Sjeng Schalken #15 def. Fabrice Santoro #33

3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

Sjeng Schalken defeated Fabrice Santoro 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5) in the 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSjeng SchalkenFabrice Santoro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
18
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%55.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.8%67.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.8%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%91.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.0%59.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
8.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.5%30.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
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.
+7.5-3.0
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.
+3.0-7.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSjeng SchalkenFabrice Santoro
Country NED FRA
Birth dateSep 8, 1976Dec 9, 1972
Age2630
Height193 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1533
Ranking points (entering)1,5751,045
Elo (entering)1,8171,762
Current career W-L280–254462–435
Current career earnings$5,192,798$10,013,832
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #277-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32

Sjeng Schalken's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #104-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2003QF

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Koubek #506-7(1) 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32