QF Austrian Open Kitzbühel 1997

Galo Blanco #70 def. Stefan Koubek #171

6-7(6) 6-2 6-4

Galo Blanco defeated Stefan Koubek 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 Austrian Open Kitzbühel quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 26, 1997*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 18m

Match Statistics

Stat	Galo Blanco	Stefan Koubek
Aces	5	2
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	53.0%	62.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	56.0%
Second serve points won %	57.0%	59.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	58.0%
Break points converted %	42.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	57.0%
Return points won %	43.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Galo Blanco	Stefan Koubek
Country	ESP	AUT
Birth date	Oct 8, 1976	Jan 2, 1977
Age	20	20
Height	173 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	70	171
Ranking points (entering)	690	254
Elo (entering)	1,703	1,549
Current career W-L	122–175	195–235
Current career earnings	$1,832,691	$3,365,024

Pre-match H2H

Galo Blanco #70 0 – 0 Stefan Koubek #171

Path

Galo Blanco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Corretja #4	7-6(4) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1997	R16
Franco Squillari #113	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1997	R32

Galo Blanco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Filip Dewulf #56	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 1997	SF

Stefan Koubek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #96	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1997	R16
Alberto Berasategui #22	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1997	R32
David Rikl #215	2-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1997	R64