Bohdan Ulihrach #43 def. Jonas Bjorkman #35

6-3 6-2

Bohdan Ulihrach defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-2 in the 1997 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 16, 1997*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 1m

Match Statistics

Stat	Bohdan Ulihrach	Jonas Bjorkman
Aces	4	3
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	69	54
First serve points won %	67	73
Second serve points won %	53	27
Break points saved %	75	43
Break points converted %	57	25
Service points won %	63	52
Return points won %	48	37
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Bohdan Ulihrach	Jonas Bjorkman
Country	CZE	SWE
Birth date	Feb 23, 1975	Mar 23, 1972
Age	22	24
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	43	35
Ranking points (entering)	943	1,070
Elo (entering)	1,786	1,898
Current career W-L	218–236	395–344
Current career earnings	$3,553,302	$14,610,671

Pre-match H2H

Bohdan Ulihrach #43 0 – 1 Jonas Bjorkman #35

Path

Bohdan Ulihrach's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Black #50	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 1997	QF
Francisco Clavet #37	7-5 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 1997	R16
Pete Sampras #1	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1997	R32
Hernan Gumy #47	4-6 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1997	R64

Bohdan Ulihrach's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #3	6-4 3-6 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 1997	F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Berasategui #20	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 1997	QF
Chris Woodruff #55	2-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 1997	R16
Jeff Tarango #77	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1997	R32
Andrea Gaudenzi #79	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1997	R64