SF Shanghai Masters 1997

Alexander Volkov #105 def. Brett Steven #168

7-6(5) 7-5

Alexander Volkov defeated Brett Steven 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 1997 Shanghai Masters semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 1, 1997*
Tournament: Shanghai Masters
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 34m

Match Statistics

Stat	Alexander Volkov	Brett Steven
Aces	6	15
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	57.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	88.0%	78.0%
Second serve points won %	53.0%	31.0%
Break points saved %	0.0%	60.0%
Break points converted %	40.0%	100.0%
Service points won %	73.0%	63.0%
Return points won %	37.0%	27.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Alexander Volkov	Brett Steven
Country	RUS	NZL
Birth date	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 27, 1969
Age	29	27
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	105	168
Ranking points (entering)	451	250
Elo (entering)	1,728	1,702
Current career W-L	291–246	157–153
Current career earnings	$3,362,840	$2,439,714

Pre-match H2H

Alexander Volkov #105 2 – 0 Brett Steven #168

Path

Alexander Volkov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Doug Flach #144	6-4 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	QF
Eyal Ran #143	6-7(4) 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1997	R16
Jia Ping Xia #372	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1997	R32

Alexander Volkov's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Kroslak	2-6 6-7(2)	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 1997	F

Brett Steven's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gerard Solves #157	6-7(5) 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	QF
Filip Dewulf #101	6-3 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1997	R16
Mark Knowles #112	7-6(4) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1997	R32