SF Scottsdale 1997

Richey Reneberg #29 def. Jonas Bjorkman #38

6-3 6-3

Richey Reneberg defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-3 in the 1997 Scottsdale semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 8, 1997*
Tournament: Scottsdale
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 7m

Match Statistics

Stat	Richey Reneberg	Jonas Bjorkman
Aces	0	5
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	46.0%	44.0%
First serve points won %	79.0%	75.0%
Second serve points won %	57.0%	40.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	60.0%
Break points converted %	40.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	56.0%
Return points won %	44.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	56.0%	44.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Richey Reneberg	Jonas Bjorkman
Country	USA	SWE
Birth date	Oct 5, 1965	Mar 23, 1972
Age	31	24
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	29	38
Ranking points (entering)	1,226	982
Elo (entering)	1,835	1,876
Current career W-L	305–262	395–344
Current career earnings	$4,407,308	$14,610,671

Pre-match H2H

Richey Reneberg #29 1 – 0 Jonas Bjorkman #38

Path

Richey Reneberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jerome Golmard #125	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1997	QF
Hernan Gumy #48	2-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1997	R16
Vincent Spadea #63	7-6(1) 0-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 1997	R32

Richey Reneberg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #42	4-6 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1997	F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Costa #11	6-4 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1997	QF
Patrick Rafter #43	3-6 6-1 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1997	R16
Alex Obrien	6-4 1-6 7-5	W	—	Match data	Mar 6, 1997	R32