Boris Becker vs Hendrik Dreekmann — Halle Round of 16

Halle · ATP · Round of 16
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 1997
grass
GER
Hendrik Dreekmann
51 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Becker B.
6-3 6-4
Dreekmann H.
Becker B.
662
Dreekmann H.
34–

Boris Becker defeated Hendrik Dreekmann 6-3 6-4 in the Halle round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Hendrik Dreekmann came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Boris Becker had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on grass. Boris Becker claimed a first win over Hendrik Dreekmann in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Boris Becker closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-06-08HalleR32grassHendrik Dreekmann6-3 5-7 7-6(9)

Serve vs return

This season
Becker B.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Dreekmann H.

Dreekmann H.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Becker B.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Becker B.Dreekmann H.
1st serve in·Even
54%
51%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
81%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.1
6.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Korda P.
7-626-757-67
Semi-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Haarhuis P.
7-656-4
Quarter-finals
Becker B.
Tarango J.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Stich M.
7-656-746-3
Korda P.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Haarhuis P.
Reneberg R.
6-26-1
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
7-637-62
Haarhuis P.
Damm Sr M.
6-746-37-65
Muster T.
Kulti N.
6-26-3
Korda P.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Reneberg R.
Krajicek R.
4-67-627-66
Tarango J.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Becker B.
Dreekmann H.
6-36-4
Stich M.
Stafford G.
6-33-67-67
R32
Muster T.
Prinosil D.
3-61-0
Damm Sr M.
Johansson T.
6-16-3
Krajicek R.
Eagle J.
6-16-1
Korda P.
Carbonell T.
7-52-66-2
Escude N.
Spadea V.
6-47-65
Kulti N.
Vacek D.
7-645-77-64
Stich M.
Karbacher B.
4-67-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Schalken S.
6-06-2
Kiefer N.
Grabb J.
6-36-2
Stafford G.
Roux L.
6-26-4
Becker B.
Radulescu A.
6-37-61
Dreekmann H.
Stauder F.
6-46-1
Tarango J.
Voinea A.
2-66-46-2
Haas T.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-2
Haarhuis P.
Medvedev A.
7-656-3
Reneberg R.
Braasch K.
6-16-7106-3