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Justin Gimelstob #89 def. Magnus Gustafsson #45

6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Aug 29, 1997*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Justin Gimelstob
Score6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
Loser Magnus Gustafsson
Duration3h 14m
StatJustin GimelstobMagnus Gustafsson
Aces125
Double faults128
First serve %5160
First serve points won %7771
Second serve points won %4638
Break points saved %5662
Break points converted %3844
Service points won %6258
Return points won %4238
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJustin GimelstobMagnus Gustafsson
Country USA SWE
Birth dateJan 26, 1977Jan 3, 1967
Age2030
Height196185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8945
Ranking points (entering)534908
Elo (entering)1,6241,762
Career W-L107–171394–252
Career earnings$2,575,522$4,545,489
Pre-match H2H
Justin Gimelstob 0 0 Magnus Gustafsson

Path

Justin Gimelstob's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 Daniel Nestor 7-6(7) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Justin Gimelstob's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1997R32 Wayne Ferreira 7-5 6-7(3) 3-6 0-6LH2HMatch data

Magnus Gustafsson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 Jonathan Stark 6-3 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data