QF China Open 1997

Magnus Gustafsson #46 def. Byron Black #63

6-4 6-3

Magnus Gustafsson defeated Byron Black 6-4 6-3 in the 1997 China Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 4, 1997*
Tournament: China Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 29m

Match Statistics

Stat	Magnus Gustafsson	Byron Black
Aces	5	3
Double faults	6	2
First serve %	55.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	69.0%	53.0%
Second serve points won %	44.0%	40.0%
Break points saved %	73.0%	67.0%
Break points converted %	33.0%	27.0%
Service points won %	58.0%	49.0%
Return points won %	51.0%	42.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%
Match Serve+	-4.2	-13.2
Match Return+	+13.2	+4.2

* 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

Field	Magnus Gustafsson	Byron Black
Country	SWE	ZIM
Birth date	Jan 3, 1967	Oct 6, 1969
Age	30	27
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	46	63
Ranking points (entering)	908	749
Elo (entering)	1,745	1,734
Current career W-L	396–254	240–230
Current career earnings	$4,545,489	$5,159,775

Pre-match H2H

Magnus Gustafsson #46 1 – 0 Byron Black #63

Path

Magnus Gustafsson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Rikl #186	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1997	R16
Martin Sinner #106	7-6(3) 1-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 1997	R32

Magnus Gustafsson's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kenneth Carlsen #91	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1997	SF

Byron Black's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justin Gimelstob #81	3-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1997	R16
Martin Damm Sr	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	Oct 2, 1997	R32