Brett Steven #168 def. Gerard Solves #157

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

Brett Steven defeated Gerard Solves 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2 in the 1997 Shanghai Masters quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBrett StevenGerard Solves
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
74
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.0%67.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.4%59.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.9%56.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.6%58.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.2%24.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
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.
+13.7-3.1
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.
+3.1-13.7

* 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

FieldBrett StevenGerard Solves
Country NZL FRA
Birth dateApr 27, 1969Apr 7, 1968
Age2728
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)168157
Ranking points (entering)250270
Elo (entering)1,6921,537
Current career W-L157–15321–36
Current career earnings$2,439,714$403,190
Pre-match H2H
Brett Steven #168 0 – 0 Gerard Solves #157

Path

Brett Steven's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filip Dewulf #1016-3 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 31, 1997R16
Mark Knowles #1127-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 1997R32

Brett Steven's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Volkov #1056-7(5) 5-7LH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1997SF

Gerard Solves's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justin Gimelstob #1397-5 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 31, 1997R16
Michael Joyce 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3W—Match dataJan 30, 1997R32