Fernando Meligeni #72 def. Dennis van Scheppingen #94

6-3 7-6(1)

Fernando Meligeni defeated Dennis van Scheppingen 6-3 7-6(1) in the 1997 Atlanta round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 2, 1997*
Tournament: Atlanta
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 22m

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Meligeni	Dennis van Scheppingen
Country	BRA	NED
Birth date	Apr 12, 1971	Jul 5, 1975
Age	26	21
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	72	94
Ranking points (entering)	656	507
Elo (entering)	1,729	1,583
Current career W-L	189–201	42–73
Current career earnings	$2,555,367	$871,886

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Meligeni #72 0 – 0 Dennis van Scheppingen #94

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

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

Fernando Meligeni's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jason Stoltenberg #39	1-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1997	QF

Dennis van Scheppingen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicklas Kulti #67	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1997	R32