Marcelo Rios #10 def. Slava Dosedel #46

7-6(4) 6-3

Marcelo Rios defeated Slava Dosedel 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1996 St. Poelten semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 25, 1996*
Tournament: St. Poelten
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 23m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marcelo Rios	Slava Dosedel
Aces	6	3
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	45	61
First serve points won %	83	79
Second serve points won %	55	55
Break points saved %	75	33
Break points converted %	67	25
Service points won %	68	70
Return points won %	30	32
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Marcelo Rios	Slava Dosedel
Country	CHI	CZE
Birth date	Dec 26, 1975	Aug 14, 1970
Age	20	25
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	46
Ranking points (entering)	2,072	878
Elo (entering)	1,933	1,814
Current career W-L	366–180	190–185
Current career earnings	$9,713,771	$2,452,512

Pre-match H2H

Marcelo Rios #10 1 – 1 Slava Dosedel #46

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francisco Clavet #44	6-2 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1996	QF
Marcelo Filippini #77	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 24, 1996	R16
Thomas Johansson #103	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1996	R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Felix Mantilla #62	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1996	F

Slava Dosedel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Edberg #47	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1996	QF
Stefano Pescosolido #71	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 24, 1996	R16
Guillermo Perez-Roldan	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1996	R32