Fabrice Santoro vs Mark Philippoussis — Lyon Semi-final
Lyon · ATP · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 1997
clay
Santoro F.6-4 6-2
Philippoussis M.
Santoro F.
662
Philippoussis M.
42–
Fabrice Santoro defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 6-2 in the Lyon semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro dropped just 6 games past Mark Philippoussis.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-08-05 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 |
| 1998-10-26 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Mark Philippoussis | 6-1 5-7 6-2 |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Fabrice Santoro | 7-6(6) 6-1 |
| 1997-09-29 | Basel | R16 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Philippoussis 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 season1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
14.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Goellner M.
6-47-5
Haas T.
Enqvist T.
6-36-3
Santoro F.
Mantilla F.
6-16-1
Philippoussis M.
Pioline C.
6-33-67-64
R16
Philippoussis M.
Reneberg R.
4-67-666-4
Mantilla F.
Roux L.
7-56-1
Pioline C.
Clement A.
6-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Wibier F.
6-36-4
Goellner M.
Henman T.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Alonso J.
6-26-3
Enqvist T.
Martin T.
7-56-3
Santoro F.
Krajicek R.
2-67-667-64
R32
Henman T.
Raoux G.
6-11-0
Wibier F.
Fromberg R.
7-667-64
Enqvist T.
Schalken S.
4-66-36-3
Martin T.
Mutis O.
6-27-65
Haas T.
Portas A.
6-16-3
Alonso J.
Corretja A.
2-66-46-1
Goellner M.
Boetsch A.
7-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Steven B.
6-16-2
Mantilla F.
Medvedev A.
6-33-0
Clement A.
Rafter P.
6-37-65
Pioline C.
Grosjean S.
4-67-56-3
Reneberg R.
Dewulf F.
7-655-76-4
Philippoussis M.
Thomann N.
7-644-66-3
Roux L.
Viloca Puig J.
6-26-4
Santoro F.
Van Garsse C.
6-36-2
Krajicek R.
Arazi H.
6-36-3