R16 Munich Open 2006

Ivo Karlovic #53 def. Bjorn Phau #69

4-6 6-3 7-6(8)

Ivo Karlovic defeated Bjorn Phau 4-6 6-3 7-6(8) in the 2006 Munich Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 5, 2006*
Tournament: Munich Open
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 17m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivo Karlovic	Bjorn Phau
Aces	21	3
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	58.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	84.0%	77.0%
Second serve points won %	49.0%	74.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	83.0%
Break points converted %	17.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	69.0%	76.0%
Return points won %	24.0%	31.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%
Match Serve+	+6.9	+13.1
Match Return+	-13.1	-6.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Ivo Karlovic	Bjorn Phau
Country	CRO	GER
Birth date	Feb 28, 1979	Oct 4, 1979
Age	27	26
Height	211 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	53	69
Ranking points (entering)	736	607
Elo (entering)	1,746	1,660
Current career W-L	363–335	80–138
Current career earnings	$10,160,232	$2,189,473

Pre-match H2H

Ivo Karlovic #53 0 – 0 Bjorn Phau #69

Path

Ivo Karlovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #25	6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	May 4, 2006	R32

Ivo Karlovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jurgen Melzer #70	6-7(4) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2006	QF

Bjorn Phau's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tomas Behrend #139	3-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 4, 2006	R32