Fabrice Santoro #42 def. Mark Philippoussis #18

6-4 6-2

Fabrice Santoro defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 6-2 in the 1997 Montpellier Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 18, 1997*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 58m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fabrice Santoro	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	5	4
Double faults	0	5
First serve %	65	72
First serve points won %	81	62
Second serve points won %	76	40
Break points saved %	100	57
Break points converted %	43	0
Service points won %	79	56
Return points won %	44	21
Total points won %	61	39

Player Comparison

Field	Fabrice Santoro	Mark Philippoussis
Country	FRA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 9, 1972	Nov 7, 1976
Age	24	20
Height	178 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	42	18
Ranking points (entering)	951	1,887
Elo (entering)	1,757	1,895
Current career W-L	462–435	291–193
Current career earnings	$10,013,832	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Fabrice Santoro #42 0 – 2 Mark Philippoussis #18

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Felix Mantilla #14	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 1997	QF
Richard Krajicek #16	2-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1997	R16
Christophe Van Garsse	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Oct 16, 1997	R32

Fabrice Santoro's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #67	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1997	F

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cedric Pioline #24	6-3 3-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 1997	QF
Richey Reneberg #54	4-6 7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1997	R16
Nicolas Thomann #288	7-6(4) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1997	R32