R32 US Open 1997

Jonas Bjorkman #17 def. Gustavo Kuerten #9

6-3 6-1 7-5

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 6-1 7-5 in the 1997 US Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJonas BjorkmanGustavo Kuerten
Aces37
Double faults24
First serve %49.0%56.0%
First serve points won %84.0%66.0%
Second serve points won %67.0%34.0%
Break points saved %50.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%50.0%
Service points won %75.0%52.0%
Return points won %48.0%25.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanGustavo Kuerten
Country SWE BRA
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Sep 10, 1976
Age2520
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)179
Ranking points (entering)1,7422,190
Elo (entering)1,8891,860
Current career W-L395–344339–184
Current career earnings$14,610,671$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #627-5 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1997R64
Francisco Clavet #506-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1997R128

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Scott Draper #666-3 6-3 1-6 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1997R16

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #476-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1997R64
Geoff Grant #1396-4 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1997R128