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L. Paes #104 def. Stephane Simian #189

6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 11, 1997*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	L. Paes
Score	6-2 6-3
Loser	Stephane Simian
Duration	54m

Stat	L. Paes	Stephane Simian
Aces	1	1
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	56	51
First serve points won %	83	50
Second serve points won %	52	47
Break points saved %	50	0
Break points converted %	100	50
Service points won %	69	49
Return points won %	51	31
Total points won %	62	38

Pre-match Comparison

Field	L. Paes	Stephane Simian
Country	IND	FRA
Birth date	Jun 17, 1973	Jun 8, 1967
Age	24	30
Height	178	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	104	189
Ranking points (entering)	435	224
Elo (entering)	1,562	1,576
Career W-L	48–74	45–80
Career earnings	$8,587,586	$796,223

Pre-match H2H

L. Paes 0 – 1 Stephane Simian

Path

L. Paes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1997	R32	F. Wibier	7-5 6-7(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

L. Paes's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1997	QF	A. Radulescu	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data

Stephane Simian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1997	R32	E. Ran	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data