Magnus Gustafsson #42 def. Nicolas Kiefer #48

4-6 6-3 6-3

Magnus Gustafsson defeated Nicolas Kiefer 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the 1997 Brisbane International final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 12, 1997*
Tournament: Brisbane International
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Carpet
Round: F
Duration: 2h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Magnus Gustafsson	Nicolas Kiefer
Aces	5	7
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	59	56
First serve points won %	67	67
Second serve points won %	54	38
Break points saved %	57	44
Break points converted %	56	43
Service points won %	62	54
Return points won %	46	38
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Magnus Gustafsson	Nicolas Kiefer
Country	SWE	GER
Birth date	Jan 3, 1967	Jul 5, 1977
Age	30	20
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	42	48
Ranking points (entering)	947	882
Elo (entering)	1,797	1,804
Current career W-L	396–254	347–255
Current career earnings	$4,545,489	$7,480,465

Pre-match H2H

Magnus Gustafsson #42 0 – 0 Nicolas Kiefer #48

Path

Magnus Gustafsson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Johansson #35	7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	SF
Jonathan Stark #94	6-7(6) 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	QF
Martin Sinner #119	7-6(4) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1997	R16
Patrik Fredriksson #110	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1997	R32

Magnus Gustafsson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikael Tillstrom #87	6-7(1) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	SF
Marcelo Rios #8	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	QF
Chris Wilkinson #143	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1997	R16
Scott Draper #58	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1997	R32