SF Japan Open 2005

Mario Ancic #24 def. Bjorn Phau #96

6-2 6-1

Mario Ancic defeated Bjorn Phau 6-2 6-1 in the 2005 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 8, 2005*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 9m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mario Ancic	Bjorn Phau
Aces	13	1
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	68.0%	41.0%
First serve points won %	87.0%	62.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	41.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	75.0%	49.0%
Return points won %	51.0%	25.0%
Total points won %	61.0%	39.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Mario Ancic	Bjorn Phau
Country	CRO	GER
Birth date	Mar 30, 1984	Oct 4, 1979
Age	21	26
Height	196 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	24	96
Ranking points (entering)	1,205	432
Elo (entering)	1,835	1,652
Current career W-L	193–125	80–138
Current career earnings	$4,024,686	$2,189,473

Pre-match H2H

Mario Ancic #24 1 – 0 Bjorn Phau #96

Path

Mario Ancic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcos Baghdatis #81	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 2005	QF
Cyril Saulnier #66	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2005	R16
Jan-Michael Gambill #186	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 2005	R32

Mario Ancic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wesley Moodie #98	6-1 6-7(7) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 2005	F

Bjorn Phau's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robby Ginepri #21	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 2005	QF
Kenneth Carlsen #64	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2005	R16
Vincent Spadea #56	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 2005	R32
Stefan Koubek #105	6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2005	R64