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Thomas Muster #2 def. Jonas Bjorkman #29

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 23, 1997*
Tournament Miami Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Thomas Muster
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Jonas Bjorkman
Duration1h 20m
StatThomas MusterJonas Bjorkman
Aces54
Double faults33
First serve %5942
First serve points won %7180
Second serve points won %6650
Break points saved %10050
Break points converted %500
Service points won %6963
Return points won %3731
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldThomas MusterJonas Bjorkman
Country AUT SWE
Birth dateOct 2, 1967Mar 23, 1972
Age2925
Height180183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)229
Ranking points (entering)3,7191,234
Elo (entering)2,0321,913
Career W-L590–267395–341
Career earnings$12,266,977$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Muster 0 0 Jonas Bjorkman

Path

Thomas Muster's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 22, 1997R16 Alex Corretja 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1997R32 Tommy Haas 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1997R64 Grant Stafford 6-4 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Thomas Muster's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 23, 1997SF Jim Courier 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jonas Bjorkman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 22, 1997R16 Mark Philippoussis 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1997R32 Marcelo Rios 6-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1997R64 Jeff Salzenstein 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data