Thomas Muster #2 def. Francisco Clavet #47

6-3 2-6 6-1

Thomas Muster defeated Francisco Clavet 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the 1996 Mexican Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 9, 1996*
Tournament: Mexican Open
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 45m

Match Statistics

Stat	Thomas Muster	Francisco Clavet
Aces	6	3
Double faults	5	6
First serve %	48	60
First serve points won %	76	67
Second serve points won %	55	34
Break points saved %	83	60
Break points converted %	40	17
Service points won %	65	54
Return points won %	46	35
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Thomas Muster	Francisco Clavet
Country	AUT	ESP
Birth date	Oct 2, 1967	Oct 24, 1968
Age	28	27
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	47
Ranking points (entering)	4,444	810
Elo (entering)	1,922	1,809
Current career W-L	590–268	388–340
Current career earnings	$12,266,977	$4,271,881

Pre-match H2H

Thomas Muster #2 4 – 1 Francisco Clavet #47

Path

Thomas Muster's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alejandro Hernandez	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1996	QF
Luis Lobo #781	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1996	R16
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	Mar 7, 1996	R32

Thomas Muster's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jiri Novak #38	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 1996	F

Francisco Clavet's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Javier Frana #40	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1996	QF
Mauricio Hadad #99	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1996	R16
Nicolas Pereira #111	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1996	R32