Nir Welgreen vs Eyal Erlich — Israel 1 1 Semi-final
Israel 1 1 · ITF · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2001 ·
hard
Welgreen N.7-6 2-6 6-4
Erlich E.
Welgreen N.
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Erlich E.
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Nir Welgreen defeated Eyal Erlich 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Israel 1 1 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Eyal Erlich came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Nir Welgreen had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Nir Welgreen narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nir Welgreen closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-12 | Israel 1 2 | F | hard | Eyal Erlich | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1999-03-08 | Israel F1 | SF | hard | Nir Welgreen | 0-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 1996-02-24 | Israel 1 Masters 1 | R16 | hard | Eyal Erlich | 6-0 7-6 |
| 1995-11-04 | Israel 2 Masters 1 | F | hard | Eyal Erlich | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1995-02-25 | Israel 1 Masters 3 | QF | hard | Eyal Erlich | 0-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 1994-02-19 | Israel 1 Masters 1 | R32 | hard | Eyal Erlich | 7-5 6-1 |