Rafael Nadal #2 def. Ivan Ljubicic #11

3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)

Rafael Nadal defeated Ivan Ljubicic 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the 2005 Madrid Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 24, 2005*
Tournament: Madrid Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 3h 53m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	6	32
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	77	66
First serve points won %	72	77
Second serve points won %	36	51
Break points saved %	62	56
Break points converted %	44	38
Service points won %	64	69
Return points won %	31	36
Total points won %	48	52

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	ESP	CRO
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Mar 19, 1979
Age	19	26
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	11
Ranking points (entering)	4,940	1,765
Elo (entering)	2,143	1,974
Current career W-L	1,056–228	404–284
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 1 – 1 Ivan Ljubicic #11

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robby Ginepri #21	7-5 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2005	SF
Radek Stepanek #14	7-6(9) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2005	QF
Tommy Robredo #17	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 2005	R16
Victor Hanescu #42	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 2005	R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Nalbandian #9	6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2005	SF
Fernando Gonzalez #19	4-6 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2005	QF
Olivier Rochus #24	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 2005	R16
Alberto Martin #54	6-3 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 2005	R32