SF Tiriac Open 2006

Jurgen Melzer #67 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #54

6-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Paul-Henri Mathieu retired.

Jurgen Melzer defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 RET after Paul-Henri Mathieu retired in the 2006 Tiriac Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJurgen MelzerPaul-Henri Mathieu
Aces21
Double faults00
First serve %69.0%65.0%
First serve points won %75.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %78.0%45.0%
Break points saved %100.0%75.0%
Break points converted %25.0%0.0%
Service points won %76.0%65.0%
Return points won %35.0%24.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJurgen MelzerPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country AUT FRA
Birth dateMay 22, 1981Jan 12, 1982
Age2524
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6754
Ranking points (entering)595690
Elo (entering)1,7091,701
Current career W-L331–307271–298
Current career earnings$10,739,212$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #596-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 16, 2006QF
Gilles Simon #463-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 15, 2006R16
Michal Mertinak #3065-7 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 2006R32

Jurgen Melzer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filippo Volandri #516-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 2006F

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #826-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 16, 2006QF
Victor Crivoi #1966-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 15, 2006R16
Simon Greul #836-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 2006R32