SF Madrid Open 2005

Ivan Ljubicic #12 def. David Nalbandian #9

6-3 3-6 6-3

Ivan Ljubicic defeated David Nalbandian 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 2005 Madrid Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicDavid Nalbandian
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
193
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.5%62.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.0%61.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.9%58.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
90.9%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.1%60.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%9.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.6%31.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+5.5-2.2
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.
+2.2-5.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicDavid Nalbandian
Country CRO ARG
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Jan 1, 1982
Age2623
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)129
Ranking points (entering)1,6401,905
Elo (entering)1,9591,928
Current career W-L404–284358–187
Current career earnings$10,181,121$11,123,125
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #194-6 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2005QF
Olivier Rochus #246-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2005R16
Alberto Martin #546-3 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2005R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #26-3 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2005F

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #866-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2005QF
Thomas Johansson #156-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2005R16
Jurgen Melzer #517-6(1) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2005R32