Goran Ivanisevic vs Hicham Arazi — Doha Round of 32
Doha · ATP · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 1998
hard
Ivanisevic G.6-2 6-3
Arazi H.
Ivanisevic G.
662
Arazi H.
23–
Goran Ivanisevic defeated Hicham Arazi 6-2 6-3 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Hicham Arazi came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Goran Ivanisevic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Goran Ivanisevic dropped just 5 games past Hicham Arazi.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Hicham Arazi | 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Hicham Arazi | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1999-02-22 | London | R16 | carpet | Hicham Arazi | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-08-24 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Hicham Arazi | 5-7 6-3 7-6(2) |
| 1997-02-07 | Davis Cup G1 R1: CRO vs MAR | RR | carpet | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-2 6-2 6-7(4) 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
81%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Medvedev A.
Schalken S.
4-66-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Karbacher B.
7-656-756-3
Korda P.
Henman T.
7-54-66-4
Santoro F.
Rusedski G.
6-23-66-3
R16
Karbacher B.
Larsson M.
W/O
Schalken S.
Costa C.
7-52-67-65
Ivanisevic G.
Rosset M.
6-747-57-5
Rusedski G.
Alami K.
6-27-5
Henman T.
Raoux G.
7-56-4
Korda P.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-2
Santoro F.
Sinner M.
6-36-4
Medvedev A.
Tarango J.
6-22-67-5
R32
Henman T.
Sanchez J.
7-56-1
Burgsmuller L.
Reneberg R.
4-66-36-1
Sinner M.
Burrieza O.
6-36-4
Tarango J.
Goellner M.
6-36-4
Medvedev A.
Vacek D.
6-36-4
Ivanisevic G.
Arazi H.
6-26-3
Korda P.
Delaitre O.
7-56-1
Rosset M.
Alonso J.
6-27-63
Karbacher B.
Nydahl T.
6-16-1
Larsson M.
Kroslak J.
7-56-4
Raoux G.
Ulihrach B.
7-656-4
Rusedski G.
Viloca Puig J.
6-46-4
Alami K.
Khalfan S.
6-26-1
Santoro F.
Gustafsson M.
6-756-46-4
Costa C.
Bruguera S.
6-46-2
Schalken S.
Dewulf F.
6-06-4