Richard Fromberg #88 def. Francisco Clavet #50

4-6 6-3 6-4

Richard Fromberg defeated Francisco Clavet 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 Tiriac Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 27, 1997*
Tournament: Tiriac Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Richard Fromberg	Francisco Clavet
Aces	7	4
Double faults	5	1
First serve %	73	75
First serve points won %	71	62
Second serve points won %	44	44
Break points saved %	70	71
Break points converted %	29	30
Service points won %	64	58
Return points won %	42	36
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Richard Fromberg	Francisco Clavet
Country	AUS	ESP
Birth date	Apr 28, 1970	Oct 24, 1968
Age	27	28
Height	196 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	88	50
Ranking points (entering)	535	860
Elo (entering)	1,652	1,793
Current career W-L	247–283	388–340
Current career earnings	$2,605,740	$4,271,881

Pre-match H2H

Richard Fromberg #88 1 – 1 Francisco Clavet #50

Path

Richard Fromberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Portas #35	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1997	QF
Adrian Voinea #100	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 1997	R16
Hicham Arazi #36	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1997	R32

Richard Fromberg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrea Gaudenzi #84	6-1 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 1997	F

Francisco Clavet's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Javier Sanchez #59	4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1997	QF
Tomas Behrend #467	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 1997	R16
Karim Alami #49	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1997	R32