Nicolas Lapentti #89 def. Alberto Berasategui #27

7-6(5) 6-3

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Alberto Berasategui 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1997 Tiriac Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 26, 1997*
Tournament: Tiriac Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 59m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Alberto Berasategui
Aces	0	0
Double faults	1	0
First serve %	86	79
First serve points won %	66	55
Second serve points won %	25	56
Break points saved %	78	56
Break points converted %	44	22
Service points won %	60	55
Return points won %	45	40
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Alberto Berasategui
Country	ECU	ESP
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Jun 28, 1973
Age	21	24
Height	188 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	89	27
Ranking points (entering)	529	1,314
Elo (entering)	1,610	1,744
Current career W-L	282–283	276–195
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$4,676,187

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #89 0 – 0 Alberto Berasategui #27

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #97	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1997	R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrea Gaudenzi #84	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1997	QF

Alberto Berasategui's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dinu Pescariu #82	6-3 1-6 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1997	R32