SF Swedish Open 1997

Magnus Norman #32 def. Carlos Costa #100

7-5 6-3

Magnus Norman defeated Carlos Costa 7-5 6-3 in the 1997 Swedish Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 12, 1997*
Tournament: Swedish Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Magnus Norman	Carlos Costa
Aces	8	2
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	45.0%	61.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	53.0%
Second serve points won %	58.0%	54.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	43.0%
Break points converted %	57.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	54.0%
Return points won %	46.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Magnus Norman	Carlos Costa
Country	SWE	ESP
Birth date	May 30, 1976	Apr 22, 1968
Age	21	29
Height	187 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	32	100
Ranking points (entering)	1,170	471
Elo (entering)	1,841	1,649
Current career W-L	236–164	237–202
Current career earnings	$4,537,247	$3,134,189

Pre-match H2H

Magnus Norman #32 1 – 0 Carlos Costa #100

Path

Magnus Norman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Tarango #71	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	QF
Adrian Voinea #87	6-3 3-6 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Nicklas Kulti #138	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32

Magnus Norman's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Antonio Marin #114	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1997	F

Carlos Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrik Fredriksson #111	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	QF
Marcello Craca #118	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Andrei Pavel #89	3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32