SF Monte-Carlo Masters 1997

Alex Corretja #18 def. Fabrice Santoro #90

6-4 6-4

Alex Corretja defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-4 6-4 in the 1997 Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 27, 1997*
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 40m

Match Statistics

Stat	Alex Corretja	Fabrice Santoro
Aces	1	2
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	49.0%	40.0%
First serve points won %	71.0%	71.0%
Second serve points won %	44.0%	36.0%
Break points saved %	57.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	43.0%
Service points won %	57.0%	50.0%
Return points won %	50.0%	43.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Alex Corretja	Fabrice Santoro
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Apr 11, 1974	Dec 9, 1972
Age	23	24
Height	180 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	18	90
Ranking points (entering)	1,494	519
Elo (entering)	1,825	1,717
Current career W-L	417–278	462–435
Current career earnings	$10,411,354	$10,013,832

Pre-match H2H

Alex Corretja #18 1 – 1 Fabrice Santoro #90

Path

Alex Corretja's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Christian Ruud #48	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 1997	QF
Bohdan Ulihrach #25	4-6 7-6(5) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1997	R16
Cedric Pioline #29	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 24, 1997	R32
Nuno Marques #119	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 1997	R64

Alex Corretja's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #8	4-6 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 1997	F

Fabrice Santoro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Costa #88	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 1997	QF
Sergi Bruguera #20	3-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1997	R16
Thomas Muster #2	6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 24, 1997	R32
Francisco Roig #153	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 1997	R64