Fernando Meligeni #80 def. Lucas Arnold Ker #117

2-6 7-6(4) 6-0

Fernando Meligeni defeated Lucas Arnold Ker 2-6 7-6(4) 6-0 in the 1997 Mexican Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 25, 1997*
Tournament: Mexican Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Meligeni	Lucas Arnold Ker
Aces	5	1
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	43	63
First serve points won %	79	65
Second serve points won %	53	47
Break points saved %	25	33
Break points converted %	67	75
Service points won %	64	58
Return points won %	42	36
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Meligeni	Lucas Arnold Ker
Country	BRA	ARG
Birth date	Apr 12, 1971	Oct 12, 1974
Age	26	23
Height	180 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	80	117
Ranking points (entering)	610	370
Elo (entering)	1,719	1,603
Current career W-L	189–201	19–30
Current career earnings	$2,555,367	$1,745,936

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Meligeni #80 0 – 0 Lucas Arnold Ker #117

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ramon Delgado #111	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1997	R16
Marcelo Filippini #47	4-6 7-6(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1997	R32

Fernando Meligeni's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	3-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 25, 1997	SF

Lucas Arnold Ker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gaston Etlis #133	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1997	R16
Hernan Gumy #66	6-1 0-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1997	R32