Franco Squillari #62 def. Christian Ruud #105

6-4 6-3

Franco Squillari defeated Christian Ruud 6-4 6-3 in the 1998 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 30, 1998*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Franco Squillari	Christian Ruud
Aces	5	0
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	63	67
First serve points won %	66	58
Second serve points won %	68	42
Break points saved %	33	50
Break points converted %	50	67
Service points won %	67	53
Return points won %	47	33
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Franco Squillari	Christian Ruud
Country	ARG	NOR
Birth date	Aug 22, 1975	Aug 24, 1972
Age	22	25
Height	183 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	62	105
Ranking points (entering)	719	477
Elo (entering)	1,608	1,536
Current career W-L	146–160	100–131
Current career earnings	$2,504,591	$1,399,813

Pre-match H2H

Franco Squillari #62 2 – 0 Christian Ruud #105

Path

Franco Squillari's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Franco Squillari's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Arthurs #248	7-6(3) 6-7(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1998	R16

Christian Ruud's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Lopez Moron	6-1 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jul 29, 1998	R64