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Sergi Bruguera #47 def. Nicolas Kiefer #142

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Mar 1, 1997*
Tournament	Milan
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Sergi Bruguera
Score	6-3 6-4
Loser	Nicolas Kiefer
Duration	1h 5m

Stat	Sergi Bruguera	Nicolas Kiefer
Aces	6	5
Double faults	0	0
First serve %	64	51
First serve points won %	76	79
Second serve points won %	76	52
Break points saved %	100	78
Break points converted %	22	0
Service points won %	76	65
Return points won %	35	24
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Sergi Bruguera	Nicolas Kiefer
Country	ESP	GER
Birth date	Jan 16, 1971	Jul 5, 1977
Age	26	19
Height	188	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	47	142
Ranking points (entering)	851	307
Elo (entering)	1,862	1,632
Career W-L	414–255	343–252
Career earnings	$11,632,199	$7,480,465

Pre-match H2H

Sergi Bruguera 0 – 0 Nicolas Kiefer

Path

Sergi Bruguera's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 1, 1997	QF	Arnaud Boetsch	6-3 5-7 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 1997	R16	Javier Sanchez	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 27, 1997	R32	Richard Krajicek	4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(13)	W	H2H	Match data

Sergi Bruguera's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 2, 1997	F	Goran Ivanisevic	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 1, 1997	QF	Karol Kucera	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 1997	R16	Marzio Martelli	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 27, 1997	R32	Guy Forget	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data