SF Italian Open 1997

Marcelo Rios #9 def. Alberto Berasategui #16

6-3 3-6 6-1

Marcelo Rios defeated Alberto Berasategui 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the 1997 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosAlberto Berasategui
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
74
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.2%69.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.4%65.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.6%47.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.3%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%29.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.0%45.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.4-1.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.9-8.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosAlberto Berasategui
Country CHI ESP
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Jun 28, 1973
Age2123
Height175 cm173 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)916
Ranking points (entering)2,0721,619
Elo (entering)1,9191,850
Current career W-L366–180276–195
Current career earnings$9,713,771$4,676,187
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Courier #246-3 3-6 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1997QF
Magnus Larsson #414-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1997R16
Fabrice Santoro #566-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1997R32
Omar Camporese #1606-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1997R64

Marcelo Rios's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #85-7 5-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 19, 1997F

Alberto Berasategui's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Kevin Goellner #477-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1997QF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #46-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1997R16
Patrick Rafter #353-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1997R32
Daniel Vacek #496-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1997R64