Marcelo Rios #8 def. Byron Black #61

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

Marcelo Rios defeated Byron Black 6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(3) in the 1997 Brisbane International round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosByron Black
Aces196
Double faults37
First serve %7257
First serve points won %6874
Second serve points won %6449
Break points saved %6764
Break points converted %3633
Service points won %6763
Return points won %3733
Total points won %5347

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosByron Black
Country CHI ZIM
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Oct 6, 1969
Age2128
Height175 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)861
Ranking points (entering)2,301774
Elo (entering)1,8931,736
Current career W-L366–180240–230
Current career earnings$9,713,771$5,159,775
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios #8 2 1 Byron Black #61

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justin Gimelstob #826-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 1997R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #481-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataOct 11, 1997QF

Byron Black's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Wheaton #1546-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 1997R32