Sargis Sargsian #86 def. Leander Paes #104

7-6(3) 2-6 6-3

Sargis Sargsian defeated Leander Paes 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3 in the 1997 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 12, 1997*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sargis Sargsian	Leander Paes
Aces	4	1
Double faults	5	7
First serve %	59	53
First serve points won %	61	60
Second serve points won %	57	64
Break points saved %	73	70
Break points converted %	30	27
Service points won %	60	62
Return points won %	38	40
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Sargis Sargsian	Leander Paes
Country	ARM	IND
Birth date	Jun 3, 1973	Jun 17, 1973
Age	24	24
Height	180 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	86	104
Ranking points (entering)	559	435
Elo (entering)	1,611	1,634
Current career W-L	156–208	53–77
Current career earnings	$2,603,732	$8,587,586

Pre-match H2H

Sargis Sargsian #86 0 – 1 Leander Paes #104

Path

Sargis Sargsian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandon Stolle #69	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	QF
David Dilucia #461	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Daniel Nestor #108	7-6(3) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32

Sargis Sargsian's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brett Steven #90	7-6(0) 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1997	F

Leander Paes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Radulescu #83	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	QF
Stephane Simian #189	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Fernon Wibier #129	7-5 6-7(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32