Fabrice Santoro vs Gustavo Kuerten — Prague Round of 16

Prague · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 1997
clay
BRA
Gustavo Kuerten
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
7-6 3-6 6-1
Kuerten G.
Santoro F.
77362
Kuerten G.
64611

Fabrice Santoro defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6 3-6 6-1 in the Prague round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Fabrice Santoro claimed a first win over Gustavo Kuerten in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Fabrice Santoro came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-07-28Canada MastersQFhardGustavo Kuerten6-3 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kuerten G.

Kuerten G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Serve advantage — Kuerten G.

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
Santoro F.Kuerten G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Pioline C.
Ulihrach B.
6-25-77-64
Semi-finals
Pioline C.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-36-776-1
Ulihrach B.
Santoro F.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Benfele Alvarez E.
Craca M.
6-37-5
Pioline C.
Fromberg R.
6-44-66-2
Ulihrach B.
Portas A.
2-66-46-4
Santoro F.
Rios M.
4-66-36-0
R16
Rios M.
Simian S.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Kuerten G.
7-643-66-1
Ulihrach B.
Blanco G.
6-46-0
Portas A.
Carbonell T.
1-66-36-2
Fromberg R.
Gorriz M.
6-26-4
Pioline C.
Kroslak J.
6-36-1
Benfele Alvarez E.
Costa C.
7-54-66-4
Craca M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-646-4
R32
Craca M.
Golmard J.
5-76-46-2
Kroslak J.
Tabara M.
6-16-2
Costa C.
Lapentti N.
2-67-637-64
Benfele Alvarez E.
Arazi H.
6-36-0
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
7-54-66-4
Gorriz M.
Gross O.
6-46-1
Carbonell T.
Boetsch A.
6-46-3
Portas A.
Champion T.
6-36-1
Blanco G.
Paes L.
6-736-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Squillari F.
6-06-3
Santoro F.
Vacek D.
7-56-0
Kuerten G.
Pavel A.
6-27-5
Simian S.
Roig F.
4-66-26-4
Rios M.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-3
Fromberg R.
Sanchez J.
6-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Roux L.
7-646-1