David Ferrer #72 def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #84

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

David Ferrer defeated Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 in the 2003 Sopot semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 2, 2003*
Tournament: Sopot
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 58m

Match Statistics

Stat	David Ferrer	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Aces	0	2
Double faults	6	6
First serve %	59	56
First serve points won %	67	72
Second serve points won %	49	31
Break points saved %	44	42
Break points converted %	58	56
Service points won %	60	54
Return points won %	46	40
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	David Ferrer	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Apr 2, 1982	Jan 6, 1978
Age	21	25
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	72	84
Ranking points (entering)	562	464
Elo (entering)	1,726	1,552
Current career W-L	703–371	68–133
Current career earnings	$31,483,911	$2,346,407

Pre-match H2H

David Ferrer #72 0 – 0 Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #84

Path

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andreas Vinciguerra #106	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 2003	QF
David Nalbandian #19	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 2003	R16
Bohdan Ulihrach #166	7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32

David Ferrer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Coria #7	5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 2003	F

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Galo Blanco #115	6-7(7) 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 2003	QF
Mariano Puerta #98	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 2003	R16
Julian Knowle #173	7-5 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32