Julian Alonso vs Sergi Bruguera — Stuttgart Outdoor Round of 64

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Round of 64
ESP
Julian Alonso
48 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 1998
clay
ESP
Sergi Bruguera
55 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWL
Alonso J.
6-4 6-2
Bruguera S.
Alonso J.
662
Bruguera S.
42–

Julian Alonso defeated Sergi Bruguera 6-4 6-2 in the Stuttgart Outdoor round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sergi Bruguera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Julian Alonso had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay. Julian Alonso claimed a first win over Sergi Bruguera in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-07-24San MarinoQFclaySergi Bruguera6-2 6-4
1998-03-09Indian Wells MastersR64hardSergi Bruguera7-6(0) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Alonso J.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bruguera S.

Bruguera S.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Alonso J.

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
Alonso J.Bruguera S.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Kucera K.
4-66-26-4
Semi-finals
Kuerten G.
Moya C.
7-666-4
Kucera K.
Rios M.
6-16-786-4
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Vicente F.
3-66-36-2
Rios M.
Becker B.
6-26-0
Kucera K.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Costa A.
7-56-0
R16
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Mantilla F.
7-627-5
Rios M.
Dreekmann H.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Clavet F.
7-656-2
Kucera K.
Gustafsson M.
6-16-3
Costa A.
Portas A.
6-16-3
Kuerten G.
Costa C.
6-26-4
Vicente F.
Raoux G.
6-746-36-2
R32
Moya C.
Alonso J.
7-667-5
Dreekmann H.
Larsson M.
6-47-5
Becker B.
Pioline C.
7-656-1
Mantilla F.
Fromberg R.
7-657-5
Ulihrach B.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-33-66-3
Clavet F.
Blanco G.
7-647-5
Gustafsson M.
Haas T.
6-36-1
Kucera K.
Dosedel S.
6-16-1
Costa A.
Squillari F.
6-36-4
Portas A.
Santoro F.
1-66-27-67
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
7-656-4
Costa C.
Corretja A.
7-646-767-5
Raoux G.
Berasategui A.
6-16-2
Vicente F.
Muster T.
6-36-757-5
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
2-66-36-3
Rios M.
Knippschild J.
7-656-2
R64
Vicente F.
Meneschincheri M.
6-757-54-0
Alonso J.
Bruguera S.
6-46-2
Hrbaty D.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Raoux G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-27-65
Costa C.
Vasek R.
6-26-0
Meligeni F.
Prinosil D.
3-66-46-4
Portas A.
Johansson T.
7-626-4
Squillari F.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-1
Dosedel S.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Goellner M.
7-617-5
Blanco G.
Safin M.
2-67-646-2
Ulihrach B.
Grosjean S.
7-56-2
Fromberg R.
Marin J.
7-636-1
Becker B.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-5
Dreekmann H.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-0
Knippschild J.
Kohlmann M.
3-66-36-3