Stephane Simian #256 def. Christian Ruud #80

7-5 3-6 6-4

Stephane Simian defeated Christian Ruud 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the 1996 Marseille round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 15, 1996*
Tournament: Marseille
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 14m

Match Statistics

Stat	Stephane Simian	Christian Ruud
Aces	8	2
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	61	55
First serve points won %	72	58
Second serve points won %	33	45
Break points saved %	33	74
Break points converted %	26	67
Service points won %	57	52
Return points won %	48	43
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Stephane Simian	Christian Ruud
Country	FRA	NOR
Birth date	Jun 8, 1967	Aug 24, 1972
Age	28	23
Height	193 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	256	80
Ranking points (entering)	132	595
Elo (entering)	1,470	1,582
Current career W-L	45–80	100–131
Current career earnings	$796,223	$1,399,813

Pre-match H2H

Stephane Simian #256 0 – 0 Christian Ruud #80

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