Goran Ivanisevic #2 def. Greg Rusedski #56

7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Greg Rusedski 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) in the 1997 Geneva Open final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 2, 1997*
Tournament: Geneva Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: F
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Greg Rusedski
Aces	22	19
Double faults	7	8
First serve %	65	54
First serve points won %	90	81
Second serve points won %	56	55
Break points saved %	0	100
Break points converted %	0	100
Service points won %	78	69
Return points won %	31	22
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Greg Rusedski
Country	CRO	GBR
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Sep 6, 1973
Age	25	23
Height	194 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	56
Ranking points (entering)	3,566	780
Elo (entering)	2,010	1,822
Current career W-L	565–320	417–278
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$8,944,841

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #2 3 – 0 Greg Rusedski #56

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Javier Sanchez #37	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	SF
Alex Radulescu #70	6-0 1-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	QF
Thomas Johansson #64	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1997	R16
Magnus Norman #92	7-6(5) 6-7(4) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1997	R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Greg Rusedski's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #10	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	SF
Martin Damm Sr	7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data	Feb 1, 1997	QF
Jan Siemerink #21	4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1997	R16
Francisco Montana #286	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1997	R32