SF Italian Open 2004

David Nalbandian #8 def. Albert Costa #39

6-7(4) 6-1 6-4

David Nalbandian defeated Albert Costa 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 in the 2004 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianAlbert Costa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
54
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
72
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.7%65.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.5%66.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.6%45.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.5%59.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.7%31.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
+5.5-3.8
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.
+3.8-5.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianAlbert Costa
Country ARG ESP
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Jun 25, 1975
Age2228
Height180 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)839
Ranking points (entering)2,085885
Elo (entering)2,0001,769
Current career W-L358–187369–265
Current career earnings$11,123,125$7,685,228
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #346-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2004QF
Filippo Volandri #547-6(4) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2004R16
Flavio Saretta #596-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2004R32
Robin Soderling #476-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2004R64

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #83-6 3-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2004F

Albert Costa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #176-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2004QF
Luis Horna #486-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2004R16
Roger Federer #13-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2004R32
Alex Corretja #987-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2004R64