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Rafael Nadal #2 def. Gilles Simon #80

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 17, 2006*
Tournament Marseille
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score7-5 6-4
Loser Gilles Simon
Duration1h 43m
StatRafael NadalGilles Simon
Aces19
Double faults22
First serve %7362
First serve points won %6978
Second serve points won %5343
Break points saved %750
Break points converted %10025
Service points won %6565
Return points won %3535
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalGilles Simon
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Dec 27, 1984
Age1921
Height185183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)280
Ranking points (entering)4,615486
Elo (entering)2,1581,666
Career W-L1,045–225493–379
Career earnings$134,946,100$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 0 0 Gilles Simon

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 2006R32 Olivier Rochus 4-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 18, 2006QF Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 2006R32 Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data