Mark Philippoussis #42 def. Chris Woodruff #64

4-6 7-6(5) 6-2

Mark Philippoussis defeated Chris Woodruff 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 1997 Scottsdale semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 8, 1997*
Tournament: Scottsdale
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 10m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mark Philippoussis	Chris Woodruff
Aces	19	7
Double faults	7	3
First serve %	60	54
First serve points won %	83	72
Second serve points won %	45	50
Break points saved %	60	73
Break points converted %	27	40
Service points won %	68	62
Return points won %	38	32
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Mark Philippoussis	Chris Woodruff
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Nov 7, 1976	Jan 2, 1973
Age	20	24
Height	196 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	42	64
Ranking points (entering)	942	697
Elo (entering)	1,827	1,789
Current career W-L	291–193	108–106
Current career earnings	$6,987,402	$1,900,659

Pre-match H2H

Mark Philippoussis #42 0 – 1 Chris Woodruff #64

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Black #53	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1997	QF
Bryan Shelton	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1997	R16
Tommy Haas #171	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 1997	R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richey Reneberg #29	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1997	F

Chris Woodruff's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #10	7-6(8) 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1997	QF
Javier Sanchez #37	4-6 6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1997	R16
Jeff Tarango #77	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 1997	R32