QF Mexican Open 1997

Nicolas Lapentti #89 def. Emilio Benfele Alvarez #101

6-2 4-6 7-5

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Emilio Benfele Alvarez 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the 1997 Mexican Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 25, 1997*
Tournament: Mexican Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 58m

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Emilio Benfele Alvarez
Country	ECU	ESP
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Nov 15, 1972
Age	21	24
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	89	101
Ranking points (entering)	545	443
Elo (entering)	1,633	1,586
Current career W-L	282–283	45–67
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$902,099

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #89 1 – 0 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #101

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Galo Blanco #50	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1997	R16
Oleg Ogorodov #134	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1997	R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francisco Clavet #44	5-7 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 1997	SF

Emilio Benfele Alvarez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcello Craca #109	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1997	R16
Fernando Vicente #114	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1997	R32