QF Mexican Open 1997

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

Match Statistics

StatFernando MeligeniLucas Arnold Ker
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
51
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
38
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
43.4%63.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.8%64.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.5%46.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.5%58.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.0%35.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+2.6-3.9
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.
+3.9-2.6

* 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

FieldFernando MeligeniLucas Arnold Ker
Country BRA ARG
Birth dateApr 12, 1971Oct 12, 1974
Age2623
Height180 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)80117
Ranking points (entering)610370
Elo (entering)1,7191,603
Current career W-L189–20119–30
Current career earnings$2,555,367$1,745,936
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ramon Delgado #1116-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1997R16
Marcelo Filippini #474-6 7-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1997R32

Fernando Meligeni's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Albert Viloca Puig 3-6 1-6L—Match dataOct 25, 1997SF

Lucas Arnold Ker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Etlis #1336-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1997R16
Hernan Gumy #666-1 0-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1997R32