Mikael Tillstrom #61 def. Alex Radulescu #58

6-4 4-6 7-5

Mikael Tillstrom defeated Alex Radulescu 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the 1997 Chennai final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 13, 1997*
Tournament: Chennai
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 2h 17m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mikael Tillstrom	Alex Radulescu
Aces	5	11
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	68	53
First serve points won %	66	64
Second serve points won %	58	55
Break points saved %	50	64
Break points converted %	36	50
Service points won %	63	60
Return points won %	40	37
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Mikael Tillstrom	Alex Radulescu
Country	SWE	GER
Birth date	Mar 5, 1972	Dec 7, 1974
Age	25	22
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	61	58
Ranking points (entering)	772	805
Elo (entering)	1,776	1,702
Current career W-L	109–109	40–56
Current career earnings	$2,030,525	$698,887

Pre-match H2H

Mikael Tillstrom #61 0 – 0 Alex Radulescu #58

Path

Mikael Tillstrom's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrei Pavel #133	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	SF
Jonathan Stark #57	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Olivier Delaitre #168	6-1 3-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Tamer El Sawy	5-7 7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32

Mikael Tillstrom's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Alex Radulescu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gerard Solves #181	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	SF
MaliVai Washington #26	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Fernon Wibier #152	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Gouichi Motomura #172	5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32