QF Dutch Open 1997

Magnus Norman #29 def. Christian Ruud #52

6-3 7-6(6)

Magnus Norman defeated Christian Ruud 6-3 7-6(6) in the 1997 Dutch Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMagnus NormanChristian Ruud
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
103
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.9%48.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.9%67.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%63.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.4%65.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.5%31.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.7%46.3%
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.
+6.5+3.6
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.
-3.6-6.5

* 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

FieldMagnus NormanChristian Ruud
Country SWE NOR
Birth dateMay 30, 1976Aug 24, 1972
Age2124
Height187 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2952
Ranking points (entering)1,317846
Elo (entering)1,8481,696
Current career W-L236–164100–131
Current career earnings$4,537,247$1,399,813
Pre-match H2H
Magnus Norman #29 0 0 Christian Ruud #52

Path

Magnus Norman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Gustafsson #606-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 1997R16
Dominik Hrbaty #455-7 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 1997R32

Magnus Norman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #104-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 2, 1997SF

Christian Ruud's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hendrik Dreekmann #767-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 1997R16
Renzo Furlan #876-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 1997R32