SF San Jose 2005

Cyril Saulnier #55 def. Jurgen Melzer #36

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

Cyril Saulnier defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 in the 2005 San Jose semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCyril SaulnierJurgen Melzer
Aces126
Double faults33
First serve %53.0%60.0%
First serve points won %81.0%69.0%
Second serve points won %74.0%55.0%
Break points saved %100.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%0.0%
Service points won %78.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%22.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldCyril SaulnierJurgen Melzer
Country FRA AUT
Birth dateAug 16, 1975May 22, 1981
Age2923
Height190 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5536
Ranking points (entering)699955
Elo (entering)1,7801,807
Current career W-L75–111331–307
Current career earnings$1,391,494$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Cyril Saulnier #55 1 0 Jurgen Melzer #36

Path

Cyril Saulnier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #196-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2005QF
Tomas Zib #876-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2005R16
Jiri Novak #266-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2005R32

Cyril Saulnier's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #30-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2005F

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #106-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2005QF
Xavier Malisse #346-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2005R16
Glenn Weiner #1756-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2005R32