Fernando Meligeni vs Slava Dosedel — Prague Final

Prague · ATP · Final
BRA
Fernando Meligeni
55 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 1998
clay
CZE
Slava Dosedel
55 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Meligeni F.
6-1 6-4
Dosedel S.
Meligeni F.
662
Dosedel S.
14–

Fernando Meligeni defeated Slava Dosedel 6-1 6-4 in the Prague final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Slava Dosedel came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Fernando Meligeni had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Fernando Meligeni claimed a first win over Slava Dosedel in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-07-24KitzbuhelR32claySlava Dosedel6-1 6-3
1999-08-30US OpenR64hardSlava Dosedel7-5 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Meligeni F.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Dosedel S.

Dosedel S.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Meligeni F.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Meligeni F.Dosedel S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Meligeni F.
Dosedel S.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Meligeni F.
Pescariu D.
7-657-62
Dosedel S.
Lapentti N.
3-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Lapentti N.
Vicente F.
6-07-5
Meligeni F.
Chesnokov A.
6-36-1
Pescariu D.
Sanchez J.
6-746-36-3
Dosedel S.
Diaz J.
6-16-4
R16
Sanchez J.
Vasek R.
7-6116-1
Chesnokov A.
Portas A.
6-46-0
Pescariu D.
Tabara M.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Sinner M.
6-26-0
Meligeni F.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Vicente F.
Furlan R.
3-66-16-4
Diaz J.
Schaller G.
4-66-16-4
Dosedel S.
Korda P.
6-36-2
R32
Korda P.
Kralert P.
6-26-1
Dosedel S.
Schalken S.
2-67-646-1
Schaller G.
Goellner M.
7-636-1
Diaz J.
Filippini M.
6-26-4
Furlan R.
Pioline C.
0-66-16-2
Vicente F.
Burillo J.
6-16-2
Sinner M.
Nurminen T.
6-24-66-3
Lapentti N.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Tabara M.
Fromberg R.
7-632-67-5
Pescariu D.
Prinosil D.
6-37-5
Sanchez J.
Golmard J.
1-67-57-611
Vasek R.
Kucera K.
6-21-66-2
Chesnokov A.
Tarango J.
7-646-3
Portas A.
Dreekmann H.
7-56-3
Meligeni F.
Cherkasov A.
6-46-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Novak J.
4-66-36-3