Albert Portas #52 def. Thomas Muster #4

6-4 7-5

Albert Portas defeated Thomas Muster 6-4 7-5 in the 1997 Stuttgart Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 1997*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 17m

Match Statistics

Stat	Albert Portas	Thomas Muster
Aces	4	3
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	67	55
First serve points won %	79	76
Second serve points won %	68	47
Break points saved %	0	57
Break points converted %	43	100
Service points won %	75	63
Return points won %	37	25
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Albert Portas	Thomas Muster
Country	ESP	AUT
Birth date	Nov 15, 1973	Oct 2, 1967
Age	23	29
Height	188 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	52	4
Ranking points (entering)	816	2,724
Elo (entering)	1,691	1,899
Current career W-L	142–198	590–268
Current career earnings	$2,972,633	$12,266,977

Pre-match H2H

Albert Portas #52 0 – 0 Thomas Muster #4

Path

Albert Portas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Christian Ruud #50	5-7 6-0 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1997	R64

Albert Portas's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hernan Gumy #81	3-6 6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1997	R16

Thomas Muster's path

No prior matches in this tournament.