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Magnus Gustafsson #42 def. Nicolas Kiefer #48

4-6 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date	Oct 12, 1997*
Tournament	Singapore
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	F
Winner	Magnus Gustafsson
Score	4-6 6-3 6-3
Loser	Nicolas Kiefer
Duration	2h 2m

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

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Magnus Gustafsson	Nicolas Kiefer
Country	SWE	GER
Birth date	Jan 3, 1967	Jul 5, 1977
Age	30	20
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	42	48
Ranking points (entering)	947	882
Elo (entering)	1,798	1,803
Career W-L	394–252	343–252
Career earnings	$4,545,489	$7,480,465

Pre-match H2H

Magnus Gustafsson 0 – 0 Nicolas Kiefer

Path

Magnus Gustafsson's path

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

Magnus Gustafsson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Nicolas Kiefer's path

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