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Francisco Clavet #50 def. Javier Sanchez #59

4-6 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 27, 1997*
Tournament Bucharest
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Francisco Clavet
Score4-6 6-2 6-3
Loser Javier Sanchez
Duration1h 54m
StatFrancisco ClavetJavier Sanchez
Aces00
Double faults23
First serve %7272
First serve points won %6350
Second serve points won %3646
Break points saved %3842
Break points converted %5862
Service points won %5649
Return points won %5144
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldFrancisco ClavetJavier Sanchez
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateOct 24, 1968Feb 1, 1968
Age2829
Height183177
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5059
Ranking points (entering)860809
Elo (entering)1,7771,761
Career W-L388–340321–328
Career earnings$4,271,881$4,427,811
Pre-match H2H
Francisco Clavet 4 3 Javier Sanchez

Path

Francisco Clavet's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 26, 1997R16 Tomas Behrend 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 25, 1997R32 Karim Alami 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Francisco Clavet's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1997SF Richard Fromberg 6-4 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Javier Sanchez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 26, 1997R16 Alex Corretja 6-3 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 25, 1997R32 Galo Blanco 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data