Nicolas Escude #123 def. Gustavo Kuerten #14

7-6(8) 6-3

Nicolas Escude defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6(8) 6-3 in the 1997 Paris Masters round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 30, 1997*
Tournament: Paris Masters
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Carpet
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Escude	Gustavo Kuerten
Aces	10	7
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	59	48
First serve points won %	77	77
Second serve points won %	55	50
Break points saved %	83	0
Break points converted %	100	17
Service points won %	68	63
Return points won %	37	32
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Escude	Gustavo Kuerten
Country	FRA	BRA
Birth date	Apr 3, 1976	Sep 10, 1976
Age	21	21
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	123	14
Ranking points (entering)	360	2,261
Elo (entering)	1,602	1,817
Current career W-L	157–125	339–184
Current career earnings	$3,216,150	$14,807,000

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Escude #123 0 – 0 Gustavo Kuerten #14

Path

Nicolas Escude's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Berasategui #24	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 29, 1997	R64

Nicolas Escude's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1997	R16

Gustavo Kuerten's path

No prior matches in this tournament.