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Franco Squillari #62 def. Christian Ruud #105

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 30, 1998*
Tournament	Kitzbuhel
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Franco Squillari
Score	6-4 6-3
Loser	Christian Ruud
Duration	1h 6m

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

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Franco Squillari	Christian Ruud
Country	ARG	NOR
Birth date	Aug 22, 1975	Aug 24, 1972
Age	22	25
Height	183	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	62	105
Ranking points (entering)	719	477
Elo (entering)	1,608	1,535
Career W-L	146–159	98–128
Career earnings	$2,504,591	$1,399,813

Pre-match H2H

Franco Squillari 2 – 0 Christian Ruud

Path

Franco Squillari's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Franco Squillari's next match

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

Christian Ruud's path

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