Mark Philippoussis #19 def. Jonas Bjorkman #24

2-6 7-6(5) 6-2

Mark Philippoussis defeated Jonas Bjorkman 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 1997 Queen's Club Championships semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisJonas Bjorkman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
137
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.1%60.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.6%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.9%40.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.2%61.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.7%37.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.8%49.2%
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.
+0.3-0.6
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.
+0.6-0.3

* 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

FieldMark PhilippoussisJonas Bjorkman
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Mar 23, 1972
Age2025
Height196 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1924
Ranking points (entering)1,5791,339
Elo (entering)1,9381,858
Current career W-L291–193395–344
Current career earnings$6,987,402$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jens Knippschild #1056-2 6-7(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 1997QF
Byron Black #676-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 1997R16
Jonathan Stark #557-6(10) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #37-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 1997F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #13-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 1997QF
Stephane Simian #1286-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 1997R16
Luis Herrera #1817-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32