Thomas Muster #2 def. Mark Philippoussis #31

6-3 0-6 6-2

Thomas Muster defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-3 0-6 6-2 in the 1996 Munich Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 4, 1996*
Tournament: Munich Open
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 18m

Match Statistics

Stat	Thomas Muster	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	1	12
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	78	56
First serve points won %	59	69
Second serve points won %	69	52
Break points saved %	75	25
Break points converted %	75	25
Service points won %	61	61
Return points won %	39	39
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Thomas Muster	Mark Philippoussis
Country	AUT	AUS
Birth date	Oct 2, 1967	Nov 7, 1976
Age	28	19
Height	180 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	31
Ranking points (entering)	4,415	1,041
Elo (entering)	2,022	1,770
Current career W-L	590–268	291–193
Current career earnings	$12,266,977	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Thomas Muster #2 0 – 0 Mark Philippoussis #31

Path

Thomas Muster's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hendrik Dreekmann #53	4-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1996	R16
Stefano Pescosolido #71	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1996	R32

Thomas Muster's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #40	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 4, 1996	SF

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petr Korda #38	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1996	R16
Nicolas Kiefer #197	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1996	R32