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Jonas Bjorkman #65 def. Christian Ruud #58

6-0 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 10, 1997*
Tournament Auckland
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jonas Bjorkman
Score6-0 7-5
Loser Christian Ruud
Duration1h 22m
StatJonas BjorkmanChristian Ruud
Aces42
Double faults52
First serve %5139
First serve points won %6750
Second serve points won %5640
Break points saved %6040
Break points converted %6040
Service points won %6244
Return points won %5638
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanChristian Ruud
Country SWE NOR
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Aug 24, 1972
Age2424
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6558
Ranking points (entering)737767
Elo (entering)1,7321,682
Career W-L395–34198–128
Career earnings$14,610,671$1,399,813
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Bjorkman 1 0 Christian Ruud

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1997R32 Carlos Costa 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 1997QF Jan-Michael Gambill 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

Christian Ruud's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1997R32 Alex Corretja 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch data