Mark Philippoussis #20 def. Gustavo Kuerten #13

6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

Mark Philippoussis defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) in the 2003 Los Angeles Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 2, 2003*
Tournament: Los Angeles Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 56m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mark Philippoussis	Gustavo Kuerten
Aces	22	12
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	61	69
First serve points won %	80	81
Second serve points won %	51	62
Break points saved %	89	50
Break points converted %	50	11
Service points won %	69	75
Return points won %	25	31
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Mark Philippoussis	Gustavo Kuerten
Country	AUS	BRA
Birth date	Nov 7, 1976	Sep 10, 1976
Age	26	26
Height	196 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	13
Ranking points (entering)	1,285	1,575
Elo (entering)	1,944	1,882
Current career W-L	291–193	339–184
Current career earnings	$6,987,402	$14,807,000

Pre-match H2H

Mark Philippoussis #20 1 – 1 Gustavo Kuerten #13

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #168	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 2003	R16
Adam Kennedy #431	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #25	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 2003	SF

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eric Taino #141	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 2003	R16
Frederic Niemeyer #241	3-6 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32