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Christian Ruud #86 def. Alex Corretja #3

3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 22, 1999*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Christian Ruud
Score3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Loser Alex Corretja
Duration2h 46m
StatChristian RuudAlex Corretja
Aces69
Double faults62
First serve %6367
First serve points won %7874
Second serve points won %3839
Break points saved %6758
Break points converted %4233
Service points won %6362
Return points won %3837
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldChristian RuudAlex Corretja
Country NOR ESP
Birth dateAug 24, 1972Apr 11, 1974
Age2624
Height188180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)863
Ranking points (entering)5843,550
Elo (entering)1,5211,984
Career W-L98–128415–277
Career earnings$1,399,813$10,411,354
Pre-match H2H
Christian Ruud 1 2 Alex Corretja

Path

Christian Ruud's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1999R128 Lucas Arnold Ker 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Christian Ruud's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1999R32 Andrew Ilie 2-6 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Alex Corretja's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1999R128 Takao Suzuki 6-3 4-6 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch data