QF Palermo 1993

Sergi Bruguera #4 def. Frederic Fontang #185

5-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Frederic Fontang retired.

Sergi Bruguera defeated Frederic Fontang 5-2 RET after Frederic Fontang retired in the 1993 Palermo quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 2, 1993*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 1993
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 26m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sergi Bruguera	Frederic Fontang
Aces	3	1
Double faults	1	0
First serve %	50.0%	65.0%
First serve points won %	67.0%	46.0%
Second serve points won %	78.0%	43.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	72.0%	45.0%
Return points won %	55.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	63.0%	37.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Sergi Bruguera	Frederic Fontang
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Jan 16, 1971	Mar 18, 1970
Age	22	23
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	4	185
Ranking points (entering)	2,714	209
Elo (entering)	2,039	1,469
Current career W-L	420–257	28–60
Current career earnings	$11,632,199	$513,509

Pre-match H2H

Sergi Bruguera #4 2 – 0 Frederic Fontang #185

Path

Sergi Bruguera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ronald Agenor #102	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 1, 1993	R16
Jordi Arrese #89	6-7(3) 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 1993	R32

Sergi Bruguera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Federico Sanchez	6-1 6-3	W	—	Match data	Oct 2, 1993	SF

Frederic Fontang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Gisbert Jr	6-4 7-6(6)	W	—	Match data	Oct 1, 1993	R16
Franco Davin #108	6-7(2) 7-6(4) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 1993	R32