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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
126
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.1%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.4%69.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
73.7%54.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.8%63.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.7%22.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+15.1+0.7
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.
-0.7-15.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldCyril SaulnierJurgen Melzer
Country FRA AUT
Birth dateAug 16, 1975May 22, 1981
Age2923
Height190 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—Two-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