QF Tiriac Open 2003

David Sanchez #50 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #52

6-4 3-6 6-3

David Sanchez defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 2003 Tiriac Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid SanchezPaul-Henri Mathieu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
30
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%45.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.4%53.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.6%60.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%57.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.4%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
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.
-2.5-4.8
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.
+4.8+2.5

* 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

FieldDavid SanchezPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateApr 20, 1978Jan 12, 1982
Age2521
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5052
Ranking points (entering)674665
Elo (entering)1,6141,671
Current career W-L87–119271–298
Current career earnings$1,451,767$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Sanchez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jurgen Melzer #817-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2003R16
Alex Corretja #1226-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2003R32

David Sanchez's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Acasuso #746-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 2003SF

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Portas #906-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2003R16
Stefan Koubek #646-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2003R32