Nicolas Lapentti vs Christian Ruud — Amsterdam Round of 16

Amsterdam · ATP · Round of 16
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 August 1999
clay
NOR
Christian Ruud
53 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Lapentti N.
7-5 6-3
Ruud C.
Lapentti N.
762
Ruud C.
53–

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Christian Ruud 7-5 6-3 in the Amsterdam round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Christian Ruud came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicolas Lapentti claimed a first win over Christian Ruud in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-07-17AmsterdamR32clayChristian Ruud6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Lapentti N.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Ruud C.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

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
Lapentti N.Ruud C.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
El Aynaoui Y.
Zabaleta M.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
El Aynaoui Y.
Safin M.
6-16-4
Zabaleta M.
Lapentti N.
3-67-57-5
Quarter-finals
Safin M.
Di Pasquale A.
7-670-66-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Meligeni F.
6-26-4
Zabaleta M.
Gustafsson M.
7-636-3
Lapentti N.
Arazi H.
2-67-56-3
R16
Safin M.
Gaudio G.
6-47-64
Meligeni F.
Portas A.
6-37-63
El Aynaoui Y.
Alami K.
1-66-16-1
Gustafsson M.
Voinea A.
3-66-36-1
Arazi H.
Medvedev A.
6-26-3
Lapentti N.
Ruud C.
7-56-3
Di Pasquale A.
Pavel A.
7-656-2
Zabaleta M.
Squillari F.
7-56-4
R32
Ruud C.
Wessels P.
6-35-77-5
Lapentti N.
Rodriguez M.
6-36-2
Safin M.
Van Lottum J.
2-66-37-5
Gaudio G.
Sargsian S.
4-66-26-2
Pavel A.
Vinciguerra A.
6-17-65
Di Pasquale A.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-3
Medvedev A.
Haarhuis P.
7-56-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Koubek S.
7-666-3
Meligeni F.
Berasategui A.
6-37-61
Zabaleta M.
Sluiter R.
6-34-67-61
Portas A.
Vicente F.
7-626-4
Alami K.
Tarango J.
6-47-63
Squillari F.
Puerta M.
7-56-1
Gustafsson M.
Ulihrach B.
2-67-56-1
Voinea A.
Norman M.
4-67-647-66
Arazi H.
Schalken S.
6-20-66-4