Fabrice Santoro vs Mark Philippoussis — Stuttgart Masters Round of 64
Stuttgart Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 1997 ·
carpet
Santoro F.7-6 6-1
Philippoussis M.
Santoro F.
762
Philippoussis M.
610
Fabrice Santoro defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6 6-1 in the Stuttgart Masters round of 64 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
1–5| 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 6-3 |
| 1998-10-26 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Mark Philippoussis | 6-1 5-7 6-2 |
| 1997-10-13 | Lyon | SF | clay | Fabrice Santoro | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-09-29 | Basel | R16 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1996-10-14 | Toulouse | R32 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) |
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.