R16 Japan Open 1997

Richard Krajicek #6 def. Magnus Norman #81

7-5 6-0

Richard Krajicek defeated Magnus Norman 7-5 6-0 in the 1997 Japan Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 18, 1997*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 7m

Match Statistics

Stat	Richard Krajicek	Magnus Norman
Aces	7	7
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	52.0%	66.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	59.0%
Second serve points won %	53.0%	42.0%
Break points saved %	89.0%	29.0%
Break points converted %	71.0%	11.0%
Service points won %	65.0%	54.0%
Return points won %	46.0%	35.0%
Total points won %	56.0%	44.0%
Match Serve+	+3.2	-8.3
Match Return+	+8.3	-3.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Richard Krajicek	Magnus Norman
Country	NED	SWE
Birth date	Dec 6, 1971	May 30, 1976
Age	25	20
Height	196 cm	187 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	81
Ranking points (entering)	2,598	607
Elo (entering)	1,893	1,712
Current career W-L	408–207	236–164
Current career earnings	$10,077,425	$4,537,247

Pre-match H2H

Richard Krajicek #6 0 – 0 Magnus Norman #81

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Neville Godwin #92	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32

Richard Krajicek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Prinosil #48	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1997	QF

Magnus Norman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justin Gimelstob #124	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1997	R32
Leander Paes #105	7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1997	R64