SF China Open 1997

Magnus Gustafsson #46 def. Kenneth Carlsen #91

6-2 6-4

Magnus Gustafsson defeated Kenneth Carlsen 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 China Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMagnus GustafssonKenneth Carlsen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
46
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.1%62.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.9%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.3%43.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%54.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.2%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.8%41.2%
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.
+13.1-7.1
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.
+7.1-13.1

* 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

FieldMagnus GustafssonKenneth Carlsen
Country SWE DEN
Birth dateJan 3, 1967Apr 17, 1973
Age3024
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4691
Ranking points (entering)908507
Elo (entering)1,7601,682
Current career W-L396–254241–275
Current career earnings$4,545,489$2,990,980
Pre-match H2H

Path

Magnus Gustafsson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Byron Black #636-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 1997QF
David Rikl #1866-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 1997R16
Martin Sinner #1067-6(3) 1-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1997R32

Magnus Gustafsson's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Courier #246-7(10) 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 5, 1997F

Kenneth Carlsen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Obrien 7-5 5-7 7-6(4)WMatch dataOct 4, 1997QF
Mikael Tillstrom #806-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 1997R16
Mark Woodforde #316-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1997R32