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Nicolas Lapentti #89 def. Emilio Benfele Alvarez #101

6-2 4-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Oct 25, 1997*
Tournament Mexico City
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Nicolas Lapentti
Score6-2 4-6 7-5
Loser Emilio Benfele Alvarez
Duration1h 58m

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldNicolas LapenttiEmilio Benfele Alvarez
Country ECU ESP
Birth dateAug 13, 1976Nov 15, 1972
Age2124
Height188183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)89101
Ranking points (entering)545443
Elo (entering)1,6351,585
Career W-L282–28045–67
Career earnings$6,315,143$902,099
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Lapentti 1 – 0 Emilio Benfele Alvarez

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Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 24, 1997R16 Galo Blanco 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Oct 23, 1997R32 Oleg Ogorodov 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1997SF Francisco Clavet 5-7 6-7(5)LH2HMatch data

Emilio Benfele Alvarez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 24, 1997R16 Marcello Craca 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 23, 1997R32 Fernando Vicente 6-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch data