SF Munich Open 1997

Mark Philippoussis #21 def. Slava Dosedel #51

7-5 7-5

Mark Philippoussis defeated Slava Dosedel 7-5 7-5 in the 1997 Munich Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 3, 1997*
Tournament: Munich Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mark Philippoussis	Slava Dosedel
Aces	19	0
Double faults	4	0
First serve %	68.0%	91.0%
First serve points won %	80.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	67.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	33.0%
Break points converted %	67.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	71.0%	69.0%
Return points won %	31.0%	29.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Mark Philippoussis	Slava Dosedel
Country	AUS	CZE
Birth date	Nov 7, 1976	Aug 14, 1970
Age	20	26
Height	196 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	21	51
Ranking points (entering)	1,368	876
Elo (entering)	1,927	1,790
Current career W-L	291–193	190–185
Current career earnings	$6,987,402	$2,452,512

Pre-match H2H

Mark Philippoussis #21 0 – 0 Slava Dosedel #51

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrea Gaudenzi #103	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1997	QF
Hernan Gumy #53	6-7(2) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1997	R16
Alex Radulescu #54	7-6(3) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1997	R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Corretja #13	7-6(3) 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 4, 1997	F

Slava Dosedel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frederik Fetterlein #163	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1997	QF
Alberto Berasategui #17	4-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1997	R16
Jens Knippschild #117	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1997	R32