Alex Corretja #21 def. Javier Sanchez #38

6-3 6-1

Alex Corretja defeated Javier Sanchez 6-3 6-1 in the 1997 Estoril Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 12, 1997*
Tournament: Estoril Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 7m

Match Statistics

Stat	Alex Corretja	Javier Sanchez
Aces	1	2
Double faults	6	2
First serve %	59	72
First serve points won %	78	58
Second serve points won %	55	29
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	69	50
Return points won %	50	31
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Alex Corretja	Javier Sanchez
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Apr 11, 1974	Feb 1, 1968
Age	23	29
Height	180 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	21	38
Ranking points (entering)	1,401	1,028
Elo (entering)	1,754	1,744
Current career W-L	417–278	323–329
Current career earnings	$10,411,354	$4,427,811

Pre-match H2H

Alex Corretja #21 2 – 1 Javier Sanchez #38

Path

Alex Corretja's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #95	6-3 4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Marcelo Filippini #81	6-4 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Hernan Gumy #51	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32

Alex Corretja's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francisco Clavet #35	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1997	F

Javier Sanchez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilbert Schaller #83	6-0 4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Frederic Fontang #235	6-4 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Bruno Fragoso #708	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32