Fabrice Santoro defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-3 7-6 in the Stuttgart Masters round of 64 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Goran Ivanisevic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-05 | Doha | SF | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1997-03-03 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1995-04-10 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1994-08-01 | Kitzbuhel | F | clay | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About