Thomas Muster #5 def. Goran Ivanisevic #4

6-4 6-2 6-3

Thomas Muster defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the 1997 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 24, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 42m

Match Statistics

Stat	Thomas Muster	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	3	16
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	62	47
First serve points won %	66	87
Second serve points won %	51	26
Break points saved %	67	50
Break points converted %	50	33
Service points won %	60	55
Return points won %	45	40
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Thomas Muster	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	AUT	CRO
Birth date	Oct 2, 1967	Sep 13, 1971
Age	29	25
Height	180 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	4
Ranking points (entering)	3,125	3,465
Elo (entering)	1,961	2,018
Current career W-L	590–268	565–320
Current career earnings	$12,266,977	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Thomas Muster #5 1 – 2 Goran Ivanisevic #4

Path

Thomas Muster's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jim Courier #16	6-2 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Jens Knippschild #136	6-4 7-6(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Grant Stafford #78	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Geoff Grant #186	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Thomas Muster's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pete Sampras #1	1-6 6-7(3) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1997	SF

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Christian Ruud #56	4-6 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Chris Woodruff #42	6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Karol Kucera #60	6-4 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Ben Ellwood #173	6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128