Brett Steven #83 def. Rainer Schuettler #192

6-3 6-3

Brett Steven defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-3 6-3 in the 1997 Washington Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 19, 1997*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 3m

Match Statistics

Stat	Brett Steven	Rainer Schuettler
Aces	3	3
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	59	60
First serve points won %	78	56
Second serve points won %	63	52
Break points saved %	0	33
Break points converted %	67	100
Service points won %	72	55
Return points won %	45	28
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Brett Steven	Rainer Schuettler
Country	NZL	GER
Birth date	Apr 27, 1969	Apr 25, 1976
Age	28	21
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	83	192
Ranking points (entering)	616	218
Elo (entering)	1,801	1,574
Current career W-L	157–153	315–326
Current career earnings	$2,439,714	$7,407,508

Pre-match H2H

Brett Steven #83 0 – 0 Rainer Schuettler #192

Path

Brett Steven's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Luke Smith #620	7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1997	R16
Andrei Merinov #166	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1997	R32
Luke Jensen #476	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1997	R64

Brett Steven's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #2	2-6 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1997	SF

Rainer Schuettler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Doug Flach #174	4-6 6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1997	R16
Marcus Hilpert	7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 17, 1997	R32
Justin Gimelstob #103	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1997	R64