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G. Solves #181 def. Rainer Schuettler #229

6-4 1-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Apr 12, 1997*
Tournament	Chennai
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	G. Solves
Score	6-4 1-6 6-2
Loser	Rainer Schuettler
Duration	1h 26m

Stat	G. Solves	Rainer Schuettler
Aces	2	1
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	51	62
First serve points won %	57	61
Second serve points won %	53	40
Break points saved %	44	62
Break points converted %	38	56
Service points won %	55	53
Return points won %	47	45
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	G. Solves	Rainer Schuettler
Country	FRA	GER
Birth date	Apr 7, 1968	—
Age	29	—
Height	185	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	181	229
Ranking points (entering)	238	172
Elo (entering)	1,537	1,541
Career W-L	21–36	313–323
Career earnings	$403,190	$7,407,508

Pre-match H2H

G. Solves 0 – 0 Rainer Schuettler

Path

G. Solves's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 11, 1997	R16	Lionel Roux	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 10, 1997	R32	Roberto Jabali	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

G. Solves's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 1997	SF	A. Radulescu	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rainer Schuettler's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 11, 1997	R16	G. Etlis	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 10, 1997	R32	Thomas Enqvist	6-6 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data