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Fernando Meligeni #72 def. Dennis van Scheppingen #94

6-3 7-6(1)

Match Information

Date	May 2, 1997*
Tournament	Atlanta
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Fernando Meligeni
Score	6-3 7-6(1)
Loser	Dennis van Scheppingen
Duration	1h 22m

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Fernando Meligeni	Dennis van Scheppingen
Country	BRA	NED
Birth date	Apr 12, 1971	Jul 5, 1975
Age	26	21
Height	180	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	72	94
Ranking points (entering)	656	507
Elo (entering)	1,714	1,583
Career W-L	185–199	42–73
Career earnings	$2,555,367	$871,886

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Meligeni 0 – 0 Dennis van Scheppingen

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 1, 1997	R32	Michael Chang	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Fernando Meligeni's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1997	QF	Jason Stoltenberg	1-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data

Dennis van Scheppingen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 1, 1997	R32	Nicklas Kulti	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data