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Gustavo Kuerten #15 def. M. Martelli #124

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 14, 1997*
Tournament	Bologna
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	6-1 6-2
Loser	M. Martelli
Duration	49m

Stat	Gustavo Kuerten	M. Martelli
Aces	3	1
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	44	29
First serve points won %	68	73
Second serve points won %	68	37
Break points saved %	100	20
Break points converted %	80	0
Service points won %	68	47
Return points won %	53	32
Total points won %	61	39

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Gustavo Kuerten	M. Martelli
Country	BRA	ITA
Birth date	Sep 10, 1976	Dec 14, 1971
Age	20	25
Height	190	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	15	124
Ranking points (entering)	1,763	362
Elo (entering)	1,877	1,597
Career W-L	336–182	19–31
Career earnings	$14,807,000	$320,131

Pre-match H2H

Gustavo Kuerten 0 – 0 M. Martelli

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1997	QF	Alberto Berasategui	6-3 6-7(1) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1997	R16	J. Diaz	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1997	R32	M. Charpentier	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 15, 1997	F	Felix Mantilla	6-4 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

M. Martelli's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1997	QF	Hicham Arazi	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1997	R16	Javier Sanchez	6-4 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1997	R32	T. Champion	4-6 7-6(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data