R64 Cincinnati Open 1997

Sjeng Schalken #85 def. Mark Philippoussis #13

7-6(5) 6-3

Sjeng Schalken defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1997 Cincinnati Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSjeng SchalkenMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
214
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%68.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.1%72.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.8%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
90.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.0%65.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%10.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.4%36.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.3%48.7%
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.
+2.0+3.7
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.
-3.7-2.0

* 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

FieldSjeng SchalkenMark Philippoussis
Country NED AUS
Birth dateSep 8, 1976Nov 7, 1976
Age2020
Height193 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8513
Ranking points (entering)5861,924
Elo (entering)1,6141,913
Current career W-L280–254291–193
Current career earnings$5,192,798$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.