Greg Rusedski #10 def. Petr Korda #16

6-7(5) 6-3 7-5

Greg Rusedski defeated Petr Korda 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 in the 1997 Swiss Indoors semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 4, 1997*
Tournament: Swiss Indoors
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 1m

Match Statistics

Stat	Greg Rusedski	Petr Korda
Aces	19	3
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	60	65
First serve points won %	82	74
Second serve points won %	57	50
Break points saved %	88	69
Break points converted %	31	12
Service points won %	72	65
Return points won %	35	28
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Greg Rusedski	Petr Korda
Country	GBR	CZE
Birth date	Sep 6, 1973	Jan 23, 1968
Age	24	29
Height	193 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	16
Ranking points (entering)	2,277	1,980
Elo (entering)	1,985	1,933
Current career W-L	417–278	378–238
Current career earnings	$8,944,841	$10,448,900

Pre-match H2H

Greg Rusedski #10 0 – 0 Petr Korda #16

Path

Greg Rusedski's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #15	7-6(4) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1997	QF
Wayne Ferreira #38	6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1997	R16
David Prinosil #48	4-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 1997	R32

Greg Rusedski's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #21	6-3 7-6(6) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 1997	F

Petr Korda's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lionel Roux #75	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1997	QF
Chris Woodruff #30	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1997	R16
Nicolas Escude #115	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 1997	R32