Vincent Spadea vs Sjeng Schalken — St. Poelten Quarter-final

St. Poelten · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998
clay
NED
Sjeng Schalken
49 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Spadea V.
7-6 6-1
Schalken S.
Spadea V.
7762
Schalken S.
631–

Vincent Spadea defeated Sjeng Schalken 7-6 6-1 in the St. Poelten quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sjeng Schalken came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Vincent Spadea narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-06-21WimbledonR16grassSjeng Schalken6-2 7-5 3-6 6-2
2003-09-08Costa Do SauipeQFhardSjeng Schalken7-6(0) 6-2
1999-10-18LyonR32clayVincent Spadea2-6 6-1 6-4
1999-01-11AucklandR32hardSjeng Schalken7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Spadea V.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Schalken S.

Schalken S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Serve advantage — Schalken S.

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
Spadea V.Schalken S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.3

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

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Spadea V.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Spadea V.
Filippini M.
6-36-0
Rios M.
Gaudenzi A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Filippini M.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Rios M.
Blanco G.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Schalken S.
7-636-1
Gaudenzi A.
Clavet F.
6-36-4
R16
Muster T.
Marin J.
6-36-746-2
Spadea V.
Fromberg R.
4-66-36-3
Schalken S.
Black B.
6-16-4
Rios M.
Goellner M.
6-46-3
Blanco G.
Nydahl T.
6-37-5
Gaudenzi A.
Nargiso D.
6-24-66-3
Clavet F.
Sanchez J.
6-707-56-0
Filippini M.
Serrano O.
7-646-3
R32
Clavet F.
Campbell S.
6-36-1
Sanchez J.
Pozzi G.
6-26-3
Black B.
Rafter P.
6-36-4
Filippini M.
Raoux G.
6-26-2
Serrano O.
Hipfl M.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Carlsen K.
7-57-5
Schalken S.
Viloca Puig J.
6-16-3
Blanco G.
Meneschincheri M.
6-37-63
Rios M.
Draper S.
6-16-3
Nydahl T.
Calatrava A.
6-45-76-2
Goellner M.
Black W.
3-67-636-1
Marin J.
Lapentti N.
7-56-3
Muster T.
Trimmel C.
4-66-17-5
Fromberg R.
Stafford G.
6-737-616-1
Gaudenzi A.
Gambill J.
6-37-5
Nargiso D.
Gumy H.
6-46-2