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Brett Steven #168 def. G. Solves #157

6-7(5) 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date	Feb 1, 1997*
Tournament	Shanghai
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	QF
Winner	Brett Steven
Score	6-7(5) 6-2 6-2
Loser	G. Solves
Duration	1h 57m

Stat	Brett Steven	G. Solves
Aces	7	4
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	72	68
First serve points won %	81	60
Second serve points won %	61	57
Break points saved %	100	64
Break points converted %	36	0
Service points won %	76	59
Return points won %	41	24
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Brett Steven	G. Solves
Country	NZL	FRA
Birth date	Apr 27, 1969	Apr 7, 1968
Age	27	28
Height	185	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	168	157
Ranking points (entering)	250	270
Elo (entering)	1,707	1,536
Career W-L	157–152	21–36
Career earnings	$2,439,714	$403,190

Pre-match H2H

Brett Steven 0 – 0 G. Solves

Path

Brett Steven's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 31, 1997	R16	Filip Dewulf	6-3 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 30, 1997	R32	M. Knowles	7-6(4) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Brett Steven's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 1, 1997	SF	Alexander Volkov	6-7(5) 5-7	L	H2H	Match data

G. Solves's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 31, 1997	R16	Justin Gimelstob	7-5 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 30, 1997	R32	Michael Joyce	6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3	W	—	Match data