Jeff Tarango #72 def. Andrei Cherkasov #131

3-6 7-6(4) 6-0

Jeff Tarango defeated Andrei Cherkasov 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0 in the 1997 Hong Kong Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 10, 1997*
Tournament: Hong Kong Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 3m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jeff Tarango	Andrei Cherkasov
Aces	2	1
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	66	48
First serve points won %	64	61
Second serve points won %	56	45
Break points saved %	43	38
Break points converted %	62	57
Service points won %	61	53
Return points won %	47	39
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Jeff Tarango	Andrei Cherkasov
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Nov 20, 1968	Jul 4, 1970
Age	28	26
Height	180 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	72	131
Ranking points (entering)	637	328
Elo (entering)	1,705	1,452
Current career W-L	240–294	175–200
Current career earnings	$3,730,289	$2,260,281

Pre-match H2H

Jeff Tarango #72 1 – 2 Andrei Cherkasov #131

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.