Goran Ivanisevic #9 def. Richard Krajicek #17

5-7 6-4 7-6(6)

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Richard Krajicek 5-7 6-4 7-6(6) in the 1997 Vienna Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 11, 1997*
Tournament: Vienna Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 1m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Richard Krajicek
Aces	24	14
Double faults	13	8
First serve %	61	57
First serve points won %	78	81
Second serve points won %	48	43
Break points saved %	67	50
Break points converted %	50	33
Service points won %	66	65
Return points won %	35	34
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Richard Krajicek
Country	CRO	NED
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Dec 6, 1971
Age	26	25
Height	194 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	17
Ranking points (entering)	2,291	1,900
Elo (entering)	1,819	1,931
Current career W-L	565–320	408–207
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$10,077,425

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #9 6 – 2 Richard Krajicek #17

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bohdan Ulihrach #36	7-6(2) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	QF
Chris Woodruff #30	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1997	R16
Frederik Fetterlein #141	6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1997	R32

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Rusedski #4	3-6 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1997	F

Richard Krajicek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Larsson #26	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	QF
Arnaud Clement #136	3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1997	R16
Filip Dewulf #39	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1997	R32