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Gustavo Kuerten #12 def. J. Knippschild #104

6-7(4) 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 17, 1997*
Tournament	Stuttgart Outdoor
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
Loser	J. Knippschild
Duration	2h 2m

Stat	Gustavo Kuerten	J. Knippschild
Aces	10	15
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	55	47
First serve points won %	71	73
Second serve points won %	58	54
Break points saved %	60	50
Break points converted %	50	40
Service points won %	65	63
Return points won %	37	35
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Gustavo Kuerten	J. Knippschild
Country	BRA	GER
Birth date	Sep 10, 1976	Feb 15, 1975
Age	20	22
Height	190	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	12	104
Ranking points (entering)	1,851	431
Elo (entering)	1,803	1,643
Career W-L	336–182	47–69
Career earnings	$14,807,000	$1,017,972

Pre-match H2H

Gustavo Kuerten 0 – 0 J. Knippschild

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 18, 1997	R16	Felix Mantilla	1-4 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data

J. Knippschild's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 16, 1997	R64	Martin Damm Sr	6-3 4-6 6-4	W	—	Match data