SF Japan Open 1997

Lionel Roux #86 def. Thomas Johansson #38

4-6 7-5 6-3

Lionel Roux defeated Thomas Johansson 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the 1997 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 19, 1997*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 15m

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Lionel Roux	Thomas Johansson
Country	FRA	SWE
Birth date	Apr 12, 1973	Mar 24, 1975
Age	24	22
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	86	38
Ranking points (entering)	550	1,068
Elo (entering)	1,705	1,853
Current career W-L	76–116	337–279
Current career earnings	$1,255,648	$7,168,029

Pre-match H2H

Lionel Roux #86 0 – 0 Thomas Johansson #38

Path

Lionel Roux's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Damm Sr	6-3 6-1	W	—	Match data	Apr 19, 1997	QF
Boris Becker #11	4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1997	R16
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #215	7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32
David Adams #915	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1997	R64

Lionel Roux's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #6	2-6 6-3 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1997	F

Thomas Johansson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Woodforde #71	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1997	QF
Shuzo Matsuoka #209	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1997	R16
Daniel Nestor #107	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32