QF Sydney International 2004

Martin Verkerk #17 def. Mark Philippoussis #10

6-4 7-6(4)

Martin Verkerk defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2004 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 17, 2004*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 2004
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 34m

Match Statistics

Stat	Martin Verkerk	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	8	11
Double faults	6	1
First serve %	50.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	80.0%	84.0%
Second serve points won %	66.0%	52.0%
Break points saved %	75.0%	67.0%
Break points converted %	33.0%	25.0%
Service points won %	73.0%	70.0%
Return points won %	30.0%	27.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Martin Verkerk	Mark Philippoussis
Country	NED	AUS
Birth date	Oct 31, 1978	Nov 7, 1976
Age	25	27
Height	196 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	17	10
Ranking points (entering)	1,420	1,605
Elo (entering)	1,731	1,873
Current career W-L	56–64	291–193
Current career earnings	$1,564,520	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Martin Verkerk #17 0 – 1 Mark Philippoussis #10

Path

Martin Verkerk's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Max Mirnyi #24	6-7(0) 7-6(6) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2004	R16
Wayne Arthurs #114	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2004	R32

Martin Verkerk's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lleyton Hewitt #15	2-6 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2004	SF

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Rusedski #112	6-3 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2004	R16
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #79	6-4 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2004	R32