Nicolas Lapentti #96 def. Jeff Tarango #71

6-3 3-6 6-1

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Jeff Tarango 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the 1997 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 24, 1997*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 55m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Jeff Tarango
Aces	9	0
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	64	44
First serve points won %	61	62
Second serve points won %	54	49
Break points saved %	82	58
Break points converted %	42	18
Service points won %	59	55
Return points won %	45	41
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Jeff Tarango
Country	ECU	USA
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Nov 20, 1968
Age	20	28
Height	188 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	96	71
Ranking points (entering)	479	687
Elo (entering)	1,574	1,706
Current career W-L	282–283	240–294
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$3,730,289

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #96 0 – 0 Jeff Tarango #71

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Emilio Sanchez #345	2-6 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1997	R64

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Koubek #171	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1997	R16

Jeff Tarango's path

No prior matches in this tournament.