Ivan Ljubicic #48 def. Gaston Gaudio #56

6-3 6-7(5) 6-1

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 in the 2001 Montpellier Open quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 13, 2001*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 10m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Ljubicic	Gaston Gaudio
Aces	21	5
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	56	60
First serve points won %	90	69
Second serve points won %	40	47
Break points saved %	100	67
Break points converted %	33	0
Service points won %	68	60
Return points won %	40	32
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Ljubicic	Gaston Gaudio
Country	CRO	ARG
Birth date	Mar 19, 1979	Dec 9, 1978
Age	22	22
Height	193 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	48	56
Ranking points (entering)	778	700
Elo (entering)	1,791	1,715
Current career W-L	404–284	253–189
Current career earnings	$10,181,121	$6,066,156

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Ljubicic #48 1 – 1 Gaston Gaudio #56

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julien Benneteau #343	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 2001	R16
Gustavo Kuerten #1	7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 2001	R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marat Safin #7	6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 2001	SF

Gaston Gaudio's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michal Tabara #70	3-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 2001	R16
Antony Dupuis #61	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 2001	R32