Tim Henman vs Goran Ivanisevic — Basel Semi-final

Basel · ATP · Semi-final
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 1999
hard
CRO
Goran Ivanisevic
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Henman T.
6-3 6-4
Ivanisevic G.
Henman T.
662
Ivanisevic G.
34–

Tim Henman defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-3 6-4 in the Basel semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tim Henman came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending the title. Tim Henman extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tim Henman closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-06-25WimbledonSFgrassGoran Ivanisevic7-5 6-7(6) 0-6 7-6(5) 6-3
1998-06-08Queen's ClubR16grassTim Henman6-1 6-7(5) 6-4
1997-10-20Stuttgart MastersR32carpetTim Henman6-3 2-0 RET
1997-01-06Sydney OutdoorSFhardTim Henman4-6 7-6(1) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Henman T.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic G.

Ivanisevic G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Henman T.

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
Henman T.Ivanisevic G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
14.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
6.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kucera K.
Henman T.
6-47-6104-64-67-62
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Rusedski G.
2-67-646-3
Ivanisevic G.
Kafelnikov Y.
4-66-36-4
Henman T.
Federer R.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Agassi A.
6-47-5
R16
Henman T.
Medvedev A.
5-76-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Roux L.
6-17-61
Ivanisevic G.
Woodruff C.
7-54-67-65
Federer R.
Popp A.
6-27-5
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-36-726-1
Rusedski G.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Kucera K.
Arazi H.
6-17-65
Agassi A.
Escude N.
6-45-77-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Spadea V.
6-37-5
Roux L.
Manta L.
7-53-67-62
Popp A.
Kornienko I.
7-56-4
Federer R.
Damm Sr M.
6-23-66-4
Rusedski G.
Santoro F.
7-636-2
Arazi H.
Lapentti N.
6-33-66-3
Kucera K.
Johansson T.
7-56-3
Escude N.
Schuettler R.
6-26-3
Woodruff C.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Pavel A.
6-26-0
Novak J.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Enqvist T.
6-44-67-5
Kiefer N.
Larsson M.
6-16-4
Henman T.
Bastl G.
5-76-26-2
Medvedev A.
Safin M.
2-66-47-62
Agassi A.
Siemerink J.
6-36-4