R16 Prague 1997

Fabrice Santoro #69 def. Gustavo Kuerten #66

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

Fabrice Santoro defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6(4) 3-6 6-1 in the 1997 Prague round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFabrice SantoroGustavo Kuerten
Aces45
Double faults44
First serve %48.0%47.0%
First serve points won %64.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %43.0%39.0%
Break points saved %62.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%38.0%
Service points won %53.0%53.0%
Return points won %47.0%47.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%

Player Comparison

FieldFabrice SantoroGustavo Kuerten
Country FRA BRA
Birth dateDec 9, 1972Sep 10, 1976
Age2420
Height178 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6966
Ranking points (entering)686708
Elo (entering)1,7211,649
Current career W-L462–435339–184
Current career earnings$10,013,832$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #497-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 1997R32

Fabrice Santoro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #84-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 1997QF

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #1126-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 1997R32