R16 Qatar Open 1997

Petr Korda #24 def. Magnus Norman #86

6-7(3) 6-4 6-2

Petr Korda defeated Magnus Norman 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 in the 1997 Qatar Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 3, 1997*
Tournament: Qatar Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Petr Korda	Magnus Norman
Aces	7	23
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	52.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	81.0%	68.0%
Second serve points won %	64.0%	53.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	85.0%
Break points converted %	15.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	73.0%	62.0%
Return points won %	38.0%	27.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Petr Korda	Magnus Norman
Country	CZE	SWE
Birth date	Jan 23, 1968	May 30, 1976
Age	28	20
Height	190 cm	187 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	24	86
Ranking points (entering)	1,332	559
Elo (entering)	1,909	1,682
Current career W-L	378–238	236–164
Current career earnings	$10,448,900	$4,537,247

Pre-match H2H

Petr Korda #24 0 – 0 Magnus Norman #86

Path

Petr Korda's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stephane Simian #92	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1997	R32

Petr Korda's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergi Bruguera #82	1-6 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1997	QF

Magnus Norman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	6-3 6-0	W	—	Match data	Jan 2, 1997	R32