Fabrice Santoro vs Marcelo Rios — Prague Quarter-final

Prague · ATP · Quarter-final
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
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
4-6 6-3 6-0
Rios M.
Santoro F.
4662
Rios M.
6301

Fabrice Santoro defeated Marcelo Rios 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the Prague quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Fabrice Santoro claimed a first win over Marcelo Rios in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarcelo Rios6-3 6-2
2001-10-15Stuttgart MastersR64carpetMarcelo Rios4-6 6-1 6-2
1997-05-12Rome MastersR32clayMarcelo Rios6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Rios M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Serve advantage — Rios M.

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.Rios M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.2

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