Alberto Berasategui #27 def. Javier Sanchez #59

6-2 6-3

Alberto Berasategui defeated Javier Sanchez 6-2 6-3 in the 1997 Palermo semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 4, 1997*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Alberto Berasategui	Javier Sanchez
Aces	2	0
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	84	68
First serve points won %	81	55
Second serve points won %	71	37
Break points saved %	0	20
Break points converted %	80	100
Service points won %	79	49
Return points won %	51	21
Total points won %	63	37

Player Comparison

Field	Alberto Berasategui	Javier Sanchez
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 28, 1973	Feb 1, 1968
Age	24	29
Height	173 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	27	59
Ranking points (entering)	1,314	809
Elo (entering)	1,759	1,784
Current career W-L	276–195	323–329
Current career earnings	$4,676,187	$4,427,811

Pre-match H2H

Alberto Berasategui #27 2 – 2 Javier Sanchez #59

Path

Alberto Berasategui's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karim Alami #49	7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1997	QF
Carlos Costa #86	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1997	R16
Fernando Vicente #95	6-4 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 1997	R32

Alberto Berasategui's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #44	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 1997	F

Javier Sanchez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Filippini #40	6-3 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1997	QF
Julian Alonso #55	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1997	R16
Hicham Arazi #36	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 1997	R32