Marcelo Rios #10 def. Kenneth Carlsen #96

5-7 6-4 6-1

Marcelo Rios defeated Kenneth Carlsen 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the 1998 ASB Classic quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 17, 1998*
Tournament: ASB Classic
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 59m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marcelo Rios	Kenneth Carlsen
Aces	6	5
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	59	52
First serve points won %	60	65
Second serve points won %	50	38
Break points saved %	50	36
Break points converted %	64	50
Service points won %	56	52
Return points won %	48	44
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Marcelo Rios	Kenneth Carlsen
Country	CHI	DEN
Birth date	Dec 26, 1975	Apr 17, 1973
Age	22	24
Height	175 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	10	96
Ranking points (entering)	2,316	504
Elo (entering)	1,880	1,668
Current career W-L	366–180	241–275
Current career earnings	$9,713,771	$2,990,980

Pre-match H2H

Marcelo Rios #10 2 – 1 Kenneth Carlsen #96

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Nielsen #317	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1998	R16
Nicolas Lapentti #63	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1998	R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Black #75	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1998	SF

Kenneth Carlsen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alistair Hunt	6-1 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 16, 1998	R16
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 15, 1998	R32