Stefan Koubek #171 def. Nicolas Lapentti #96

7-5 6-3

Stefan Koubek defeated Nicolas Lapentti 7-5 6-3 in the 1997 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 25, 1997*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 29m

Match Statistics

Stat	Stefan Koubek	Nicolas Lapentti
Aces	3	2
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	71	70
First serve points won %	59	53
Second serve points won %	52	45
Break points saved %	50	38
Break points converted %	62	50
Service points won %	57	51
Return points won %	49	43
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Stefan Koubek	Nicolas Lapentti
Country	AUT	ECU
Birth date	Jan 2, 1977	Aug 13, 1976
Age	20	20
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	171	96
Ranking points (entering)	254	479
Elo (entering)	1,530	1,595
Current career W-L	195–235	282–283
Current career earnings	$3,365,024	$6,315,143

Pre-match H2H

Stefan Koubek #171 0 – 0 Nicolas Lapentti #96

Path

Stefan Koubek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Berasategui #22	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1997	R32
David Rikl #215	2-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1997	R64

Stefan Koubek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Galo Blanco #70	7-6(6) 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 1997	QF

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Tarango #71	6-3 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1997	R32
Emilio Sanchez #345	2-6 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1997	R64