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Thomas Muster #5 def. J. Knippschild #136

6-4 7-6(2) 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 19, 1997*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Thomas Muster
Score6-4 7-6(2) 6-3
Loser J. Knippschild

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldThomas MusterJ. Knippschild
Country AUT GER
Birth dateOct 2, 1967Feb 15, 1975
Age2921
Height180190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)5136
Ranking points (entering)3,125331
Elo (entering)1,9201,552
Career W-L590–26747–69
Career earnings$12,266,977$1,017,972
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Muster 0 0 J. Knippschild

Path

Thomas Muster's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1997R64 Grant Stafford 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 G. Grant 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Thomas Muster's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1997R16 Jim Courier 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch data

J. Knippschild's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1997R64 Jean-Philippe Fleurian 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 S. Lareau 6-2 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch data