Rafael Nadal #2 def. David Ferrer #5

6-1 4-6 6-1

Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer 6-1 4-6 6-1 in the 2008 Barcelona Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 4, 2008*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 2h 14m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Aces	3	2
Double faults	3	1
First serve %	69	70
First serve points won %	63	56
Second serve points won %	70	38
Break points saved %	71	40
Break points converted %	60	29
Service points won %	65	51
Return points won %	49	35
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Apr 2, 1982
Age	21	26
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	5
Ranking points (entering)	5,655	2,610
Elo (entering)	2,177	2,013
Current career W-L	1,056–228	703–371
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$31,483,911

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 5 – 3 David Ferrer #5

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Denis Gremelmayr #85	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 2008	SF
Juan Ignacio Chela #37	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 2008	QF
Feliciano Lopez #35	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 2008	R16
Potito Starace #45	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2008	R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #27	7-6(8) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 2008	SF
Tommy Robredo #17	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 2008	QF
Nicolas Lapentti #83	4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 2008	R16
Gabriel Trujillo-Soler #237	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2008	R32