R128 Australian Open 1997

Goran Ivanisevic #4 def. Ben Ellwood #173

6-2 7-5 6-3

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Ben Ellwood 6-2 7-5 6-3 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 128 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGoran IvanisevicBen Ellwood
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
149
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
74
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.1%67.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.0%68.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.9%32.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.0%56.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.7%31.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.9%43.1%
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.
+7.1-5.6
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.
+5.6-7.1

* 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

FieldGoran IvanisevicBen Ellwood
Country CRO AUS
Birth dateSep 13, 1971Mar 12, 1976
Age2520
Height194 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)4173
Ranking points (entering)3,465248
Elo (entering)1,9921,477
Current career W-L565–3204–14
Current career earnings$19,878,007$388,461
Pre-match H2H
Goran Ivanisevic #4 0 – 0 Ben Ellwood #173

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.