SF Newport 2006

Mark Philippoussis #214 def. Jurgen Melzer #91

6-7(2) 6-2 6-0

Mark Philippoussis defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-7(2) 6-2 6-0 in the 2006 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
169
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.0%61.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.2%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.3%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.0%58.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.1%26.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.3%43.7%
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.
+11.5-3.6
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.
+3.6-11.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisJurgen Melzer
Country AUS AUT
Birth dateNov 7, 1976May 22, 1981
Age2925
Height196 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)21491
Ranking points (entering)184435
Elo (entering)1,7291,678
Current career W-L291–193331–307
Current career earnings$6,987,402$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #707-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 2006QF
Rik De Voest #1406-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2006R16
Paul Goldstein #746-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2006R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justin Gimelstob #1116-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 2006F

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Bogdanovic #1543-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 2006QF
Frank Dancevic #1136-4 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2006R16
Razvan Sabau #1687-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2006R32