Fernando Meligeni #76 def. Mats Wilander #85

6-4 6-2

Fernando Meligeni defeated Mats Wilander 6-4 6-2 in the 1996 Pinehurst final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 12, 1996*
Tournament: Pinehurst
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 1h 33m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Meligeni	Mats Wilander
Aces	2	1
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	46	55
First serve points won %	71	62
Second serve points won %	64	46
Break points saved %	80	64
Break points converted %	36	20
Service points won %	67	55
Return points won %	45	33
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Meligeni	Mats Wilander
Country	BRA	SWE
Birth date	Apr 12, 1971	Aug 22, 1964
Age	25	31
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	76	85
Ranking points (entering)	624	557
Elo (entering)	1,725	1,769
Current career W-L	189–201	526–203
Current career earnings	$2,555,367	$7,956,101

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Meligeni #76 0 – 3 Mats Wilander #85

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jason Stoltenberg #61	2-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1996	SF
Patrick Rafter #86	3-6 7-6(7) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1996	QF
Todd Woodbridge #28	6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1996	R16
Fabio Maggi #220	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1996	R32

Fernando Meligeni's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Mats Wilander's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Javier Frana #50	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1996	SF
Vincent Spadea #78	1-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1996	QF
Guillaume Raoux #77	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1996	R16
Sandon Stolle #94	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1996	R32