QF US Open 1997

Jonas Bjorkman #17 def. Petr Korda #16

7-6(3) 6-2 1-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Petr Korda retired.

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Petr Korda 7-6(3) 6-2 1-0 RET after Petr Korda retired in the 1997 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJonas BjorkmanPetr Korda
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
15
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.0%63.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.6%50.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
33.3%43.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.2%48.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.7%43.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.0%46.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-5.7-13.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.6+5.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanPetr Korda
Country SWE CZE
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Jan 23, 1968
Age2529
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1716
Ranking points (entering)1,7421,746
Elo (entering)1,9261,923
Current career W-L395–344378–238
Current career earnings$14,610,671$10,448,900
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Bjorkman #17 0 – 1 Petr Korda #16

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Scott Draper #666-3 6-3 1-6 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1997R16
Gustavo Kuerten #96-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1997R32
Todd Martin #627-5 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1997R64
Francisco Clavet #506-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1997R128

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #201-6 6-3 6-3 3-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1997SF

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #16-7(4) 7-5 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1997R16
Martin Damm Sr 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5W—Match dataAug 31, 1997R32
Marzio Martelli #1046-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1997R64
Vincent Spadea #842-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1997R128