Marcelo Rios vs Alex Corretja — Monte Carlo Masters Final
Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 April 1997 ·
clay
Rios M.6-4 6-3 6-3
Corretja A.
Rios M.
6663
Corretja A.
4330
Marcelo Rios defeated Alex Corretja 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the Monte Carlo Masters final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, but Marcelo Rios had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Marcelo Rios narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-18 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Marcelo Rios | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-08-13 | Washington | R16 | hard | Marcelo Rios | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2000-10-16 | Toulouse | SF | hard | Alex Corretja | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2000-07-10 | Gstaad | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-7 6-1 6-3 |
| 1997-05-12 | Rome Masters | F | clay | Alex Corretja | 7-5 7-5 6-3 |
| 1996-05-06 | Hamburg | SF | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1995-11-06 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Alex Corretja | 3-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1995-07-24 | Amsterdam | R16 | clay | Marcelo Rios | 7-6(3) 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.1
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