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T. Champion#54 def. J. Bates#153

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

Match Information

Date	Nov 8, 1991*
Tournament	Birmingham
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	T. Champion
Score	6-7(6) 7-5 6-1
Loser	J. Bates
Duration	2h 8m

Stat	T. Champion	J. Bates
Aces	4	6
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	69	54
First serve points won %	58	57
Second serve points won %	62	45
Break points saved %	50	20
Break points converted %	80	50
Service points won %	59	51
Return points won %	49	41
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	T. Champion	J. Bates
Country	FRA	GBR
Birth date	Aug 31, 1966	Jun 19, 1962
Age	25	29
Height	183	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	54	153
Ranking points (entering)	571	231
Elo (entering)	1,720	1,580
Career W-L	102–162	116–174
Career earnings	$1,255,229	$1,338,555

Pre-match H2H

T. Champion 0 – 0 J. Bates

Path

T. Champion's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 7, 1991	R32	J. Gunnarsson	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

T. Champion's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 9, 1991	QF	MaliVai Washington	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

J. Bates's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 7, 1991	R32	Christian Saceanu	4-6 7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data