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

6-4 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 13, 2003*
Tournament Bucharest
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner David Sanchez
Score6-4 3-6 6-3
Loser Paul-Henri Mathieu
Duration2h 25m
StatDavid SanchezPaul-Henri Mathieu
Aces42
Double faults30
First serve %5046
First serve points won %6454
Second serve points won %5661
Break points saved %5029
Break points converted %7150
Service points won %6058
Return points won %4240
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldDavid SanchezPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateApr 20, 1978Jan 12, 1982
Age2521
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)5052
Ranking points (entering)674665
Elo (entering)1,6121,671
Career W-L87–119268–297
Career earnings$1,451,767$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H
David Sanchez 0 0 Paul-Henri Mathieu

Path

David Sanchez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 2003R16 Jurgen Melzer 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 2003R32 Alex Corretja 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

David Sanchez's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 13, 2003SF Jose Acasuso 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 2003R16 Albert Portas 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 2003R32 Stefan Koubek 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data