SF New Haven 1996

Alex Obrien def. Mark Philippoussis #37

7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4

Alex Obrien defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4 in the 1996 New Haven semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 17, 1996*
Tournament: New Haven
Edition: 1996
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 23m

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Alex Obrien	Mark Philippoussis
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	—	Nov 7, 1976
Age	—	19
Height	—	196 cm
Handedness	—	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	37
Ranking points (entering)	—	1,006
Elo (entering)	1,659	1,796
Current career W-L	—	291–193
Current career earnings	$3,526,390	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Alex Obrien 1 – 0 Mark Philippoussis #37

Path

Alex Obrien's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	Aug 17, 1996	QF
Chuck Adams #382	6-3 2-6 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 16, 1996	R16
Arnaud Boetsch #20	6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Aug 15, 1996	R32
Sargis Sargsian #129	6-2 3-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Aug 14, 1996	R64

Alex Obrien's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Siemerink #32	7-6(6) 6-4	W	—	Match data	Aug 18, 1996	F

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marc Rosset #16	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1996	QF
Jim Courier #9	7-6(5) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1996	R16
Jonas Bjorkman #56	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1996	R32
Kenneth Carlsen #58	4-6 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 14, 1996	R64