Magnus Gustafsson #70 def. Lars Burgsmuller #150

7-5 7-5

Magnus Gustafsson defeated Lars Burgsmuller 7-5 7-5 in the 1996 St. Petersburg semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 23, 1996*
Tournament: St. Petersburg
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 31m

Match Statistics

Stat	Magnus Gustafsson	Lars Burgsmuller
Aces	1	2
Double faults	4	7
First serve %	72	61
First serve points won %	66	73
Second serve points won %	57	32
Break points saved %	67	20
Break points converted %	80	33
Service points won %	63	57
Return points won %	43	37
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Magnus Gustafsson	Lars Burgsmuller
Country	SWE	GER
Birth date	Jan 3, 1967	Dec 6, 1975
Age	29	20
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	70	150
Ranking points (entering)	673	276
Elo (entering)	1,766	1,548
Current career W-L	396–254	87–149
Current career earnings	$4,545,489	$1,887,164

Pre-match H2H

Magnus Gustafsson #70 0 – 0 Lars Burgsmuller #150

Path

Magnus Gustafsson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Vacek #38	2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1996	QF
Anders Jarryd #140	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1996	R16
Lionel Roux #121	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1996	R32

Magnus Gustafsson's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7	6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1996	F

Lars Burgsmuller's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Prinosil #43	3-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1996	QF
Kenneth Carlsen #60	6-3 6-7(2) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1996	R16
Sandor Noszaly #110	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1996	R32