SF St. Petersburg 2006

Mario Ancic #12 def. Ernests Gulbis #204

6-2 6-3

Mario Ancic defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-2 6-3 in the 2006 St. Petersburg semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMario AncicErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
54
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.1%71.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.6%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%30.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.2%53.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.7%33.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.2%41.8%
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.
+3.7-9.1
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.
+9.2-3.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMario AncicErnests Gulbis
Country CRO LAT
Birth dateMar 30, 1984Aug 30, 1988
Age2218
Height196 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12204
Ranking points (entering)1,750197
Elo (entering)1,9481,559
Current career W-L193–125221–233
Current career earnings$4,024,686$7,668,948
Pre-match H2H
Mario Ancic #12 0 – 0 Ernests Gulbis #204

Path

Mario Ancic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Max Mirnyi #606-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 28, 2006QF
Raemon Sluiter #846-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2006R16
Paul Goldstein #717-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2006R32

Mario Ancic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #647-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 2006F

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Hernych #857-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 28, 2006QF
Lukas Dlouhy #1085-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2006R16
Robin Vik #816-4 3-6 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2006R32