Goran Ivanisevic #9 def. Greg Rusedski #4

3-6 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Greg Rusedski 3-6 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3 in the 1997 Vienna Open final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 12, 1997*
Tournament: Vienna Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Carpet
Round: F
Duration: 3h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Greg Rusedski
Aces	36	34
Double faults	14	8
First serve %	55	48
First serve points won %	81	82
Second serve points won %	53	56
Break points saved %	91	56
Break points converted %	44	9
Service points won %	68	68
Return points won %	32	32
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Greg Rusedski
Country	CRO	GBR
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Sep 6, 1973
Age	26	24
Height	194 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	9	4
Ranking points (entering)	2,291	2,511
Elo (entering)	1,840	2,052
Current career W-L	565–320	417–278
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$8,944,841

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #9 5 – 0 Greg Rusedski #4

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #17	5-7 6-4 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	SF
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

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Greg Rusedski's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #21	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	SF
Todd Martin #51	6-1 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1997	QF
Magnus Norman #28	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1997	R16
Andrei Medvedev #27	7-6(9) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1997	R32