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Javier Sanchez#41 def. A. Merinov#254

4-6 7-5 6-0

Match Information

Date	Jan 8, 1993*
Tournament	Doha
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Javier Sanchez
Score	4-6 7-5 6-0
Loser	A. Merinov
Duration	2h 17m

Stat	Javier Sanchez	A. Merinov
Aces	6	0
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	69	73
First serve points won %	58	48
Second serve points won %	58	64
Break points saved %	67	22
Break points converted %	78	33
Service points won %	58	52
Return points won %	48	42
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Javier Sanchez	A. Merinov
Country	ESP	RUS
Birth date	Feb 1, 1968	Jun 23, 1971
Age	24	21
Height	177	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	41	254
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,706	1,509
Career W-L	321–328	6–10
Career earnings	$4,427,811	$185,632

Pre-match H2H

Javier Sanchez 0 – 0 A. Merinov

Path

Javier Sanchez's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 7, 1993	R32	M. Jensen	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Javier Sanchez's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 1993	QF	Boris Becker	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

A. Merinov's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 7, 1993	R32	T. Champion	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data