Gustavo Kuerten #15 def. Sergi Bruguera #8

6-3 6-4 6-2

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 1997 Roland Garros final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 9, 1997*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 1h 50m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gustavo Kuerten	Sergi Bruguera
Aces	4	1
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	55	67
First serve points won %	81	59
Second serve points won %	59	39
Break points saved %	89	67
Break points converted %	33	11
Service points won %	71	53
Return points won %	47	29
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Gustavo Kuerten	Sergi Bruguera
Country	BRA	ESP
Birth date	Sep 10, 1976	Jan 16, 1971
Age	20	26
Height	190 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	8
Ranking points (entering)	1,763	2,176
Elo (entering)	1,820	1,966
Current career W-L	339–184	420–257
Current career earnings	$14,807,000	$11,632,199

Pre-match H2H

Gustavo Kuerten #15 0 – 0 Sergi Bruguera #8

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Filip Dewulf #122	6-1 3-6 6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1997	SF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3	6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1997	QF
Andrei Medvedev #20	5-7 6-1 6-2 1-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1997	R16
Thomas Muster #5	6-7(3) 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1997	R32
Jonas Bjorkman #23	6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1997	R64
Slava Dosedel #73	6-0 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1997	R128

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Sergi Bruguera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrick Rafter #25	6-7(6) 6-1 7-5 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1997	SF
Hicham Arazi #55	4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1997	QF
Michael Chang #2	3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1997	R16
Dick Norman #141	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1997	R32
Dennis van Scheppingen #92	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1997	R64
Johan Van Herck	6-3 0-6 6-2 6-0	W	—	Match data	May 28, 1997	R128