Robin Soderling #47 def. Xavier Malisse #58

6-2 3-6 6-4

Robin Soderling defeated Xavier Malisse 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the 2004 Montpellier Open final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 10, 2004*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 2004
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: F
Duration: 1h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Robin Soderling	Xavier Malisse
Aces	5	6
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	71	64
First serve points won %	73	75
Second serve points won %	55	40
Break points saved %	25	33
Break points converted %	67	75
Service points won %	68	62
Return points won %	38	32
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Robin Soderling	Xavier Malisse
Country	SWE	BEL
Birth date	Aug 14, 1984	Jul 19, 1980
Age	20	24
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	47	58
Ranking points (entering)	765	670
Elo (entering)	1,817	1,770
Current career W-L	285–168	282–266
Current career earnings	$10,423,124	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Robin Soderling #47 1 – 0 Xavier Malisse #58

Path

Robin Soderling's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #25	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 2004	SF
Joachim Johansson #14	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 2004	QF
Feliciano Lopez #30	4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 2004	R16
Tommy Robredo #16	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2004	R32

Robin Soderling's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #46	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 2004	SF
Mikhail Youzhny #32	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 2004	QF
Radek Stepanek #74	4-6 7-6(4) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 2004	R16
Dominik Hrbaty #18	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2004	R32