Richard Krajicek #15 def. Jonas Bjorkman #13

6-4 3-6 6-3

Richard Krajicek defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1997 Stuttgart Masters semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard KrajicekJonas Bjorkman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
212
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.8%55.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
91.5%72.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.3%67.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%70.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.9%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.3%47.7%
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.
+13.1+8.2
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.
-8.2-13.1

* 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

FieldRichard KrajicekJonas Bjorkman
Country NED SWE
Birth dateDec 6, 1971Mar 23, 1972
Age2525
Height196 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1513
Ranking points (entering)1,9992,182
Elo (entering)1,9521,952
Current career W-L408–207395–344
Current career earnings$10,077,425$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #306-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1997QF
Pete Sampras #16-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1997R16
Boris Becker #237-6(10) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1997R32

Richard Krajicek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #86-7(6) 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 27, 1997F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #346-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1997QF
Tim Henman #196-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1997R16
Jan Siemerink #746-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1997R32