Nikolay Davydenko #28 def. Sebastien Grosjean #15

2-6 6-3 6-2

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Sebastien Grosjean 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2005 Qatar Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 8, 2005*
Tournament: Qatar Open
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h

Match Statistics

Stat	Nikolay Davydenko	Sebastien Grosjean
Aces	2	2
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	72	59
First serve points won %	53	62
Second serve points won %	52	31
Break points saved %	50	53
Break points converted %	47	50
Service points won %	53	49
Return points won %	51	47
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Nikolay Davydenko	Sebastien Grosjean
Country	RUS	FRA
Birth date	Jun 2, 1981	May 29, 1978
Age	23	26
Height	178 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	28	15
Ranking points (entering)	1,085	1,370
Elo (entering)	1,784	1,851
Current career W-L	470–329	323–237
Current career earnings	$16,186,480	$8,131,803

Pre-match H2H

Nikolay Davydenko #28 0 – 0 Sebastien Grosjean #15

Path

Nikolay Davydenko's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Beck #44	7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 2005	R16
Ivo Karlovic #61	7-6(7) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 2005	R32

Nikolay Davydenko's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 2005	SF

Sebastien Grosjean's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hyung-Taik Lee #59	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 2005	R16
Gilles Muller #69	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 2005	R32