F Newport 1997

Sargis Sargsian #86 def. Brett Steven #90

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

Sargis Sargsian defeated Brett Steven 7-6(0) 4-6 7-5 in the 1997 Newport final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 13, 1997*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F
Duration: 2h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sargis Sargsian	Brett Steven
Aces	17	4
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	61.0%	73.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	58.0%	59.0%
Break points saved %	71.0%	60.0%
Break points converted %	40.0%	29.0%
Service points won %	69.0%	66.0%
Return points won %	34.0%	31.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Sargis Sargsian	Brett Steven
Country	ARM	NZL
Birth date	Jun 3, 1973	Apr 27, 1969
Age	24	28
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	86	90
Ranking points (entering)	559	503
Elo (entering)	1,628	1,810
Current career W-L	156–208	157–153
Current career earnings	$2,603,732	$2,439,714

Pre-match H2H

Sargis Sargsian #86 0 – 0 Brett Steven #90

Path

Sargis Sargsian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Leander Paes #104	7-6(3) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	SF
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

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Brett Steven's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Grant Stafford #66	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	SF
Mark Woodforde #53	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	QF
Bryan Shelton	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Luis Herrera #161	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32