R16 ASB Classic 1996

Brett Steven #43 def. Christian Ruud #77

6-3 6-4

Brett Steven defeated Christian Ruud 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 ASB Classic round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBrett StevenChristian Ruud
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
82.0%60.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.5%69.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
88.9%63.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
82.0%66.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.3%18.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.2%41.8%
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.
+20.1+4.8
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.
-4.8-20.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBrett StevenChristian Ruud
Country NZL NOR
Birth dateApr 27, 1969Aug 24, 1972
Age2623
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4377
Ranking points (entering)798600
Elo (entering)1,7761,590
Current career W-L157–153100–131
Current career earnings$2,439,714$1,399,813
Pre-match H2H
Brett Steven #43 1 – 0 Christian Ruud #77

Path

Brett Steven's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Ondruska #1166-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 1996R32

Brett Steven's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Rikl #856-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1996QF

Christian Ruud's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alistair Hunt 3-6 6-3 6-1W—Match dataJan 11, 1996R32