Guillaume Raoux #105 def. Jonas Bjorkman #25

6-0 6-1

Guillaume Raoux defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-0 6-1 in the 1997 Libéma Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 1997*
Tournament: Libéma Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 43m

Match Statistics

Stat	Guillaume Raoux	Jonas Bjorkman
Aces	1	1
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	53	63
First serve points won %	83	32
Second serve points won %	52	27
Break points saved %	100	17
Break points converted %	83	0
Service points won %	69	30
Return points won %	70	31
Total points won %	69	31

Player Comparison

Field	Guillaume Raoux	Jonas Bjorkman
Country	FRA	SWE
Birth date	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 23, 1972
Age	27	25
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	105	25
Ranking points (entering)	439	1,378
Elo (entering)	1,669	1,867
Current career W-L	175–223	395–344
Current career earnings	$2,446,506	$14,610,671

Pre-match H2H

Guillaume Raoux #105 1 – 1 Jonas Bjorkman #25

Path

Guillaume Raoux's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sjeng Schalken #81	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1997	QF
Karim Alami #51	6-4 2-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R16
Vladimir Voltchkov #450	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1997	R32

Guillaume Raoux's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #6	4-6 6-7(7)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1997	F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernon Wibier #160	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1997	QF
Daniel Vacek #49	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R16
Jan Kroslak	5-7 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1997	R32