R64 Australian Open 1996

Mikael Tillstrom #105 def. Christian Ruud #84

6-3 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4

Mikael Tillstrom defeated Christian Ruud 6-3 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the 1996 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMikael TillstromChristian Ruud
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
58
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.5%56.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.8%70.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
49.1%51.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.6%64.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.2%61.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.3%29.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.1%37.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.30.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
0.0-0.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMikael TillstromChristian Ruud
Country SWE NOR
Birth dateMar 5, 1972Aug 24, 1972
Age2323
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10584
Ranking points (entering)466574
Elo (entering)1,7251,603
Current career W-L109–109100–131
Current career earnings$2,030,525$1,399,813
Pre-match H2H
Mikael Tillstrom #105 0 – 0 Christian Ruud #84

Path

Mikael Tillstrom's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aaron Krickstein #746-4 6-4 1-6 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128

Mikael Tillstrom's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick McEnroe #571-6 6-1 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1996R32

Christian Ruud's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rodolphe Gilbert #1524-6 6-4 7-6(8) 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128