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Jonas Bjorkman #54 def. Mark Philippoussis #20

6-1 4-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 26, 1996*
Tournament Basel
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Jonas Bjorkman
Score6-1 4-6 7-5
Loser Mark Philippoussis
Duration1h 54m
StatJonas BjorkmanMark Philippoussis
Aces413
Double faults27
First serve %6251
First serve points won %6171
Second serve points won %6237
Break points saved %7361
Break points converted %3927
Service points won %6154
Return points won %4639
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanMark Philippoussis
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Nov 7, 1976
Age2419
Height183196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5420
Ranking points (entering)7871,448
Elo (entering)1,7401,857
Career W-L395–341287–190
Career earnings$14,610,671$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Bjorkman 0 2 Mark Philippoussis

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