Brett Steven #83 def. Andrei Merinov #166

6-0 6-1

Brett Steven defeated Andrei Merinov 6-0 6-1 in the 1997 Washington Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 1997*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Brett Steven	Andrei Merinov
Aces	1	1
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	52	52
First serve points won %	72	19
Second serve points won %	61	47
Break points saved %	100	44
Break points converted %	56	0
Service points won %	67	32
Return points won %	68	33
Total points won %	67	33

Player Comparison

Field	Brett Steven	Andrei Merinov
Country	NZL	RUS
Birth date	Apr 27, 1969	Jun 23, 1971
Age	28	26
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	83	166
Ranking points (entering)	616	250
Elo (entering)	1,790	1,496
Current career W-L	157–153	6–10
Current career earnings	$2,439,714	$185,632

Pre-match H2H

Brett Steven #83 0 – 0 Andrei Merinov #166

Path

Brett Steven's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Luke Jensen #476	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1997	R64

Brett Steven's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Luke Smith #620	7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1997	R16

Andrei Merinov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eyal Ran #142	6-7(0) 7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1997	R64