Jan Siemerink vs Boris Becker — Stockholm Round of 16

Stockholm · ATP · Round of 16
NED
Jan Siemerink
56 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 November 1997
hard
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Siemerink J.
7-6 6-7 6-3
Becker B.
Siemerink J.
786362
Becker B.
667731

Jan Siemerink defeated Boris Becker 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the Stockholm round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Boris Becker came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jan Siemerink claimed a first win over Boris Becker in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jan Siemerink closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayBoris Becker5-7 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Siemerink J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Becker B.

Becker B.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Siemerink J.

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
Siemerink J.Becker B.
1st serve in·Even
56%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
10.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.2
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
0°CClear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Bjorkman J.
Siemerink J.
3-67-626-26-4
Semi-finals
Bjorkman J.
Rafter P.
7-637-63
Siemerink J.
Rusedski G.
4-67-656-4
Quarter-finals
Rusedski G.
Larsson M.
W/O
Bjorkman J.
Kucera K.
6-36-2
Siemerink J.
Pioline C.
6-46-2
Rafter P.
Henman T.
6-36-3
R16
Rusedski G.
Roux L.
6-47-65
Rafter P.
Van Herck J.
6-36-4
Henman T.
Gustafsson M.
6-32-66-4
Bjorkman J.
Johansson T.
6-47-5
Kucera K.
Muster T.
4-66-36-3
Pioline C.
Tebbutt M.
6-36-746-4
Siemerink J.
Becker B.
7-666-736-3
Larsson M.
Enqvist T.
6-16-2
R32
Bjorkman J.
Goellner M.
6-45-2
Pioline C.
Reneberg R.
6-46-4
Roux L.
Berasategui A.
6-26-1
Rusedski G.
Kulti N.
7-636-4
Siemerink J.
Bergh F.
3-66-16-3
Becker B.
Moya C.
6-46-3
Enqvist T.
Norman M.
7-56-3
Larsson M.
Jonsson F.
7-57-5
Rafter P.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-0
Van Herck J.
Holm H.
6-36-776-3
Gustafsson M.
Ondruska M.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Wheaton D.
1-66-17-68
Johansson T.
Dewulf F.
6-27-5
Kucera K.
Raoux G.
6-46-3
Muster T.
Ruud C.
6-36-1
Tebbutt M.
Corretja A.
4-66-46-4