Marcelo Rios #11 def. Thomas Enqvist #9

4-6 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3

Marcelo Rios defeated Thomas Enqvist 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 22, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 3h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marcelo Rios	Thomas Enqvist
Aces	30	19
Double faults	2	9
First serve %	60	51
First serve points won %	85	85
Second serve points won %	59	47
Break points saved %	60	60
Break points converted %	40	40
Service points won %	74	66
Return points won %	34	26
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Marcelo Rios	Thomas Enqvist
Country	CHI	SWE
Birth date	Dec 26, 1975	Mar 13, 1974
Age	21	22
Height	175 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	11	9
Ranking points (entering)	2,114	2,191
Elo (entering)	1,878	1,982
Current career W-L	366–180	424–283
Current career earnings	$9,713,771	$10,461,641

Pre-match H2H

Marcelo Rios #11 0 – 2 Thomas Enqvist #9

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilbert Schaller #96	4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Michael Joyce	6-0 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Petr Korda #34	7-6(4) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Marcelo Rios's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #2	5-7 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1997	QF

Thomas Enqvist's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergi Bruguera #64	7-6(8) 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Richard Fromberg #86	6-4 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Nicolas Pereira #128	6-1 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128