Alex Radulescu #58 def. Gerard Solves #181

6-3 6-2

Alex Radulescu defeated Gerard Solves 6-3 6-2 in the 1997 Chennai semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 12, 1997*
Tournament: Chennai
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 55m

Match Statistics

Stat	Alex Radulescu	Gerard Solves
Aces	7	0
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	53	36
First serve points won %	83	62
Second serve points won %	65	45
Break points saved %	0	50
Break points converted %	50	100
Service points won %	74	51
Return points won %	49	26
Total points won %	61	39

Player Comparison

Field	Alex Radulescu	Gerard Solves
Country	GER	FRA
Birth date	Dec 7, 1974	Apr 7, 1968
Age	22	29
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	58	181
Ranking points (entering)	805	238
Elo (entering)	1,693	1,553
Current career W-L	40–56	21–36
Current career earnings	$698,887	$403,190

Pre-match H2H

Alex Radulescu #58 0 – 0 Gerard Solves #181

Path

Alex Radulescu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
MaliVai Washington #26	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Fernon Wibier #152	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Gouichi Motomura #172	5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32

Alex Radulescu's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikael Tillstrom #61	4-6 6-4 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1997	F

Gerard Solves's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rainer Schuettler #229	6-4 1-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Lionel Roux #88	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Roberto Jabali #173	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32