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Jonas Bjorkman #29 def. Mark Philippoussis #28

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 22, 1997*
Tournament Miami Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jonas Bjorkman
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Mark Philippoussis
Duration1h 7m
StatJonas BjorkmanMark Philippoussis
Aces26
Double faults23
First serve %6754
First serve points won %7655
Second serve points won %5344
Break points saved %3350
Break points converted %5067
Service points won %6950
Return points won %5031
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanMark Philippoussis
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Nov 7, 1976
Age2420
Height183196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2928
Ranking points (entering)1,2341,249
Elo (entering)1,8961,917
Career W-L395–341287–190
Career earnings$14,610,671$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Bjorkman 1 2 Mark Philippoussis

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1997R32 Marcelo Rios 6-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1997R64 Jeff Salzenstein 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 23, 1997QF Thomas Muster 5-7 2-6LH2HMatch data

Mark Philippoussis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1997R32 Wayne Ferreira 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1997R64 Martin Damm Sr 7-5 7-6(4)WMatch data