-finals
Tarango J.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-727-615
Draper S.
Kucera K.
6-47-5
Tillstrom M.
Cherkasov A.
6-26-4
Woodbridge T.
Obrien A.
6-46-4
R16
Tillstrom M.
Black B.
W/O
Draper S.
Ulihrach B.
7-621-66-3
Obrien A.
Johansson T.
6-43-66-4
Bjorkman J.
Stark J.
6-46-2
Cherkasov A.
Rafter P.
6-27-613
Woodbridge T.
Novak J.
6-37-65
Kucera K.
Woodforde M.
6-36-4
Tarango J.
Prinosil D.
6-26-4
R32
Johansson T.
Blanco G.
6-46-3
Woodbridge T.
Vacek D.
4-66-36-3
Rafter P.
Salzenstein J.
6-46-3
Black B.
Carlsen K.
6-46-3
Tillstrom M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-2
Bjorkman J.
Kulti N.
7-56-1
Obrien A.
Goellner M.
6-756-47-69
Prinosil D.
Dosedel S.
6-36-2
Tarango J.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-3
Novak J.
Tebbutt M.
7-51-67-64
Stark J.
Medvedev A.
6-16-1
Ulihrach B.
Pereira N.
6-46-4
Draper S.
Radulescu A.
6-33-66-3
Kucera K.
Stolle S.
6-14-66-0
Woodforde M.
Fromberg R.
6-36-3
Cherkasov A.
Furlan R.
4-66-46-4