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

Match Statistics

StatMartin VerkerkMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
811
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
61
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%56.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%83.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.7%51.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.9%69.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.3%27.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.8+6.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-6.7-9.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMartin VerkerkMark Philippoussis
Country NED AUS
Birth dateOct 31, 1978Nov 7, 1976
Age2527
Height196 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1710
Ranking points (entering)1,4201,605
Elo (entering)1,7311,873
Current career W-L56–64291–193
Current career earnings$1,564,520$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

Path

Martin Verkerk's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Max Mirnyi #246-7(0) 7-6(6) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2004R16
Wayne Arthurs #1146-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2004R32

Martin Verkerk's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #152-6 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2004SF

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #1126-3 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2004R16
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #796-4 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2004R32