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

Date: Sep 13, 2003*
Tournament: Tiriac Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 25m

Match Statistics

Stat	David Sanchez	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Aces	4	2
Double faults	3	0
First serve %	50.0%	46.0%
First serve points won %	64.0%	54.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	61.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	29.0%
Break points converted %	71.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	60.0%	58.0%
Return points won %	42.0%	40.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	David Sanchez	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Apr 20, 1978	Jan 12, 1982
Age	25	21
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	50	52
Ranking points (entering)	674	665
Elo (entering)	1,614	1,671
Current career W-L	87–119	271–298
Current career earnings	$1,451,767	$6,299,093

Pre-match H2H

David Sanchez #50 0 – 0 Paul-Henri Mathieu #52

Path

David Sanchez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jurgen Melzer #81	7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2003	R16
Alex Corretja #122	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2003	R32

David Sanchez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jose Acasuso #74	6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 2003	SF

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Portas #90	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2003	R16
Stefan Koubek #64	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2003	R32