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Marcelo Rios #3 def. Mark Philippoussis #15

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

Match Information

Date Oct 3, 1998*
Tournament Grand Slam Cup
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Marcelo Rios
Score7-6(4) 6-3 6-4
Loser Mark Philippoussis

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosMark Philippoussis
Country CHI AUS
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Nov 7, 1976
Age2221
Height175196
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)315
Ranking points (entering)3,4671,987
Elo (entering)1,9381,938
Career W-L366–179287–190
Career earnings$9,713,771$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios 2 – 1 Mark Philippoussis

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Path

Marcelo Rios's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 3, 1998QF Felix Mantilla 7-6(2) 7-5WH2HMatch data

Marcelo Rios's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1998F Andre Agassi 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data

Mark Philippoussis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 3, 1998QF Jonas Bjorkman 4-6 7-6(1) 6-1WH2HMatch data