Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Gustavo Kuerten #15 def. Alberto Berasategui #14

6-3 6-7(1) 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jun 14, 1997*
Tournament	Bologna
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	6-3 6-7(1) 7-5
Loser	Alberto Berasategui
Duration	2h 5m

Stat	Gustavo Kuerten	Alberto Berasategui
Aces	10	1
Double faults	5	4
First serve %	59	75
First serve points won %	64	53
Second serve points won %	48	48
Break points saved %	44	46
Break points converted %	54	56
Service points won %	57	52
Return points won %	48	43
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Gustavo Kuerten	Alberto Berasategui
Country	BRA	ESP
Birth date	Sep 10, 1976	Jun 28, 1973
Age	20	23
Height	190	173
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	15	14
Ranking points (entering)	1,763	1,803
Elo (entering)	1,862	1,831
Career W-L	336–182	276–195
Career earnings	$14,807,000	$4,676,187

Pre-match H2H

Gustavo Kuerten 1 – 1 Alberto Berasategui

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1997	R16	Jacobo Diaz	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1997	R32	Marcelo Charpentier	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1997	SF	Marzio Martelli	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Alberto Berasategui's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1997	R16	Albert Portas	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1997	R32	Gilbert Schaller	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data