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Nicklas Kulti #90 def. Brett Steven #59

7-6(2) 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jun 22, 1996*
Tournament	Halle
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Nicklas Kulti
Score	7-6(2) 6-3
Loser	Brett Steven
Duration	1h 21m

Stat	Nicklas Kulti	Brett Steven
Aces	6	5
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	68	58
First serve points won %	87	77
Second serve points won %	45	54
Break points saved %	—	83
Break points converted %	17	—
Service points won %	74	67
Return points won %	33	26
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Nicklas Kulti	Brett Steven
Country	SWE	NZL
Birth date	Apr 22, 1971	Apr 27, 1969
Age	25	27
Height	190	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	90	59
Ranking points (entering)	512	789
Elo (entering)	1,700	1,742
Career W-L	150–179	157–152
Career earnings	$3,186,946	$2,439,714

Pre-match H2H

Nicklas Kulti 2 – 0 Brett Steven

Path

Nicklas Kulti's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 21, 1996	R16	Alex Radulescu	6-1 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1996	R32	Carlos Moya	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Nicklas Kulti's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 22, 1996	SF	Richey Reneberg	7-6(3) 7-6(10)	W	H2H	Match data

Brett Steven's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 21, 1996	R16	Thomas Muster	4-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1996	R32	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data