SF Valencia 2012

Alexandr Dolgopolov #21 def. Jurgen Melzer #38

6-4 6-2

Alexandr Dolgopolov defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-2 in the 2012 Valencia semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAlexandr DolgopolovJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
94
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.1%55.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.2%58.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.4%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%28.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+8.4-9.4
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.
+9.4-8.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAlexandr DolgopolovJurgen Melzer
Country UKR AUT
Birth dateNov 7, 1988May 22, 1981
Age2331
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2138
Ranking points (entering)1,6801,032
Elo (entering)1,9101,778
Current career W-L215–200331–307
Current career earnings$7,125,771$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H

Path

Alexandr Dolgopolov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcel Granollers #256-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2012QF
Gilles Muller #636-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2012R16
Filippo Volandri #906-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2012R32

Alexandr Dolgopolov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #51-6 6-3 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2012F

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Goffin #457-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2012QF
Xavier Malisse #587-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2012R16
Carlos Berlocq #536-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2012R32