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S. Sargsian#86 def. Brett Steven#90

7-6(0) 4-6 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jul 13, 1997*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	S. Sargsian
Score	7-6(0) 4-6 7-5
Loser	Brett Steven
Duration	2h 28m

Stat	S. Sargsian	Brett Steven
Aces	17	4
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	61	73
First serve points won %	76	69
Second serve points won %	58	59
Break points saved %	71	60
Break points converted %	40	29
Service points won %	69	66
Return points won %	34	31
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	S. Sargsian	Brett Steven
Country	ARM	NZL
Birth date	Jun 3, 1973	Apr 27, 1969
Age	24	28
Height	180	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	86	90
Ranking points (entering)	559	503
Elo (entering)	1,623	1,814
Career W-L	155–205	157–152
Career earnings	$2,603,732	$2,439,714

Pre-match H2H

S. Sargsian 0 – 0 Brett Steven

Path

S. Sargsian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1997	SF	L. Paes	7-6(3) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1997	QF	Sandon Stolle	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1997	R16	D. Dilucia	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1997	R32	D. Nestor	7-6(3) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

S. Sargsian's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Brett Steven's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1997	SF	Grant Stafford	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1997	QF	M. Woodforde	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1997	R16	Bryan Shelton	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1997	R32	L. Herrera	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data