QF St. Poelten 1998

Marcelo Rios #3 def. Galo Blanco #42

6-2 6-2

Marcelo Rios defeated Galo Blanco 6-2 6-2 in the 1998 St. Poelten quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosGalo Blanco
Aces66
Double faults23
First serve %58.0%58.0%
First serve points won %76.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%27.0%
Break points saved %100.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%0.0%
Service points won %68.0%50.0%
Return points won %50.0%32.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosGalo Blanco
Country CHI ESP
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Oct 8, 1976
Age2221
Height175 cm173 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)342
Ranking points (entering)3,348922
Elo (entering)2,0841,653
Current career W-L366–180122–175
Current career earnings$9,713,771$1,832,691
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios #3 1 0 Galo Blanco #42

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Kevin Goellner #866-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 1998R16
Scott Draper #1206-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 1998R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrea Gaudenzi #356-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 1998SF

Galo Blanco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Nydahl #726-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 1998R16
Marco Meneschincheri #1716-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 1998R32