Marcelo Rios #69 def. Mark Philippoussis #131

6-4 7-6(6)

Marcelo Rios defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 7-6(6) in the 1995 Bologna semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 27, 1995*
Tournament: Bologna
Edition: 1995
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marcelo Rios	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	2	4
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	76	68
First serve points won %	75	65
Second serve points won %	62	74
Break points saved %	75	60
Break points converted %	40	25
Service points won %	72	68
Return points won %	32	28
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Marcelo Rios	Mark Philippoussis
Country	CHI	AUS
Birth date	Dec 26, 1975	Nov 7, 1976
Age	19	18
Height	175 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	69	131
Ranking points (entering)	602	342
Elo (entering)	1,747	1,659
Current career W-L	366–180	291–193
Current career earnings	$9,713,771	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Marcelo Rios #69 0 – 0 Mark Philippoussis #131

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilbert Schaller #24	6-1 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1995	QF
Renzo Furlan #59	6-4 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1995	R16
Byron Black #65	5-7 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1995	R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Filippini #63	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1995	F

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karim Alami #170	7-6(9) 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1995	QF
Tomas Carbonell #80	6-4 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1995	R16
Francisco Clavet #33	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1995	R32