Jonas Bjorkman #29 def. Mark Philippoussis #28

6-3 6-4

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 Miami Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 22, 1997*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 7m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jonas Bjorkman	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	2	6
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	67	54
First serve points won %	76	55
Second serve points won %	53	44
Break points saved %	33	50
Break points converted %	50	67
Service points won %	69	50
Return points won %	50	31
Total points won %	59	41

Player Comparison

Field	Jonas Bjorkman	Mark Philippoussis
Country	SWE	AUS
Birth date	Mar 23, 1972	Nov 7, 1976
Age	24	20
Height	183 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	29	28
Ranking points (entering)	1,234	1,249
Elo (entering)	1,895	1,919
Current career W-L	395–344	291–193
Current career earnings	$14,610,671	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Jonas Bjorkman #29 1 – 2 Mark Philippoussis #28

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #9	6-3 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1997	R32
Jeff Salzenstein #196	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1997	R64

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #2	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1997	QF

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #10	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1997	R32
Martin Damm Sr	7-5 7-6(4)	W	—	Match data	Mar 19, 1997	R64