Tim Henman #24 def. Goran Ivanisevic #3

4-6 7-6(1) 6-1

Tim Henman defeated Goran Ivanisevic 4-6 7-6(1) 6-1 in the 1997 Sydney International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 11, 1997*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 35m

Match Statistics

Stat	Tim Henman	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	10	10
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	59	48
First serve points won %	80	72
Second serve points won %	51	48
Break points saved %	75	0
Break points converted %	100	25
Service points won %	68	59
Return points won %	41	32
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Tim Henman	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	GBR	CRO
Birth date	Sep 6, 1974	Sep 13, 1971
Age	22	25
Height	185 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	24	3
Ranking points (entering)	1,389	3,492
Elo (entering)	1,870	2,014
Current career W-L	469–263	565–320
Current career earnings	$11,635,542	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Tim Henman #24 0 – 0 Goran Ivanisevic #3

Path

Tim Henman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Obrien	1-6 7-6(3) 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jan 11, 1997	QF
Sergi Bruguera #66	3-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1997	R16
Renzo Furlan #39	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32

Tim Henman's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #28	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 12, 1997	F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandon Stolle #57	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 1997	QF
Javier Sanchez #38	6-4 0-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1997	R16
Marc Kevin Goellner #51	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32