Christian Ruud vs Emilio Benfele Alvarez — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 16

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 16
NOR
Christian Ruud
53 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 April 1997
clay
ESP
Emilio Benfele Alvarez
53 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ruud C.
5-7 7-6 6-1
Benfele Alvarez E.
Ruud C.
57762
Benfele Alvarez E.
76311

Christian Ruud defeated Emilio Benfele Alvarez 5-7 7-6 6-1 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Christian Ruud came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Christian Ruud extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-09-29PalermoR32clayChristian Ruud7-6(7) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Benfele Alvarez E.

Benfele Alvarez E.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ruud C.Benfele Alvarez E.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
12°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Corretja A.
6-46-36-3
Semi-finals
Corretja A.
Santoro F.
6-46-4
Rios M.
Moya C.
6-47-65
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Krajicek R.
1-66-26-4
Santoro F.
Costa C.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Ruud C.
6-26-0
Rios M.
Larsson M.
6-26-1
R16
Moya C.
Medvedev A.
6-47-63
Rios M.
Costa A.
7-636-4
Krajicek R.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-2
Corretja A.
Ulihrach B.
4-67-656-0
Ruud C.
Benfele Alvarez E.
5-77-636-1
Costa C.
Boetsch A.
6-47-5
Santoro F.
Bruguera S.
3-67-56-1
Larsson M.
Vacek D.
7-56-0
R32
Vacek D.
Rosset M.
7-656-1
Krajicek R.
Stich M.
6-36-0
Philippoussis M.
Courier J.
7-57-5
Medvedev A.
Mantilla F.
6-26-4
Moya C.
Clavet F.
6-14-66-1
Ulihrach B.
Enqvist T.
7-54-66-3
Corretja A.
Pioline C.
6-46-3
Rios M.
Gaudenzi A.
6-26-2
Larsson M.
Sampras P.
3-66-26-3
Bruguera S.
Siemerink J.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Muster T.
6-27-63
Benfele Alvarez E.
Berasategui A.
6-33-66-4
Ruud C.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
Costa C.
Ferreira W.
6-47-65
Boetsch A.
Furlan R.
3-66-46-2
Costa A.
Dosedel S.
6-36-3
R64
Siemerink J.
Merinov A.
7-626-3
Bruguera S.
Sanchez J.
6-46-1
Courier J.
Hrbaty D.
6-717-56-4
Furlan R.
Becker B.
1-66-37-64
Pioline C.
Camporese O.
6-36-4
Costa C.
Kucera K.
6-35-76-3
Corretja A.
Marques N.
6-06-0
Berasategui A.
Haarhuis P.
6-37-5
Benfele Alvarez E.
Alami K.
6-33-66-0
Ruud C.
Schalken S.
6-46-2
Philippoussis M.
Gumy H.
6-17-65
Clavet F.
Johansson T.
6-16-2
Dosedel S.
Kuerten G.
6-13-66-1
Ulihrach B.
Gustafsson M.
7-626-2
Medvedev A.
Kulti N.
4-66-26-3
Boetsch A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-766-4
Mantilla F.
Damm Sr M.
6-16-1
Larsson M.
Arazi H.
6-36-3
Vacek D.
Tillstrom M.
6-16-3
Rosset M.
Carretero R.
7-626-0
Costa A.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-0
Santoro F.
Roig F.
6-46-1
Stich M.
Woodforde M.
3-67-57-5
Gaudenzi A.
Roux L.
6-16-2