Marcelo Rios #3 def. Greg Rusedski #5

6-3 6-7(15) 7-6(4) 6-4

Marcelo Rios defeated Greg Rusedski 6-3 6-7(15) 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 1998 Indian Wells Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosGreg Rusedski
Aces721
Double faults012
First serve %7649
First serve points won %8388
Second serve points won %7948
Break points saved %10060
Break points converted %400
Service points won %8268
Return points won %3218
Total points won %5644

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosGreg Rusedski
Country CHI GBR
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Sep 6, 1973
Age2224
Height175 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)35
Ranking points (entering)3,2353,092
Elo (entering)1,9801,984
Current career W-L366–180417–278
Current career earnings$9,713,771$8,944,841
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios #3 0 0 Greg Rusedski #5

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Michael Gambill #1267-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 1998SF
Petr Korda #26-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 1998QF
Nicolas Kiefer #276-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 1998R16
Hendrik Dreekmann #926-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 1998R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Muster #207-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 1998SF
Thomas Enqvist #252-6 7-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 1998QF
Carlos Moya #186-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 1998R16
Vincent Spadea #664-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 1998R32