Mikael Tillstrom #61 def. Andrei Pavel #133

6-3 6-3

Mikael Tillstrom defeated Andrei Pavel 6-3 6-3 in the 1997 Chennai semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 12, 1997*
Tournament: Chennai
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 4m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mikael Tillstrom	Andrei Pavel
Aces	3	2
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	58	47
First serve points won %	86	79
Second serve points won %	55	29
Break points saved %	0	33
Break points converted %	67	100
Service points won %	73	53
Return points won %	47	27
Total points won %	59	41

Player Comparison

Field	Mikael Tillstrom	Andrei Pavel
Country	SWE	ROU
Birth date	Mar 5, 1972	Jan 27, 1974
Age	25	23
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	61	133
Ranking points (entering)	772	325
Elo (entering)	1,767	1,600
Current career W-L	109–109	249–252
Current career earnings	$2,030,525	$5,225,028

Pre-match H2H

Mikael Tillstrom #61 0 – 0 Andrei Pavel #133

Path

Mikael Tillstrom's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonathan Stark #57	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Olivier Delaitre #168	6-1 3-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Tamer El Sawy	5-7 7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32

Mikael Tillstrom's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Radulescu #58	6-4 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1997	F

Andrei Pavel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Norman #82	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1997	QF
Richard Krajicek #6	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1997	R16
Jerome Golmard #104	6-3 3-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1997	R32