Tomas Berdych #55 def. David Ferrer #51

7-5 6-4

Tomas Berdych defeated David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 in the 2004 Palermo semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 2, 2004*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 2004
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Tomas Berdych	David Ferrer
Aces	3	1
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	69	61
First serve points won %	67	53
Second serve points won %	43	52
Break points saved %	67	67
Break points converted %	33	33
Service points won %	60	52
Return points won %	48	40
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Tomas Berdych	David Ferrer
Country	CZE	ESP
Birth date	Sep 17, 1985	Apr 2, 1982
Age	19	22
Height	196 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	55	51
Ranking points (entering)	713	739
Elo (entering)	1,734	1,694
Current career W-L	599–324	703–371
Current career earnings	$29,491,328	$31,483,911

Pre-match H2H

Tomas Berdych #55 0 – 1 David Ferrer #51

Path

Tomas Berdych's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andreas Seppi #155	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2004	QF
Jose Acasuso #70	4-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 1, 2004	R16
Oscar Hernandez #124	6-7(5) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 2004	R32

Tomas Berdych's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Filippo Volandri #45	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2004	F

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikolay Davydenko #43	6-2 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2004	QF
Alex Calatrava #88	3-6 7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 1, 2004	R16
Alberto Martin #68	2-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 2004	R32