Grant Stafford #66 def. David Wheaton #275

4-6 6-3 6-2

Grant Stafford defeated David Wheaton 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 1997 Newport quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 12, 1997*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 52m

Match Statistics

Stat	Grant Stafford	David Wheaton
Aces	6	4
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	54	62
First serve points won %	69	57
Second serve points won %	56	42
Break points saved %	64	14
Break points converted %	86	36
Service points won %	63	51
Return points won %	49	37
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Grant Stafford	David Wheaton
Country	RSA	USA
Birth date	May 27, 1971	Jun 2, 1969
Age	26	28
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	66	275
Ranking points (entering)	688	138
Elo (entering)	1,686	1,724
Current career W-L	83–111	231–190
Current career earnings	$1,307,208	$5,238,401

Pre-match H2H

Grant Stafford #66 0 – 0 David Wheaton #275

Path

Grant Stafford's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Luke Jensen #537	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Jeff Salzenstein #146	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32

Grant Stafford's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brett Steven #90	3-6 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	SF

David Wheaton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Joyce	7-6(5) 4-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Marzio Martelli #102	4-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32