Tim Henman #20 def. Grant Stafford #72

3-6 6-3 7-6(6)

Tim Henman defeated Grant Stafford 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) in the 1997 Eastbourne Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 1997*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Tim Henman	Grant Stafford
Aces	14	8
Double faults	7	4
First serve %	53	56
First serve points won %	88	74
Second serve points won %	39	52
Break points saved %	40	40
Break points converted %	60	60
Service points won %	65	64
Return points won %	36	35
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Tim Henman	Grant Stafford
Country	GBR	RSA
Birth date	Sep 6, 1974	May 27, 1971
Age	22	26
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	20	72
Ranking points (entering)	1,570	659
Elo (entering)	1,760	1,695
Current career W-L	469–263	83–111
Current career earnings	$11,635,542	$1,307,208

Pre-match H2H

Tim Henman #20 0 – 0 Grant Stafford #72

Path

Tim Henman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Fromberg #101	6-4 6-7(7) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R16
Andrew Richardson #232	6-3 6-7(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1997	R32

Tim Henman's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Kucera #64	4-6 6-2 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1997	SF

Grant Stafford's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Siemerink #27	5-7 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R16
Daniel Nestor #109	6-1 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1997	R32