Goran Ivanisevic #2 def. Javier Sanchez #37

6-2 6-4

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Javier Sanchez 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 Geneva Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 1, 1997*
Tournament: Geneva Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 1m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Javier Sanchez
Aces	15	3
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	63	54
First serve points won %	93	73
Second serve points won %	62	36
Break points saved %	67	64
Break points converted %	36	33
Service points won %	81	56
Return points won %	44	19
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Javier Sanchez
Country	CRO	ESP
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Feb 1, 1968
Age	25	29
Height	194 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	37
Ranking points (entering)	3,566	1,031
Elo (entering)	2,005	1,730
Current career W-L	565–320	323–329
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$4,427,811

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #2 4 – 0 Javier Sanchez #37

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Radulescu #70	6-0 1-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	QF
Thomas Johansson #64	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1997	R16
Magnus Norman #92	7-6(5) 6-7(4) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1997	R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Rusedski #56	7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 1997	F

Javier Sanchez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gaston Etlis #206	6-0 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	QF
Gilbert Schaller #87	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1997	R16
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	7-6(6) 7-6(5)	W	—	Match data	Jan 30, 1997	R32