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Marc Gicquel #61 def. Xavier Malisse #41

6-4 1-6 7-6(5)

Match Information

Date	Oct 28, 2006*
Tournament	Lyon
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Marc Gicquel
Score	6-4 1-6 7-6(5)
Loser	Xavier Malisse
Duration	2h 26m

Stat	Marc Gicquel	Xavier Malisse
Aces	9	10
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	66	60
First serve points won %	58	67
Second serve points won %	63	57
Break points saved %	73	73
Break points converted %	27	27
Service points won %	60	63
Return points won %	37	40
Total points won %	48	52

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Marc Gicquel	Xavier Malisse
Country	FRA	BEL
Birth date	Mar 30, 1977	Jul 19, 1980
Age	29	26
Height	188	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	61	41
Ranking points (entering)	643	850
Elo (entering)	1,752	1,796
Career W-L	92–113	282–265
Career earnings	$2,513,519	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Marc Gicquel 0 – 0 Xavier Malisse

Path

Marc Gicquel's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 28, 2006	QF	Sebastien Grosjean	7-5 1-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 27, 2006	R16	Dominik Hrbaty	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 26, 2006	R32	Andreas Seppi	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Marc Gicquel's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 29, 2006	F	Richard Gasquet	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

Xavier Malisse's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 28, 2006	QF	Robby Ginepri	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 27, 2006	R16	Julien Benneteau	6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 26, 2006	R32	Vincent Spadea	6-3 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data