Nicolas Massu #28 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #51

1-6 6-2 7-6(0)

Nicolas Massu defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 1-6 6-2 7-6(0) in the 2003 Palermo final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 28, 2003*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 2h 49m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Massu	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Aces	2	1
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	59	46
First serve points won %	53	49
Second serve points won %	47	53
Break points saved %	33	33
Break points converted %	67	67
Service points won %	51	51
Return points won %	49	49
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Massu	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Country	CHI	FRA
Birth date	Oct 10, 1979	Jan 12, 1982
Age	23	21
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	28	51
Ranking points (entering)	1,049	706
Elo (entering)	1,851	1,701
Current career W-L	226–219	271–298
Current career earnings	$4,344,833	$6,299,093

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Massu #28 0 – 0 Paul-Henri Mathieu #51

Path

Nicolas Massu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Luis Horna #72	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	SF
Albert Montanes #93	6-4 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	QF
Jose Acasuso #74	6-2 3-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Christophe Rochus #90	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32

Nicolas Massu's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Martin #61	7-6(5) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	SF
Diego Veronelli #232	4-6 7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	QF
Nicolas Almagro #189	7-6(6) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Albert Portas #78	4-6 6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32